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June's $1M home sales put 2024 on pace to beat 2023
A slow but strong start to 2024's million-dollar home sales has this year pacing to beat last year's record-breaking tally.<\p> Homes sold for $1 million or over started out the year lagging behind 2023's levels, but June's deals have changed that. So far, there have been 29 million-dollar home sales in Erie County, compared to 26 this time last year. <\p>
100+ Year Old Home Sells for Over $1 Million in Buffalo, New York
The sale of a century-plus year old house in Buffalo’s Delaware District has become the 29th private residence in Erie County that sell for more than $1 million. According to documents filed June 28 in the Erie County Clerk's office, David Zemsky paid $1.1 million for a circa 1910-era house at 59 Cleveland Ave.
What's legal and what's not when it comes to fireworks in WNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — You've no doubt heard people setting off fireworks already ahead of the 4th of July holiday, but not all fireworks are legal here in New York State. Over the weekend, Amherst Police posted a reminder on Facebook about the types of fireworks you can legally buy in Erie County - sparklers only. They can be the handheld kind or the ones you set on the ground.
The Editorial Board: Democratic legislators warp the process of cultural funding
Can they not help themselves? Erie County Democrats, apparently eager to prove the maxim that power corrupts, turned a valuable project to support small- and medium-sized cultural organizations into a kind of legalized slush fund. It’s not that the tax dollars they spirited away are going to poor causes or...
Gunman sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatal shooting on Bailey Avenue
A Buffalo man who shot another man to death on Bailey Avenue in 2023 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced. Ryan M. Crawford, 23, also was ordered by State Supreme Court Justice Debra Givens to receive five years of supervision after he is released.
Industrial sites dominate list of June's largest CRE deals
Facilities once used for the production of trail mix, chocolates and windows all appeared on June's list of the largest commercial real estate deals in Erie County.<\p> Here's a look at the top 10, ranked by value.<\p>
Suspect in Elmwood shooting returned, arraigned after arrest in Maryland
A Buffalo man wanted in a shooting last month on Elmwood Avenue that injured three other men has been arrested in Maryland by the U.S. Marshal Service and returned to Buffalo to face prosecution after waiving extradition proceedings. According to the Erie County District Attorney's Office, Dominique Singletary, 29, was...
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