friday august 15th 2008
Auctioning Air Slots Spells Disaster
buffalorising
In an effort to keep the Buffalo Niagara International Airport and upstate economy from taking a hit, Assemblymember Sam Hoyt is asking the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to stop FAA wildcat auctions of air slots at Newark Liberty Airport.
Industry Estimates show that there could be as much as a 33 percent reduction in service to upstate cities, reducing air traffic and increasing travel prices. More from the Daily News here.
Hoyt claims that estimates from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey show that the lessened travel to Buffalo and other upstate cities as well as service cuts to smaller airports like Ithaca and Binghamton will never be restored.
The first auction of air rights for Newark Liberty Airport in Newark, NJ is scheduled for September 9th. Hoyt says Congress has not given the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the…
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thursday august 14th 2008
A Tops Priority
queenseyes
It's hard not to notice all of the shopping carts that litter the Scajaquada Creek these days. I'm amazed the supermarkets like Tops (on the Scajaquada bike path) tolerate it. I'm also surprised that supermarkets like Tops do nothing to prevent this from happening. While standing at the Tops parking lot I spotted three carts in the creek... one after another. And all of them looked like they had been submerged for some time. I also notice a graffiti covered Tops sign that stated how concerned the market was regarding the cleanliness of the bike path.
Directly next to the sign was a convenient short paved path that looked as if it had been built for people with shopping carts. The path led directly to the bike path - a path that has recently become a freeway for bottle collectors (and their shopping carts). I hear that the shopping carts are very expensive to replace. Some marke…
queenseyes
Just got back from checking out the Burchfield-Penny Art Center's new sign being installed. Originally I had heard that the letters were going to be placed towards the roofline of the rounded facade - remember where the "Go Sabres" lettering had been? Apparently that is not the case as the letters were being applied lower than halfway down. Regardless, unfamiliar passers-by will now be able to see what the structure is ultimately going to be.
Of course the lettering is highly visible both due to the size of the letters and the reflective nature of the material. At first glance they look like they are made of mirror, which means that the Elmwood landscape can be seen in each and every letter. As you walk by the name, the letters appear to come to life with plenty of motion. I understand that the scheduled completion timeline is still the same. That means that it won't be long be…
Madelyn Feldman
A muse is intended to inspire, and this restaurant certainly will encourage one's own imagination. Playful dishes blur the suggested lines between modern and classic, sweet and savory, and the even the line between food and art.
A beautiful complement to one of our city’s greatest treasures, Muse at the Albright-Knox, is a perfect start or end to a day of stirring your senses. Sophisticated and subtle, the ambience of Muse’s space fits the Albright well--modern yet inviting. The restaurant overlooks the Sculpture Garden, with additional seating outside. The walls are decorated with a rotating exhibit to enjoy during a Muse visit. We were lucky enough to view a series of Claes Oldenburg’s lithographs, Text from Book Entitled Notes, based on sketches from a book he carried at all times. Quirky and imaginative, these images are studies of a special perspective …
West Coast Perspective
A significant Allen Street building is looking for some love. 37 Allen, one of the few remaining mansions on the street, is on the market for the first time in three decades. The three-story, shingle-style building was built in the late-1800's as a home/office for Dr. Matthew Mann, who was the attending physician to President McKinley after he was shot at the Pan American Exposition in 1901. It was designed by Green and Wicks Architects.
The property, near North Pearl Street, consists of 10,500 square feet. “On all three floors, there is a central hallway with rooms to the left and right. Most of the original woodwork, moldings, trim, hardwood floors are intact and the layout is mostly original,” says co-listing agent Jim Mack of Holcberg, Ltd.
After serving as Dr. Mann's home and office, the prop…
Emily Lenihan
Expanding the arts in Buffalo? People moving TO Buffalo for work? These are the results of Jon Lehrer's company LehrerDance, which he started in July 2007. The company is a nationally touring dance company and is calling Buffalo home.
Lehrer is not a Buffalo native, but he did go to college at the University at Buffalo and his wife grew up here. "I thought starting my company in Buffalo would be great because Buffalo is a great city and I know the arts would love it here because it doesn't have a lot of dance companies. It has very good dance companies, but it is not inundated with dance companies."
Lehrer's company is comprised of seven dancers who moved away from other states or cities and into downtown Buffalo. The company has two Buffalonians onboard as apprentices. The dancers, ranging from 22 years old to 28, have moved …
Eli George
We hope you’ve been following PUSH Buffalo, but if not, our previous posts on PUSH will certainly fill you in. There was a party in Manhattan to benefit the organization as well as a lot of concentration on bringing attention to the West Side. As the summer nears its close, PUSH wants people to know what they’ve managed to do so far this year.
To begin with, their party on July 26th was a huge success with over 350 Buffalo lovers in attendance. As far as fundraisers go, it was a hit. PUSH also managed to knock on almost 2,000 doors and talk to over 1,000 people about their anti-poverty platform in support of their jobs and housing campaign. Also, on June 10th, 50 PUSH members and supporters gathered at 288 Hudson to make a loud…
Jennifer Lawandus
Last year on Thanksgiving Weekend the Broadway Market launched Christmas Fair 2007 in celebration of Buffalo’s Christmas Season.
The celebration's tremendous success last year paved the way for this year's Christmas Fair 2008, which will take place on November 28 and 29. If you weren't able to attend last year don't miss this great event this year.
"The fair is meant to create a unique chance for the buffalo community to celebrate the holiday season. The Christmas Fairs were created based on models of centuries old European Christmas markets," Carol Bronnenkant, Co-Chair of the Christmas Fair explained. The Christmas Fairs showcase the ethnic foods that have made the Broadway Market famous, along with a wide variety of seasonal sweets, holiday decorations, enticing gift items and distinctive stocking stuffers.
Currently, the Broadway Market is looking for new vendors to…
buffalorising
We received this picture and note this morning. It makes us wonder about those rumors about moving a plethora of events to the waterfront, about getting vendors and people flowing into the harbor on a regular basis.
If boaters are taking advantage already, there must be something to it, something more than a place to moor. People are naturally drawn to the water's edge. Imagine what some more amenities and events will do here.
From Jason: Here is a pic I took last night around 7:30 after sailing. I'm not a writer so I'm not going to create a user submission, but might be a nice part of a follow up story for you guys.
We were headed back to the Erie Basin, saw all these boats, and decided to see what was happening. Once we got close, it did not appear there was any event at all, just a ton of boats tied up at the slip. It was nice to see.
Nice to see indeed. And …
queenseyes
"The Bronx River was once just like the Scajaquada Creek." That's what Pete Grannis, Commissioner of NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, told me after taking a paddle down Buffalo's creek. He told me that the Bronx River was almost identical as far as environmental and navigation problems, yet The Bronx River did not have a resource such as Hoyt Lake to trump the river. The community rallied around The Bronx and cleaned it up. With help from the politicians and the DEC, The Bronx is now host to thousands of boaters who take advantage of the waterway and the surrounding land.
Pete, along with Sam Hoyt, Legislator Maria Whyte, members of Riverkeeper, Buffalo State College, Department of Transportation, and Forest Lawn, met at Marcy Casino to discuss the waterways leading from Forest Lawn to the Niagara River. I spoke with Sam who told me that in order to resurrect the c…
