James Hufnagel

The Man who Wrecked Niagara Falls James Hufnagel

The city of Niagara Falls has the highest rates of unemployment and crime, and near highest rates of poverty and taxation, of any city in all of New York State, despite being visited by eight million tourists every year. All because the world-famous waterfalls and gorge next door are owned by the state of New York, which is presently run by one of the arguably most corrupt administrations in the history of the Empire State. The policies of Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his eight years in office have greatly increased the degree of exploitation, and downright thievery of millions in revenues from the tourist and hydropower industries here, perfectly separating the city of Niagara Falls and its citizens from their waterfront and the wealth that should accrue from it. This book has compiled scores of columns by the author, originally appearing in the Niagara Falls Reporter, documenting how Gov. Cuomo, through his "Buffalo Billion," Niagara Falls State Park "Landscape Improvements" plan, NY Works, New York Parks 2020 and various other programs, has ensured the decline of this once great city for decades to come.