New York – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s negative comments about Buffalo aren’t sitting well with his counterpart in the upstate city.
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown says he’s “pissed off.”
Business and other elected leaders also are taking issue with what Bloomberg said during an address at a housing conference Wednesday. The comments were first broadcast on NY1.
Bloomberg was talking about New York City’s shortage of classrooms and housing and said Buffalo would love to have New York City’s problems. He said — quote — “There’s an awful lot of free space in Buffalo, New York, if you want to go there. I don’t think you do.”
Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser (LOH’-zur) says he was pointing out to developers that “it’s better to build in a place with more residents than housing instead of the other way around.”
Bloomberg told Assemblyman Sam Hoyt that he meant no offense. Loeser says Bloomberg called Brown and explained his comments.
A spokesman for Brown says Bloomberg apologized, but he says the Buffalo mayor still feels the remarks were a “cheap shot.”
First Arizona, now Buffolo. I think hes the only one that still like NYC, the rest of us cant afford living here and will be joining Mr. Brown in Buffolo.
Where is buffalo?
I lived in Buffalo for half of one winter and gave up everything to flee. Every day has a high of around zero degrees, with stiff winds that come from Chicago across the Great Lake, picking up water and dropping it as snow in Buffalo. You never see the sun, it snows every day, etc. If Buffalo is not the armpit of the nation I do not know where else is.
Mayor of buffalo should just post picture how quick they plow and take care of the garbage there, he actually works for the people.
not like our big mouth ego manic bloomberg.
At least in Buffalo the Mayor works for the people he was voted for!! You say that for him!! I cannot say anything for King Michael!!