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Buffalo Rising aka fake news , only talks about positive or atleasts try to find something to be positive about and also makes up false articles such as making up a article about Buffalo has the best weather in the country and make believe articles about developments that never happen because their just hear so or just dreams but the Buffalo News & local tv stations have been doing that for the last 45 years all they do 24/7 is say Buffalo is booming and the whole country is impressed everyone has Buffalo Love , no one builds or works on tall building anymore or shops in stores anymore and now A O C and the Squad are God's 24/7. aka brainwashing the dumb and weak minded .
I lived in Buffalo for years, my wife lived in S.Buffalo (Kaiser Town) for years. My father worked at the Chevy plant for years.
We moved to Raleigh, NC years ago. We’ve only been back to Buffalo several times in the past years including once 2-3 years ago.
It seems like it’s still ~1975 in Buffalo. It’s a total nite-and-day from Raleigh and almost any city (excluding Detroit).
Gettin outta Buffalo is about the best thing we’ve done
Glad your move worked out for you. The city has changed quite a bit in the last few years, but not in the fast-growth way that many southern cities have. As the capital, I'm sure Raleigh gets extra attention from the state government. South Buffalo is just starting to try and catch up to the changes that the North and West parts of the city have been experiencing, and at least it never experienced the abandonment that parts of the East Side experienced. There are many beautiful areas in South Buffalo that have been well maintained and the parks looked great when I was last there. Home prices have been rising, but it is still a bargain compared to parts of the North and West Side, and it may finally be getting the attention of people priced out of those areas.
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Glad your move worked out for you. The city has changed quite a bit in the last few years, but not in the fast-growth way that many southern cities have. As the capital, I'm sure Raleigh gets extra attention from the state government. South Buffalo is just starting to try and catch up to the changes that the North and West parts of the city have been experiencing, and at least it never experienced the abandonment that parts of the East Side experienced. There are many beautiful areas in South Buffalo that have been well maintained and the parks looked great when I was last there. Home prices have been rising, but it is still a bargain compared to parts of the North and West Side, and it may finally be getting the attention of people priced out of those areas.
1975? Really? Somehow I missed seeing the flames and smoke and soot from Republic and Bethlehem when I was in South Buffalo a couple of weeks ago.
I did see the windmills along the lake, and I biked the Outer Harbor State park near Tifft after taking the ferry from Canalside, though.
I’m sure that parts of Buffalo are beautiful! My point is that Buffalo was a steel/car town for years and then Bethlehem etc. closed, and not much positive has happened since economically.
Buffalo is one of just several cities in the U.S. that has a lower population now than in 1900. Buff has decreased 28% since just 1980, and it’s still shrinking
I went to UB. I remember being in Buffalo ~2000. Tony Masiello, then mayor, was complaining in a Buffalo News article that “NYS is subsidizing many students at SUNY and when they graduate, they move outta the State.” Well, they do that because lack of job opportunities in State NY. I bet that this is still the case.
I travel all over the country on biz and I run into many Buffalonians who have moved outta town. I remember being in a conference in Vegas and 5 of us were sitting at a table. All 5 of us are from Buffalo and all 5 of us now live elsewhere
I don’t have anything against Buffalo! I’m just wondering what the economy/jobs are like these days.
I’m still a very loyal Bills fan!! I don’t miss the snow....at all! When I travel “up north” people always say: “you live in NC - it’s hot there, right?” I tell ‘em “yeah, it’s hot, but we have air conditioning, and I don’t hafta shovel the heat.”
I’m sure that parts of Buffalo are beautiful! My point is that Buffalo was a steel/car town for years and then Bethlehem etc. closed, and not much positive has happened since economically.
Buffalo is one of just several cities in the U.S. that has a lower population now than in 1900. Buff has decreased 28% since just 1980, and it’s still shrinking
I went to UB. I remember being in Buffalo ~2000. Tony Masiello, then mayor, was complaining in a Buffalo News article that “NYS is subsidizing many students at SUNY and when they graduate, they move outta the State.” Well, they do that because lack of job opportunities in State NY. I bet that this is still the case.
I travel all over the country on biz and I run into many Buffalonians who have moved outta town. I remember being in a conference in Vegas and 5 of us were sitting at a table. All 5 of us are from Buffalo and all 5 of us now live elsewhere
I don’t have anything against Buffalo! I’m just wondering what the economy/jobs are like these days.
I’m still a very loyal Bills fan!! I don’t miss the snow....at all! When I travel “up north” people always say: “you live in NC - it’s hot there, right?” I tell ‘em “yeah, it’s hot, but we have air conditioning, and I don’t hafta shovel the heat.”
Hey thanks for responding - I edited my response just before you replied - I understand where you are coming from as I also left for a number of years due to the job picture at the time. I recently just moved back full-time, but I am fortunately in a position where I did not have to find a new job so it has worked out great so far. We are really looking forward to having a genuine fall and real winter again after living in Texas for too long.
There is hot, and there is Texas hot. You can hide from it but you can't just shovel it away.
So far we have had 4 visitors from Texas just to get out of the heat. Two of the visitors are actually considering a move up here (but I really doubt they will) as they got to see the best of the city during festival season.
Buffalo seems to be retaining quite a few recent graduates, judging from my visits to UB and hearing from cousins and other relatives who have either moved or recently graduated, and a few that just moved back from downstate or other states. So far in the last couple of years, besides myself, one brother and 4 cousins that I know of have moved back to Buffalo after living away for a number of years. Businesses are having to be more proactive, since there is a shortage of qualified people here and in many places all over the country. And I am very happy to be living in a walkable neighborhood again, watch a Sabres game in person, and cheer for the Bills without getting a sideways glance.
As far as the economy goes, the loss of the big steel manufacturers and suppliers really put Buffalo (among other cities) behind the 8-ball for a number of years, and it is taking another generation to recover from the loss of people thru at least the 90s. But, as a numbers nerd, it looks as if the population is finally stabilizing after decades of losses, although we will have to see if it continues.
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Not, actually the number is speeding up of long term tax paying residents leaving WNY The Refugee's & Immigrants coming to Buffalo from 3rd world countries is off setting the population loss's some and even with all the Refugees & Immigrants coming the City of Buffalo is still losing population every single year for the last 45 years in a row
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