Andrew Cuomo promised to empower poor communities – but who will reap the financial benefits of cannabis legalization?
Buffalo
Nick Sinatra just got a major state development deal, owes hundreds of thousands in property taxes (again)
We exposed Nick Sinatra’s $1.2 million in back taxes earlier this year. The developer just got millions of dollars in subsidies to build in Canalside, even though he’s behind on his taxes again.
Buffalo’s Immigrant Detention Profiteers
Several prominent Buffalo real estate developers have been quietly bringing in millions of dollars from leases to the agencies executing Trump’s brutal policies at the border.
Buffalo developer Nick Sinatra owes over $800k in taxes despite generous public subsidies
Nick Sinatra owes at least $827,382.80 on 42 properties in Erie County. He has received nearly $1.5 million in public subsidies.
As Cuomo backs divestment, more fracking investments revealed at UB Foundation
Despite a campus commitment to sustainability and a growing push for divestment, the University at Buffalo Foundation maintains investments in fracking-focused private equity funds.
Who are Nick Sinatra’s investors?
Nick Sinatra is a young developer who has quickly amassed a huge portfolio of buildings in Buffalo, driving waves of gentrification in the process. We looked at the billionaire investors behind his operation.
Buffalo Police Commissioner hired by security firm with a checkered history and a City Hall contract
Former Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda (center) with Mayor Byron Brown via City of Buffalo . Daniel Derenda, who recently resigned as the commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department after holding that position for nearly eight years, has been hired by G4S Secure Solutions, the American subsidiary of G4S, a British private security firm. G4S, …
Congressman Chris Collins promotes donor and business partner’s brother for judicial appointment
Rep. Chris Collins has at least $3 million invested with Buffalo developer Nick Sinatra. Now he is pushing Sinatra’s brother for a federal judgeship.
Immigration Protest Targets Concessions Magnate & Trump Donor Jeremy Jacobs
The protest at Delaware North headquarters highlighted Jeremy Jacobs’ ties to ICE in Buffalo. But the Delaware North empire stretches far beyond western New York.
UPDATE: Rep. Chris Collins Loses Millions as Innate Immunotherapeutics’ Stock Collapses
Rep. Chris Collins, a Donald Trump ally under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics, loses millions as Innate Immunotherapeutics’ Stock Collapses.
Buffalo Power Elite Questioned Over Investments in Pharma Company Backed by Rep. Chris Collins
Members of the Buffalo’s power elite are being questioned over their investments in Innate Immunotherapeutics, the Australian pharmaceutical company where Rep. Chris Collins is the top shareholder.
Hedge fund-backed pharma company that fed opioid crisis now seeks to profit from treating it
Insys Therapeutics made millions off of feeding the opioid crisis. Now it seeks to profit off of treating opiod addiction.