Yes, it could be discrimination & the black impoverished hoods fared worse in Buffalo snow-ice storm, as we saw in COVID too, yes, deep structural issues; this is because of DEMOCRAT control, they do
not care for black or brown people, republicans do not either; I sat in ER of NY Hospitals, saw illegals Southern border getting care before whites with blacks NO care! 2 photos, know the difference?
the top picture is on the East Side of Buffalo
It may be too early to understand what really happened here in Buffalo and why so many deaths. Is there a differential by ethnicity? Is it structural? Baked in? Why this devastation? I know many police and firefighters etc. in Buffalo region and these are among the best. I will never blame them nor engage anyone in that, yet their hands could have been tied by the often insane illogical and corrupted Albany politicians. Was the equipment correct? Did they have what was needed to respond with?
How could this level of death happen? Did the population simply not take the warnings seriously? Did they even get the warnings? Did they know?
I saw police and ambulances and fire trucks all over, helping, doing the unimaginable to save lives. It was inspiring. The stories and these people must be near knighted for their efforts.
I share this one set of photos and ask a question. But let us wait. Let the data come in. We must now mourn for the dead. I must however give a shout out to WBEN radio station, Bellavia and Bauerle etc. for they were very helpful keeping the State and communities up to date and information on how to help. These people helped in ways that is hard to describe for they gave hope and comfort as people were dying.
Huge love and respect!
We have it this way, republicans really do not care for the colored people, the poor in society, they do not, yet I saw a difference in Trump. I even see it in DeSantis, a different ‘better’ breed. Trump really helped blacks when Obama had 8 years and did nothing for them but pose. So you have one party that really does not care, and the other party just pimps off the black vote and works to keep them trapped in the hood forever. Suffering. Devastated. For the vote. A party that was for segregation and were formers of the KKK. Yes, democrats. Incredible as it sounds. Which is worse though? Not caring or pimping? Is there any way out for the poor and colored folk in New York, in Buffalo? I ask you. And when a half decent republican or libertarian comes around, you are quick to say they do not care. Huh? 50-60 years on the democratic slave and economic plantation, is it not time to give some one else a try at bat? Cannot get any worse.
Remember what ‘The Great Society’ did to African Americans? This ‘help’ devastated them after 100 years of them working up and out of the harms of slavery etc. Not just similar to non-blacks but outpacing all ethnic groups on most socio-economic indicators. On their own they were surging, yet along comes the democratic President Johnson and his ‘Great Society’ madness plan and aim and success in breaking the will and back of the African American.
Run far African Americans, run far from democrats and some republicans. At times tow of the same.
Big shout out again for that radio station IMO, WBEN out of New York (dial 930 on am), what I heard out of them, likely saved many lives! I will gives that station a prize, and award. I praise many people from Buffalo and surroundings, decent humanity laden people, who risked life and limb to help their fallen in this snow and ice disaster of December 2022. Huge love and praise. I would fire Hochul, Mayor Brown, Poloncarz, every last one of them! A bunch of clueless idiots. Failed Cuomo for his politics, may have even responded better.
And after 18 republican Senators sold us down the river (and tied the hands of the incoming house congresspeople) by voting for the fraud 1.7$ trillion omnibus ‘pork’ kickback bogus contracts bill, then we truly have a uni-party of high-crime bandits and in the Senate.
Let us mourn the dead, so tragic!
Thank you for telling us WHY so many deaths in Buffalo - and giving credit to a radio station that was doing it's job.
And for pointing out how far both parties - with very few exceptions - have fallen into hell.
I lived in suburbs of Buffalo most of my life There has never been in 40+ years more division in the last 2+ years. All this division created by the democrats. Buffalo and NYS has been majority ran over the past several years. During COVID Erie County was “punished” by Cuomo and Polancarz shamed for not wearing masks or vaccinations. In neighboring counties rurally populated no restaurant bans etc it was ridiculous.
Blizzard
1. There was plenty of warning but we do get many “lake effect snow warnings” sometimes they end up being more north or south of the city.
2. driving ban should have started at 6 or 7 am therefore not as many people would have been on the roads or gone to work
3. Gas prices are high in NY many people get only what they need for a few days or one work week not filling up their tanks. My daughter drives with $20 worth in her tank at a time.
4. Better communication between surrounding towns and city.
5. I have friends who live in the city there are many “renters” verse people who own and live in their own homes in certain areas. The renters don’t obey parking on the on street parking rules. Buffalo is densely populated area in the West Side / East Side some places the houses are very close together. My daughter lives in North Buffalo (Italian /white area) her street wasn’t plowed until Tuesday frustrating. Equal # of white and black died minus one or two.
Lastly in the upper middle class suburbs Williamsville Clarence area where I live we didn’t see plows until Monday or Tuesday. Many in our areas without power for 4 days.
This was the worst response to a winter storm we should never have 40 deaths for a two day blizzard. WBEN930 radio did a great job.
We did take in hundreds of refugees and illegals due to democrat leaders in commutation from DC they have put a strain on our already tapped out healthcare (staffing shortages due to vax mandates) and local food banks for our own low income communities.
Brian Higgins Schumer and Gillabrant were noticeably silent throughout the storm.