Mark Goshgarian | November 8, 2024 The Partnership for the Public Good, a community-based think tank in Buffalo, is the latest group in New York state looking to pilot a community responder program. They're teams of social workers and mental health professionals tasked with showing up to …
Buffalo News Editorial Board | November 3, 2024 This valuable initiative could help both police and people in need. It deserves a tryout in Buffalo. A new community responder pilot program will put into practice the concept that traditional police responses are not always ideal for nonviolent, …
I'Jaz Ja'ciel | October 24, 2024 The City of Buffalo is asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit accusing the city of failing to enforce a rental inspection law aimed at reducing lead paint in its aging housing stock. Here’s why the case has no merit, according to the …
The first hearing for our lawsuit against the city of Buffalo was held on Tuesday, October 15. You can read our full press release below.
Halena Sepulveda | October 15, 2024 After the Partnership for the Public Good filed to sue the City of Buffalo, alleging the city failed to follow its Proactive Rental Inspections, or PRI, law, the city filed a motion to dismiss, arguing the responsibility for inspections falls to individual …
I'Jaz Ja'Ciel | October 2, 2024 Erie County is expected to play a larger role in battling Buffalo’s lead poisoning crisis under a new state program that is pouring millions of dollars into health departments across much of New York State. While the state program won’t be fully …
I'Jaz Ja'ciel | August 29, 2024 For the past 30 years, state court officials have ignored a law mandating independent oversight of Buffalo’s oft-criticized Housing Court. After the state Legislature in 1978 passed a law establishing an advisory council to monitor the court and recommend …
Over the course of three days in late June 2024, PPG and Cornell in Buffalo hosted Uniting on the High Road, a national conference bringing more than 270 people to the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo. The participants and speakers were advocates, organizers, and leaders working in local and …
Buffalo News Editorial Board | August 19, 2024 Buffalo’s rental registry needs improvement – as soon as possible. The registry’s purpose is to enhance housing quality through tracking and revenue generation. Instead, it is struggling due to persistent issues with delinquent …
Justin O'Connor | August 11, 2024 When Buffalo created a rental registry in the mid-2000s to track the ownership of small rental properties, officials hoped the landlord licensing program would help improve the quality of the city’s housing stock by providing information about …
Buffalo News Editorial Board | July 17, 2024 Safe housing should be at the top of any city government’s priority list. Families in New York State rental properties have the legal right to expect an environment free of toxic lead paint and other threats. Regular inspections of rental …
Jeff Russo | July 11, 2024 Community organizations and residents came together on Thursday to announce that they are suing the City of Buffalo for failure to provide safe rental housing. The petition filed in Erie County Supreme Court claims The City of Buffalo, Mayor Byron Brown, and Catherine …