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Hamister and Cuomo shake hands on the dubiously financed Hamister Hotel.

Hamister Hotel Inflated Cost Demands Scrutiny, Taxpayer subsidies based on wildly inflated price

Niagara Falls December 1, 2016 at 8:39 am

Last week we offered readers the news that we had something more to say about the Hamister Hotel deal in downtown Niagara Falls. Normally we would not care about a small, limited service hotel now being built except for the fact that it has been subsidized by taxpayers and appearsRead More

Jeremy Colby

President-elect Trump to select next US Attorney

News December 1, 2016 at 6:34 am

Now that Donald Trump has been elected president his administration will select the next US Attorney for the Western District of New York. A few names have emerged. Sources say a decision has not been made. First, to dispel a rumor – former New York State Attorney General and formerRead More

The “Democratic” Party… Why They Got Trounced!

The “Democratic” Party… Why They Got Trounced!

Uncategorized December 1, 2016 at 6:00 am

By J Gary DiLaura Let’s examine what could be the causes; HONESTY- There was none! INTEGRITY- What’s that? EXCUSES- (Hillary) It’s not my fault, it’s Russia…no…my people (Debbie, Donna, Huma)… they did it! LIES (Short list)-(Hillary)  I was never trained on classified documents but I am the MOST qualified candidate EVER!Read More

Forget Hochul, it’s the Grand Jury Stupid

Forget Hochul, it’s the Grand Jury Stupid

Uncategorized December 1, 2016 at 4:58 am

By Maureen Jamieson Any and all conspiracy theories that former US Attorney William Hochul was targeting Frank Parlato for indictment based solely on political revenge are unproven and frankly unimportant. Raising the issue only muddies the waters and distract from the solid story of prosecutorial misconduct that is pretty obvious.Read More

Memorial posts online survey to identify community healthcare needs

Memorial posts online survey to identify community healthcare needs

Community News December 1, 2016 at 3:50 am

  By Patrick J. Bradley Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is seeking the public’s help in identifying community healthcare needs. Input is being gathered via an online survey that will be posted until Dec. 5. The survey, accessible via the hospital’s home page at NFMMC.org, takes only a few minutesRead More

For two days preceding Niagara Falls' Small Business Saturday, the NTCC ran ads promoting the Fashion Outlet Mall, located in the town of Niagara.

NTCC runs Fashion Outlet Mall advertisement on Small Business Saturday, of all days

Community News December 1, 2016 at 3:40 am

“Small Business Saturday” is a quaint new phenomenon that’s been gaining popularity the past few years, not just locally, but in many communities across the country. It’s to encourage patronage of small, local businesses, the true lifeblood of everyday Main Street, USA in terms of employment and economic activity, asRead More

Delaware North concessions at Prospect Point in the Niagara Falls State Park soon to be serving eight million tourists.

Delaware North’s Yosemite, Florida disputes foreshadow possible Niagara Falls dust-up

Niagara Falls December 1, 2016 at 3:20 am

Recent developments with Delaware North, multinational food service, gaming and sports conglomerate, don’t bode well for the future of the city of Niagara Falls. Earlier this month Christopher Jacobs won election to the New York State Senate. Nephew of Jacobs family patriarch and multibillionaire Jeremy Jacobs, Sr., Chris’ election allRead More

Bankrate: Niagara Falls ranked worst place in the nation for retirees

Bankrate: Niagara Falls ranked worst place in the nation for retirees

Niagara Falls December 1, 2016 at 3:04 am

The trashing of the city of Niagara Falls in the mainstream media continues unabated – it’s practically becoming a national pastime – and now a leading and reputable financial industry information clearinghouse, Bankrate, has joined the crowd – rating Niagara Falls as the worst place in the nation for retirement.Read More

Niagara Falls also #1 when it comes to Crime, Poverty, Taxation

Niagara Falls also #1 when it comes to Crime, Poverty, Taxation

Niagara Falls December 1, 2016 at 3:00 am

A dry-eyed look at the city of Niagara Falls though the cold lens of real statistics. Crime According to the September, 2016 FBI report “Crime in the United States”, there were 555 violent crimes reported in the city of Niagara Falls for the year 2015, including 3 murders, 32 rapes,Read More

Dyster Policies, Approach to Governance never really made a lot of sense

Dyster Policies, Approach to Governance never really made a lot of sense

Niagara Falls December 1, 2016 at 2:44 am

Next month, Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster will be commencing his 10th year in office. In light of the dismally high rates of crime, poverty and taxation here in the city, and now last week’s announcement by Bankrate that it’s the worst place in the entire country to retire, howRead More

Print Edition: Dec 1, 2016

Print Edition: Dec 1, 2016

Online Newspaper December 1, 2016 at 1:27 am
The new Niagara Falls International Train Station and Intermodal Transportation Center may have as many as 150 passengers per day, if City Planner Tom DeSantis projection of 50,000 passengers a year comes true.

New Train Station Will Open Tuesday

News December 1, 2016 at 12:02 am

It appears that the long-awaited opening of the $43 million Niagara Falls train station on Depot Ave. West will take place on Tuesday, according to an email advisory from Amtrak sent out late Wednesday afternoon. The email from Amtrak’s Craig Schulz said “the new station incorporates a waiting room, restrooms,Read More

City Councilman Andrew Touma

Deal Reached on Falls Budget; No Vetoes Expected

Niagara Falls December 1, 2016 at 12:01 am

With both sides making compromises, Niagara Falls Council Chairman Andrew Touma said there is agreement on the 2017 city budget, with lawmakers finally settling on a total of $558,000 in cuts to the mayor’s proposed $91 million spending plan with no mayoral vetoes on the horizon. “It shows what governmentRead More

Theater Masks

Niagara Falls jokes

Uncategorized November 30, 2016 at 11:41 am

Sign frequently seen at Delaware North concession stands: If our food, drinks or service aren’t up to your standards, please lower your standards.” *** A tourist purchases a cup of coffee at the Cave of the Winds snack bar in Niagara Falls State Park, and complains to the worker behindRead More

Was Parlato Case a ‘Ham Sandwich’ Indictment?

Was Parlato Case a ‘Ham Sandwich’ Indictment?

News, Parlato Vs. US Govt. November 26, 2016 at 3:48 pm

  As former New York State Chief Judge Sol Wachtler once said, “a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich, if that’s what you wanted.” In other words, prosecutors can convince a grand jury that a crime has been committed, if that’s what they wanted, even if the evidence isRead More

Fromer AUSA Anthony Bruce had an unsigned contract that he may have pretended before the grand jury was an executed contract. This may be prosecutorial misconduct. Frank Parlato was indicted with the Bronfmans being named as victims apparently based on a bogus contract which AUSA Bruce knew was bogus.

Parlato believes in full transparency; That includes on the prosecution side

News, Parlato Vs. US Govt. November 25, 2016 at 7:44 pm

  The Niagara Falls Reporter has taken a lot of space this week to examine the case against Frank Parlato. We believe it is warranted not only because Parlato is the publisher and editor in chief of this newspaper and his credibility reflects on the credibility of this publication, butRead More

According to the Buffalo News, former Federal Magistrate Judge Carol Heckman wrote to AUSA Bruce that she "uncovered new evidence that exonerates Parlato. In subsequent letters, she said the evidence would prove that neither Reger nor the Bronfmans were victimized by her client."

Defense Team Tried to Demonstrate Parlato’s Innocence; were told they had orders to Indict

News, Parlato Vs. US Govt. November 25, 2016 at 12:26 pm

It might be informative to readers to get a peek inside the US Attorney’s investigation and prosecution of an American citizen. The Parlato case might be a good example of how the office works.      While trying to show the US Attorney’s office, then under William Hochul, that indictingRead More

Depression, Suicide Attempts, Risky Sex response of Niagara Falls’ youth to life in state’s “most violent” city

Depression, Suicide Attempts, Risky Sex response of Niagara Falls’ youth to life in state’s “most violent” city

Niagara Falls November 25, 2016 at 11:43 am

     The recently-released FBI report “Crime in the United States” singled out the city of Niagara Falls as having the highest rate of violent crime in all of New York State. During 2015, residents experienced 555 violent crimes, characterized as robbery, rape, murder and assault, a per capita rateRead More

A Hamilton, Ontario resident shows his love for Tesla with an awesome tat.

Hamilton, Ontario renames Street, School to Tout Tesla, while Niagara Falls Neglects Nikola

Niagara Falls November 25, 2016 at 11:39 am

     This summer the city of Hamilton, a prosperous Canadian city of over a half million inhabitants located just over the border in Ontario, renamed a portion of its heavily-traveled Burlington Street, “Nikola Tesla Boulevard”.      According to the Hamilton Community News, “Several hundred spectators attended the roadRead More

Three men with a shovel. While Mayor Paul Dyster (left) may not make a good Santa Claus for the taxpayers of Niagara Falls, he has been a good Santa to millionaire developers like Mark Hamister (center). 
Above, Hamister gets help from Mayor Dyster and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (right) in breaking ground for a small hotel with a lot of subsidies, some 300 feet from the entrance to the Niagara Falls State Park. 
The Reporter believes the deal involved initially a rigged selection scheme and later a fraudulently, provably, inflated price tag for the smallish, low amenities hotel to be built on one of the most important undeveloped sites in Niagara Falls - in order to secure millions more in taxpayer subsidies for Hamister.  
There is a chance that Dyster and Cuomo were secretly complicit in arranging the financing scheme.
As Franklin said, "Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead."
Let's see how this shakes out.

Reporter to reveal fraudulently inflated price of Hamister hotel — again

Niagara Falls November 25, 2016 at 8:44 am

Maybe this time someone will listen. We’re talking about the Hamister Hotel now being built in downtown Niagara Falls. So far we have written about it dozens of times. And so far, as far as we can tell, federal and state investigators seem content to ignore this ‘hide in plainRead More

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