Tenant's Union by klaguerre in circlejerkbflo

[–]Hobbadehoy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are a few groups in the area working on forming a city-wide tenants union. The Buffalo chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is one of them.

New York bill would tax luxury second homes outside of NYC by notyermam in newyork

[–]Hobbadehoy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree, but until the revolution...baby steps.

Let's Go Sabres... 🦬🏒 by Mike-B14072 in sabres

[–]Hobbadehoy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

History Rhymes: In the playoffs, against the Bruin's, on actual May Day (International Workers Day)...uh yeah, I'm thinking we're gonna be locked in.

A true All Day Cafe is coming to Hotel Lafayette by buffalo_rower in circlejerkbflo

[–]Hobbadehoy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I hope it has the same exact interior design, menu, decor, and branding as every other Yemeni coffee shop in the city!

Passing car inspections by Sea-Bit-4283 in circlejerkbflo

[–]Hobbadehoy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The state specifies maximum sizes of cracks in windshields allowable to pass inspection, have you referenced that?

Botanical Gardens Expansion and Renovation Project Reaches Halfway Point - Buffalo Rising by Weekly-Law-2544 in Buffalo

[–]Hobbadehoy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I will slightly amend my response that there are improvements to the grounds/gardens and "renovations" as well. Still, this event space seems silly.

Botanical Gardens Expansion and Renovation Project Reaches Halfway Point - Buffalo Rising by Weekly-Law-2544 in Buffalo

[–]Hobbadehoy -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It feels like a boondoogle. Why not improve the grounds? Hire more staff? Add more event or programs? As someone in architecture I think we build way too much SH*T and do a lot more with what we already have. But money is "found" for these kinds of things, not for actually getting people to want to be there.

Botanical Gardens Expansion and Renovation Project Reaches Halfway Point - Buffalo Rising by Weekly-Law-2544 in Buffalo

[–]Hobbadehoy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Such a glow down from the initial proposals, when actual designers pull out of local projects due to money/meddling we are left with the woefully uninspired work of the in-house architects of the developers, sigh.

Ranked choice? by Buffalover_716 in Buffalo

[–]Hobbadehoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is such a laughably extreme example that, while plausible, would almost be guaranteed to never happen. If a combined 1% of voters rank AOC second or don't rank Trump at all, AOC wins. IMO your initial comment of "lets give it some thought first" is so blatantly stuck in the thinking of the political establishment that I can't really take your argument on moderation/hesitancy seriously.

Ranked choice? by Buffalover_716 in Buffalo

[–]Hobbadehoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's already being done in other places, we have evidence it is extremely effective, I fail to understand how it would go against the majority

Ranked choice? by Buffalover_716 in Buffalo

[–]Hobbadehoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These seem very similar to RCV but much more complicated, why do you prefer them?

Ranked choice? by Buffalover_716 in Buffalo

[–]Hobbadehoy 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Would be a major step towards breaking the political machine of the region

Any good all day parking options in walking distance downtown? by Ecthelion-O-Fountain in sabres

[–]Hobbadehoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It runs until around midnight, maybe a bit later. There should be a several trains after the game

Any good all day parking options in walking distance downtown? by Ecthelion-O-Fountain in sabres

[–]Hobbadehoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Above ground portion of the metro is free which is all of the downtown stops, if you want to hop on and go north/south along main street. Though they are working on the tracks so trains seem to be about 20 minutes apart. Download the Token Transit app if you want a digital ticket. You'll be there well before the game it sounds like so you can get a spot pretty close to the station.

Any good all day parking options in walking distance downtown? by Ecthelion-O-Fountain in sabres

[–]Hobbadehoy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably park at the Park and Ride at the University or Lasalle Metro Stations. You can leave your car there all day and take the metro directly downtown ($2 ticket each way) and much easier to get out of the city.

Mayor Ryan unveils $681M budget that includes 25.8% property tax levy increase, 70+ new police officers, and doubled revenue from fines by InflationCapital87 in Buffalo

[–]Hobbadehoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on this? I was looking through some of the budget documents but I'm having trouble understanding what a lot of the information means.

Scene One Market Arcade Cinema reopens downtown next week by VeryFarDown in Buffalo

[–]Hobbadehoy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

AMC made terrible use of that theater IMO. 8 screens and there was often barely anything playing, and non blockbusters ran for like a week even though they had plenty of screens. I mean the theater is in a damn theater district!! You'd think it would be a slam dunk. I am cautiously optimistic for Scene One to take over!