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Justin Sondel

is a freelance reporter in Buffalo.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

How to develop more complete NYCHA complexes

A Q&A with New York City Housing Authority Executive Vice President for Real Estate Development Jonathan Gouveia.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Affordable housing in NY isn’t completely up in flames

RuthAnne Visnauskas, commissioner of state Homes and Community Renewal, discusses current state efforts to make housing affordable in the state.

Policy

Policy

NYC gets leg up on housing plan in state budget, despite setbacks

New York City Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz talks about how aligned the city and Albany are on affordable housing goals.

Affordable Housing Special Report

Policy

Kathy Hochul has a year to build a YIMBY coalition

The need for more housing persists, and all is not lost in the effort to make major changes to New York’s housing landscape.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Is it possible that New York will have too much gambling?

A Q&A with Washington State University professor Khalil Philander, who has studied the industry for years.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Should all three downstate casino licenses be awarded at once?

A Q&A with Assembly Member Gary Pretlow, who thinks doing it that way might slow down the process.

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Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Peoples-Stokes: I’m disappointed in how America allows racism to continue

The Assembly majority leader discusses the aftermath of the Buffalo mass shooting and impact on her community.

News & Politics

Politics

Biden visits Buffalo after mass shooting to comfort a grief-stricken city

The president called the attack “domestic terrorism” in a speech and met with the families of the victims.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

India Walton and Byron Brown debate for the last time

Buffalo voters will choose between the Democratic nominee for mayor and the incumbent who lost the primary in a highly scrutinized race that pits progressives against moderates.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

AOC, downstate progressives help India Walton

Many Buffalo Democrats are staying on the sidelines. So the party’s mayoral nominee has gathered support elsewhere.

Crystal Peoples-Stokes

Personality

Crystal Peoples-Stokes is on the precipice of her biggest achievement

How the first woman, and first African American, to serve as Assembly majority leader fought for equitable marijuana legalization.