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Mulligan's Brick Bar to be Demolished Wednesday Morning

Jamal Harris Jr.

This is a landscape photo from Lake Erie and the Erie Basin Marina taken from the observation deck of Buffalo City Hall. The skies are blue and partly cloudy. The foreground contains several buildings and highways.

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Golombek says no to Lake Erie wind turbine proposal

Jim Fink

The inside of the Buffalo Common Council chambers is shown in a wide angle. The seating area of the auditorium is brown wood, with people seated facing the front where the chair person is sat facing outward. Councilmember Mitch Nowakowski stands at a brown lectern at the front of the chambers facing outward. He is wearing a dark suit with a blue tie.

Proposed property tax hikes for Buffalo imminent as Common Council votes to override property tax levy cap

Holly Kirkpatrick

The Buffalo Common Council voted to amend a local law to allow the city to raise property taxes by more than the 2% limit mandated by the state.

The common council chambers is pictured in a wide shot. People are gathered in the chamber and councilmembers are seated in red leather chairs. They are facing Christopher P. Scanlon, seated in the President's chair.

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Christopher Scanlon elected as next Buffalo Common Council president

Grant Ashley

Scanlon, who is one of the council's more pro-administration members, won with an 8-1 vote.

Darius Pridgen stands smiling behind a lectern in the common council chamber. He is wearing a dark suit jacket with red patterned checks, with a white shirt underneath and a red tie. He is wearing glasses with a brown frame.

The end of the year marks the end of the term for two Buffalo Common Councilmembers

Holly Kirkpatrick

Dec. 31 will be the last day in elected office for Councilmen Darius Pridgen and Ulysees Wingo Sr.

This is a picture of Buffalo City Hall with a sunset in the background. You can also see the trees surrounding Niagara Square.

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Open government group asks court to void Buffalo officials’ ‘illegal’ raises

Grant Ashley

The New York Coalition for Open Government alleged that Buffalo council members violated several laws and acted with "arrogance and greed" to raise their own salaries.

Three white and dark navy trucks lined along the road. The vehicles read "Buffalo Police". A building in the background reads "Trinity Title & Abstract Corp."

Driving while Black in Buffalo: Racial disparities in traffic stops in all council districts

Holly Kirkpatrick

WBFO continues reporting on traffic stop receipts issued by the Buffalo Police Department, and finds that Black people are stopped disproportionately to their population in all nine council districts.