Case Study: Abraham McKinney
I work for the city of Buffalo as a seasonal sanitation worker. Despite my title, I work full-time year-round picking up garbage on Buffalo’s streets.…
Case Study: Carousel Shopping Center & DestiNY USA
Syracuse IDA, Central New York
The Carousel Shopping Center was approved by the Syracuse IDA in 2007 for the lakefront development of a 1.3 million square-foot luxury mall expansion.…
Top Reasons to Reform IDAs
Our state is facing economic and budgetary crises of historical proportions. Instead of contributing to the economic recovery and revitalization needed in our communities and our state, IDAs are falling asleep on the job. Instead of contributing to the economic recovery and revitalization needed in our communities and our state, IDAs are falling asleep on the job. New research shows...
Case Study: Terrence Robinson
I was born on the East Side of Buffalo and have lived in this neighborhood for most of my life. I am currently unemployed and have been looking for work since funding ran out last year for the non-profit where I was employed.…
Case Study: John Sergent
After working for 24 years as a union painter, I became an organizer with the Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 4 in 2009 in Rochester, NY.…