Higgins to hold remote office hours
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the Congress on Your Corner schedule for the month of November. Through the program, staff from Congressman Higgins’ office are available at satellite sites throughout…
Local, state, federal officials look at future of Central Terminal
BUFFALO — Local leaders are wasting no time in taking a closer look at one of the potential sites for an Amtrak station in the City of Buffalo. Following the…
Higgins applauds Gov. Cuomo’s commitment to new Buffalo Amtrak station study
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) welcomed Governor Andrew Cuomo’s commitment to fund $1 million for an expedited study of potential new sites for an Amtrak station in the City of Buffalo.…
WNY mayors combat veteran homelessness
BUFFALO — Mayors of the four Western New York cities say they have programs in place effectively ending veteran homelessness in response to a call to action from First Lady…
NEW HAWK SIGNAL ON KENMORE AVENUE
Buffalo – Today, Mayor Byron Brown, joined by Congressman Brian Higgins, State Senator Tim Kenney, State Assembly Member Crystal Peoples Stokes, Erie County Legislator Peter Savage and University District Council…
Higgins and Councilman Franczyk visit Central Terminal with ideas for the future
BUFFALO — Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) and City of Buffalo Councilman David Franczyk joined members of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation Board for a walk-through of the Buffalo Central Terminal.…
Buffalo-Niagara Riverkeeper launches restoration effort in Gill Creek
NIAGARA FALLS — New life is coming to Gill Creek in the form of 120 new trees and understory vegetation to be planted along its shorelines as the beginning of…
WNY congressional delegation presses FAA on training requirements
Congressmembers Brian Higgins, Chris Collins, Louise Slaughter, and Tom Reed (NY-23) led a bipartisan letter signed by 22 members of the House of Representatives urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Gillibrand, Higgins urge U.S. Dept. of Energy to be cautious on planned transport of radioactive material through WNY
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Congressman Brian Higgins, a member of the Committees…
Kids Korner program at Buffalo VA extended
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama has signed legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, which will allow for the Kids Korner program at the Buffalo VA…