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Full Higgins report on Niagara Falls waterfront

By Charlie Specht

Rep. Brian Higgins this morning pledged to help revitalize the Niagara Falls waterfront, which is cut off from the city in many areas by the Robert Moses Parkway.

In the report below, Higgins says the New York Power Authority bears responsibility for funding efforts to remove the Moses. The report contains footnotes to back up his claims, drawing research from local newspaper articles and author Robert Caro's famed biography of Moses.

To read the entire report -- and Higgins' letter to Power Authority Chairman John Koelmel -- click here

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Charlie Specht

Charlie Specht

Charlie Specht started at The News as a college intern, joining the staff full time after his graduation from St. Bonaventure. A South Buffalo native, he also lived in Marilla and is in his second year covering Niagara Falls City Hall.

cspecht@buffnews.com


Bruce Andriatch

Bruce Andriatch

Bruce Andriatch, a proud Town of Tonawanda native and a graduate of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute and Canisius College, is the suburban editor at The News. He has been writing a weekly column since 2006. Two days after his first column appeared, the October Storm occurred, plunging much of the region into darkness and despair. Read into that what you will.

bandriatch@buffnews.com

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