Using fluoride toothpaste at home and getting children regular fluoride treatments from a dentist are among their recommendations.
"The buck ultimately stops with me," Brown told reporters in his City Hall office. "Like others, I was not immediately notified, but I should have been, and we should have put the information out to the community. No excuse for it."
A serial burglar pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of third-degree burglary – both committed while he was waiting to be sentenced for five previous break-ins, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said.
Juanita S. Robinson had a short walk remaining to get inside her apartment, after she and a friend ventured outside on foot during a blizzard for some groceries. She never made it home.
Rivera on Tuesday sent a letter to Buffalo Water Board Chairman Oluwole A. McFoy inviting him to speak at a meeting of the Council's Community Development Committee on Jan. 31.
Buffalo's water system now contains far lower measurements of fluoride, which boosts dental health and guards against tooth decay, than what public health experts recommend. That puts Buffalo in the minority both nationally and in New York State.
While the city and county must work together during disasters, they don't always work together well. And the blizzard response left a lot of room for improvement.
Instead of jealously guarding each other’s turf, we need more cooperation between Erie County and the City of Buffalo.
Regularly scheduled sanitation pickup in Buffalo will resume Friday, city officials announced Thursday.
The region's death toll from the Christmas weekend blizzard has grown to at least 40 people.
Mayor Byron Brown announced that the city will lift its driving ban at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and issue an advisory to motorists. It is the last municipality in Erie County to give the green light to travelers.
The written ruling came from State Supreme Court Justice Timothy J. Walker, who found the legal challenge did not demonstrate the new boundaries fall short of legal requirements.
Lawyers for the group Black Love Resists in the Rust, which argues that Mayor Byron W. Brown’s “Strike Force” set up checkpoints targeting drivers of color, have gathered up internal emails and records. Here's what they revealed.
Nearly a week after an extreme, early winter storm blasted the region with record amounts of snowfall, the cleanup is nearing completion, but the need for federal funds to assist the hardest hit areas persists.
The new federal complaint, alleging discrimination, follows Mayor Byron Brown’s insistence days ago that his City Hall team does not tolerate discriminatory talk by employees.
A travel advisory has been lifted for most of the City of Buffalo, except for the southern portion of the city, where a travel ban was lifted Monday but a travel advisory remains in effect, Mayor Byron W. Brown said during a storm update.
Much of Buffalo woke to 1 to 2 feet of snow Saturday morning, officials said, and a brief respite from severe weather allowed cleanup crews to maneuver before the storm's next wave was expected Saturday night.
Motorists are being reminded that winter parking regulations on bus routes in the City of Buffalo will go into effect Tuesday.
Democrats Samuel P. Davis and Gary A. Wilson Jr. held a wide lead over Republican Christina G. Holdsworth, according to unofficial results from the Erie County Board of Elections.
New sidewalks, redesigned roads, LED lighting and other pedestrian- and bike-friendly street improvements are coming to three major East Side thoroughfares and to Main Street starting in 2023 and continuing through 2026.
The City of Buffalo will hold a shredding and clothing recycling day, along with a Thanksgiving food drive, from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 12 in Shoshone Park, 1978 Hertel Ave., at the Beard Avenue entrance, Mayor Byron W. Brown announces.
As part of the shared services program, New York’s counties and the state’s initial JSOC partners will be offered CrowdStrike endpoint detection and response services at no cost. That will save the city $75,000 per year.
If something isn’t done, the image of a free public pool’s blue water, glinting in the sun on a hot day, will become another thing to discuss when it’s time to wax nostalgic.
July 31, 1941 – July 9, 2022
Among the projects to be done: 20 houses will be painted; 15 will get a new porch; 15 will get new windows; and 15 will get new roofs. Other homeowners will get help with carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, landscaping and other jobs.
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