Tag: Mayor Sean Ryan

Mayor Sean Ryan unveiled Buffalo’s 2026–2027 Winter Snow Plan, boosting contracted removal funding to $2.7 million, buying five smaller tractors for narrow streets and upgrading GPS tracking for plows.

Braiden McElhaney, an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation, urged renewed dialogue and respect for tribal sovereignty after the City of Buffalo filed suit to stop construction of the Nation’s One Stop project near Miami and Ohio streets.

City crews will run an emergency curbside pickup on Monday, Sept. 7, to collect flood-damaged bulk items from homes affected by recent heavy rains. Eligible streets will be announced; report damage via Buffalo 311.

Buffalo has begun interim traffic and pedestrian-safety changes at Niagara Square — converting the area to a single travel lane, adding bollards and pavement markings, shortening crossings, and beginning parking enforcement — following a city survey of 562 respondents.