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Buffalo demolishes the ‘House from Hell’ Published by I'Jaz Ja'ciel. An excavator sits at the former site of 149 Arkansas St. following its demolition. Photo by I’Jaz Ja’ciel The troubled house at 149 Arkansas St. that plagued an Upper West Side …
Buffalo's "House From Hell" demolished - Investigative Post
4 days ago · Neighbor Wilmer Peralta spent years calling 311, local politicians and police in an attempt to stop activity at the house, which he said was frequently inhabited by squatters who he suspected were using drugs. “ It seems like it’s impossible to get the courts or to get judges to put an end to these abandoned homes in the city, ” Peralta told Investigative Post in 2022.
Judge dismisses Buffalo lawsuit related to lead poisoning.
3 days ago · Representatives of PPG maintain that the city is violating its own law by failing to ensure properties are inspected prior to being rented and that the inspections should be performed at a faster rate. “ The Judge’s decision permits the City to continue to allow properties to be rented without inspection, in direct violation of the law. At the current rate, it …
Mayor Scanlon's plan to fix Buffalo finances : Investigative Post
5 days ago · Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center. Nothing looms larger over Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon’s administration than the city’s precarious finances.. The current year’s budget is balanced on paper with more than $40 million in one-shot revenues, as well as millions more in fees, fines and other income the city’s comptroller and state-imposed financial control board have warned may ...
NAACP sues Realtor alleging racial steering : Investigative Post
6 days ago · The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed a complaint this morning against a Western New York realty company alleging racial discrimination among prospective homebuyers in Buffalo.. The complaint accuses Charles Glander, real estate broker and founder of Avant Realty, of violating the Fair Housing Act by “steering” — an illegal practice in real estate that involves directing prospective ...
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Jan 16, 2013 · Buffalo demolishes the ‘House from Hell’ Published by I'Jaz Ja'ciel. An excavator sits at the former site of 149 Arkansas St. following its demolition. Photo by I’Jaz Ja’ciel The troubled house at 149 Arkansas St. that plagued an Upper West Side neighborhood for years has finally been torn down.
State board doubles down on secrecy : Investigative Post
Dec 6, 2024 · Explanations for why the board ruled how it did on the Amazon and Wood & Brooks projects were among the records Investigative Post sought. In a third case, the board ruled that developer Luis Rodriguez was required to pay prevailing wages for the Hispanic Heritage Cultural Institute under construction on Buffalo’s West Side.. Rodriguez said the board’s decision came as …
My tenure at Investigative Post
Dec 26, 2024 · After more than a year helping out at Investigative Post, I’m headed back into retirement. I’m certainly happy about that. After more than 40 years in the news business, I truly enjoy my time out of it. But I have to say, working as an editor at Investigative Post this past year-and-a-half has ...