Building boom in Buffalo
Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press
BUFFALO >> Maggie Sperrazza wakes up every morning to the hum and growl of construction outside her Buffalo apartment building, but it doesnt bother her a bit.
Its about time! the 86-year-old said as she zipped on a scooter near the foot of Main Street, where construction cranes loom over hard-hat zones. Weve been in the hole long enough.
From her vantage point, Sperrazza has been witness to a building boom unseen in Buffalo in more than 50 years, with more than $4.4 billion in public and private development announced since 2012.
Mayor Byron Brown and other city leaders say theyve shifted away from elusive silver bullet fixes for a stagnant economy toward more doable projects that together create momentum.
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