Niagara Falls

Juneteenth Committee Condemns Mayor Restaino for Racism

Juneteenth Committee Condemns Mayor Restaino for Racism

Once again, Mayor Robert Restaino is being accused of racism against Black people in the City of Niagara Falls. For those keeping score – this is the second series of complaints of this nature against the mayor this month. This time, the complaint is coming from members of the NiagaraRead More

Niagara Falls Mid-week Crime Update Courtesy of Niagara Action

Niagara Falls Mid-week Crime Update Courtesy of Niagara Action

Niagara Falls June 28, 2024 at 6:26 pm

NIAGARA FALLS CRIME MID–WEEK RECAP (click the links below to read for free) (1) Another Male Jumped, Seriously Injured by Suspects of Multiple Robberies https://www.niagaraaction.com/another-male-jumped-seriously-injured-by-suspects-of-multiple-robberies   (2) Child Viciously Attacked by Two PitbullsAfter Getting Off School Bus, Owners Arrested https://www.niagaraaction.com/child-attacked-two-pitbulls-school-bus   (3) Vehicle Stolen from parking Garage at Seneca NiagaraRead More

Mayor Restaino: Anti-business, Pro-gentrification

Mayor Restaino: Anti-business, Pro-gentrification

Community News, Ken Cosentino, Local News, Niagara Falls June 24, 2024 at 10:04 pm

Local taxpayers have been critical of Mayor Restaino’s administration, which has labeled the City of Niagara Falls as anti-business and pro-gentrification; utilizing the department of code enforcement to implement his agenda. Years ago I sat in on a city council meeting, listening to taxi cab owners as they tried toRead More

Niagara Falls Crime Mid-Week Recap Courtesy of Niagara Action

Niagara Falls Crime Mid-Week Recap Courtesy of Niagara Action

Niagara Falls, The Crime Niagara Falls June 20, 2024 at 1:02 pm

FROM NIAGARA ACTION (1) Tragic Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of Niagara Falls Man, Charges Pending (2) Deceased Body Found at Niagara Falls (3) Ka-ching! Burglar Steals $400 in Quarters from Bottle Redemption Center in Niagara Falls (4) Burglar Smashed Through Brick Wall to Gain Entry to Niagara Falls Business (5)Read More

NFMMC Welcomes Back Dr. Mojdeh Kappus to Surgical Team

NFMMC Welcomes Back Dr. Mojdeh Kappus to Surgical Team

Niagara Falls June 18, 2024 at 5:22 pm

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) is pleased to announce that Mojdeh Kappus, MD, who previously served as its Chief of Bariatric Surgery from 2021 to 2023, will join its Surgical Team and Wound Center of Niagara as a general surgeon, effective August 1st. A native of Newfane, Dr. KappusRead More

Data Centers, AI, and the Need for Power: Why Niagara Falls is the Ideal Location for Data Center Development

Data Centers, AI, and the Need for Power: Why Niagara Falls is the Ideal Location for Data Center Development

Data Campus, Featured, Local News, Niagara Falls June 17, 2024 at 10:44 am

Niagara Falls, NY, has the opportunity to have a world-class, state-of-the-art data center with developers ready to go. It will be a huge project. The developers, Niagara Falls Redevelopment and Urbacon, have the money, the skill, and the plans to build a mammoth $1.5 billion digital center with an emphasisRead More

Local Film Festival to Showcase NFHS Student Films

Local Film Festival to Showcase NFHS Student Films

The inaugural Grey Area Film Festival will take place on June 13, 2024, from 6:00PM to 9:00 PM, celebrating the creativity and hard work of Niagara Falls High School students. This event will be held at The Capitol Theatre in Niagara Falls, providing a platform for students to premiere theirRead More

Welcome to Base Camp Event – Hiking, Yoga, Coffee, Local Food & Drinks, Music, Kids Activities

Welcome to Base Camp Event – Hiking, Yoga, Coffee, Local Food & Drinks, Music, Kids Activities

Niagara Falls June 1, 2024 at 9:15 pm

saturday, june 22, 2024 de veaux woods state park 3180 de veaux woods drive east niagara falls, ny 14305 schedule below Enjoy the Summer Solstice with a special Power City Eatery Coffee Breakfast & Lunch Pop-ups, Yoga Sessions with Be Ok Studio, Niagara Gorge Hiking Trips with the Niagara HikingRead More

Motorcycle Crash in Niagara Falls Sends Two to Hospital

Motorcycle Crash in Niagara Falls Sends Two to Hospital

Niagara Falls May 27, 2024 at 4:42 pm

On May 24, 2024 at approximately 4:48 pm, The Niagara Falls Police Department Crash Investigation Unit responded to the intersection of Hyde Park Blvd and Cleveland Ave to investigate a two vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. A 2008 Ford Fusion operated by a 20 year old Niagara Falls woman wasRead More

Analyzing the Market for a new Niagara Falls Event Center

Analyzing the Market for a new Niagara Falls Event Center

Live entertainment experts such as Christian Printup have voiced their opinions in opposition of Mayor Restaino’s proposed event center in Niagara Falls, NY. One of their key arguments as to whether or not this project is even feasible involves the saturated market for live events in immediate proximity to ourRead More

Million-Dollar Mystery: Mayor Hides Legal Fees from Council

Million-Dollar Mystery: Mayor Hides Legal Fees from Council

Two points keep nagging me about Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino’s plan to build an arena on NFR land – land he has gone to court to force the sale through eminent domain. The location for the arena seems to be the mayor’s deliberate plan to favor the Seneca NationRead More

Something Has Been Worked on With Mayor’s Fishy Event Center Scheme, But What?

Something Has Been Worked on With Mayor’s Fishy Event Center Scheme, But What?

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino is hell bent on building his Centennial Park, actually not a park but a 7000-seat arena right at the entranceway of Niagara Falls Redevelopment land, on NFR land, and in so doing block NFR’s plan to build a $1.5 billion data center. The Restaino arena,Read More

Niagara Falls Mayor Restaino Tries to Block $1.5B Data Center for Dubious Arena Plan

Niagara Falls Mayor Restaino Tries to Block $1.5B Data Center for Dubious Arena Plan

Niagara Falls, New York is currently at an extraordinary, perhaps historic, crossroads. At the head of the city is Mayor Robert Restaino, who is solely responsible for deciding whether Niagara Falls will move into the future and accommodate the current demand for high tech data centers or let them beRead More

Gregory Pearson Found Guilty of 7 Counts of Predatory Sexual Assault Against Child in Niagara County

Gregory Pearson Found Guilty of 7 Counts of Predatory Sexual Assault Against Child in Niagara County

Niagara Falls May 23, 2024 at 10:48 am

Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced that a Niagara County jury returned a guilty verdict against Gregory M. Pearson, age 34, of Niagara Falls, this afternoon after deliberating for less than two hours. Pearson was convicted of 7 counts of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child committed inRead More

Lewiston Party House Case – Gary Sullo Sentenced to Three Years Probation

Lewiston Party House Case – Gary Sullo Sentenced to Three Years Probation

Niagara Falls May 23, 2024 at 10:46 am

Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced that yesterday evening in the Town of Lewiston Court the Honorable Hugh Gee sentenced Gary Sullo, age 58, to three years probation for his conviction of two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Sullo had been charged with multiple countsRead More

Castellani Art Museum Unveils “Colors Sing to Me: The Life and Art of Polly King” – A Homecoming Tribute to a Beloved Artist

Castellani Art Museum Unveils “Colors Sing to Me: The Life and Art of Polly King” – A Homecoming Tribute to a Beloved Artist

Niagara Falls May 21, 2024 at 9:15 am

NIAGARA FALLS, NY – The Castellani Art Museum (CAM) in collaboration with the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, is honored to present Colors Sing to Me: The Life and Art of Polly King. This exhibition, which spans May 22 to September 1, 2024, stands as a poignant homage and homecomingRead More

LaSalle High School Alumni Give Back to the Community; Sponsoring Students, Honoring Golden Grads and Awarding Scholarships

LaSalle High School Alumni Give Back to the Community; Sponsoring Students, Honoring Golden Grads and Awarding Scholarships

Niagara Falls May 20, 2024 at 9:37 am

PRESS RELEASE: The LaSalle High School Alumni Association and LaSalle Preparatory School (LPS) cordially invite the media/press to attend and cover our Annual Golden Alumni Breakfast on Wednesday May 22nd from 9-11am. This event celebrates LaSalle High School alumni aged 80 and above, providing them with an opportunity to reminisceRead More

Experts Warn Against Using Public Funds for Event Center

Experts Warn Against Using Public Funds for Event Center

This past Friday, the Niagara Gazette’s investigative journalist Mark Scheer published an editorial entitled “Economists on sports venue public financing: ‘read the fine print’.” Scheer astutely compared expert analyses on the public funding of the new Buffalo Bills stadium with Mayor Robert Restaino’s proposed use of public funding for hisRead More

Restaino’s Arena Project Faces Scrutiny

Restaino’s Arena Project Faces Scrutiny

Local News, News, Niagara Falls April 17, 2024 at 11:01 pm

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino believes that if he can get taxpayer money to build his Centennial Park project, there will be significant economic opportunities for the City of Niagara Falls. According to his published plans, Centennial Park will be an arena with a parking ramp and other features. RestainoRead More

Discovery’s “Expedition X” Features Niagara Falls Legends

Discovery’s “Expedition X” Features Niagara Falls Legends

Last night, the popular Discovery+ paranormal series “Expedition X” aired their latest episode called “Niagara Nightmare,” which was filmed in Niagara Falls, NY as well as Lockport. The description for the episode reads: “Jess and Phil dive into the mysteries of Niagara Falls. The popular honeymoon destination is also theRead More

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