Sentences with phrase «peace bridge»

And, thanks to the internet, such exchange does not require a passport, let alone a drive to the Peace Bridge crossing.

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The Buffalo News quoted Ronald Minkoff on a recent decision by a State Supreme Court judge on a matter involving development of the Peace Bridge — the bridge between Canada and the US.

Walking across the city's recently - built Peace Bridge towards the Turner's base at Ebrington — a former military barracks that had been specially transformed to accommodate brand new museum - standard galleries — there was a stirring, collective sense among those attending that opening up such spaces for culture genuinely mattered.

The next morning he pointed over the river Foyle, across the Peace Bridge towards the former Ebrington British army barracks — now festooned with signs welcoming visitors to the Turner prize exhibition, which opens.

Consider the so - called white paper the state prepared last year that concluded there's nothing wrong with air quality around the Peace Bridge that can be linked to the 6 million cars and trucks that cross it every year.

«When it comes down to expanding the Peace Bridge and solving the Peace Bridge riddle... money is not going to be an issue, and I think that's sad,» said North Common Council Member Joseph Golombek, a critic of Cuomo's push to expand the U.S. plaza.

Raw interview footage of Jim Heaney answering questions from WGRZ's Michael Wooten and Jeff Preval about latest developments involving the Peace Bridge.

At the urging of the state, the Peace Bridge Authority in August 2012 bought a mortgage on the property that the Episcopal Church Home had defaulted on the year prior.

Keep in mind that in the case of both casino revenue and Peace Bridge plaza expansion, the governor claimed victory when, in fact, the Senecas and Canadians prevailed in their negotiations with the state.

The digging for soil borings for a bridge seems like a routine process, but that process is not so simple near the Peace Bridge.

Robert Wallace, president and CEO of Episcopal Church Home and Affiliates, blames the closing on the uncertainty caused by the prospect of Peace Bridge expansion that would have taken the property.

Cuomo says after wasting 20 years talking about improving the Peace Bridge he doesn't want «just an agreement.»

A proposed project that is designed to improve traffic flow to and from the Peace Bridge is working its way through the federal environmental review process.

Cuomo says Canadians will also benefit from the development of Buffalo's Peace Bridge plaza.

After years of talk, the Peace Bridge Authority is opening its renovated and expanded Customs warehouse on the U.S. plaza.

Prof. Martin O'Leary, University of Toronto history department: The next year, the Peace Bridge Authority dissolved.

With the Peace Bridge and Buffalo Niagara International Airport as major venues for fentanyl smuggling, Schumer said CBP can use the new equipment to examine packages and intercept masked substances.

«So there's no immediate action here, but it sends a strong message to the Peace Bridge Authority that we expect quick progress on the plaza and we expect it to happen sooner rather than later,» said Ryan.

President Trump's signature on a bill passed by both houses of Congress is all that remains for the border station at the Peace Bridge and other local ports of entry to become major obstacles in the flow of illicit fentanyl from China, Mexico and other countries, Sen. Charles E. Schumer said Monday.

Narrator: Paladino's men and the Mounties managed to swim to the pilings of the Peace Bridge, and spent the next few hours ministering to each others» injuries and fortifying themselves on malt liquor and moist cigarettes.

Under the bill proposed by Senator Mark Grisanti and Assemblyman Sean Ryan, the Peace Bridge authority will have until July 2014 to get its affairs in order.

On the night of Feb. 16, Paladino's men polished off a case of Tyskie Polish Ale before rowing across the frigid waters in the shadow of the barricaded Peace Bridge.

The congressman publicly criticized the mayor's 2012 plans to demolish several West Side homes for Peace Bridge plaza expansion, exposing a simmering feud between the two.

He started as a 22 - year - old inspector on the Peace Bridge and, over the next three decades, rose through the ranks to become one of the most important, and largely unknown, faces of the post-9 / 11 security effort here.

Improving the park has long been a goal for people pushing back against the Peace Bridge Authority and the state plans for the plaza.

Higgins says the program's being rolled out in Washington state - and after a trial period will include the Peace Bridge sometime in 2014.

Congressman Brian Higgins objected to nuclear waste being trucked from Canada to South Carolina via the Peace Bridge, a strategically important bridge over a vital waterway.

When she got to the customs booth on the Canadian side of the Peace Bridge, she was asked her destination.

ALBANY — New York and Canada have had some high - profile disputes this decade over Peace Bridge project, and dairy exports into Canada and Quebec.

Maintains the construction of a new Peace Bridge plaza will help reduce exhaust that is causing respiratory health problems on the lower West Side and that a scientific study to determine the impacts, if not done already, should be conducted.

The Peace Bridge and Niagara Falls in Western New York will also be illuminated blue on Wednesday evening.

While the Peace Bridge Authority backs the federal lawmakers, at least one Buffalo Common Council member has now expressed concerns for the acquisition of land Higgins says will be needed.

«The plan is to remove the south sidewalk to rehabilitate the steel beneath,» said Thomas A. Boyle, the Peace Bridge Authority's chief operating officer.

Both City Hall and the Peace Bridge were lit blue Tuesday night in Lehner's honor.

Operating, maintaining, repairing, reconstructing, expanding, enlarging, adding to, or replacing the Peace Bridge and related buildings, roadways and structures.

The superstructure of the Peace Bridge consists of riveted steel with reinforced concrete deck slabs and a latex modified concrete wearing surface.

Today, the Peace Bridge has been modified to a three - lane bridge with twelve - foot wide lanes, able to accommodate heavy - duty commercial loads.

The main approaches to the Peace Bridge on the United States side are the New York State Thruway (I - 190) and Porter Avenue, a four - lane arterial.

This re-opening follows a reduction to two traffic lanes as of October 2017, which was undertaken to accommodate ongoing construction activities related to the Authority's three year $ 100 million Peace Bridge rehabilitation project.

«Further, we recognize that a team approach is the only way to achieve a U.S. plaza that we can all be proud of and to that end we appreciate Governor Cuomo's support in the recently completed New York State Gateway project at the Peace Bridge, and the efforts of Senator Schumer in advancing the border pre-clearance concept that will enable these improvements to proceed.»

I learn about the lieutenant governor coming to town to continue the charade of Cuomo - driven improvements to the Peace Bridge; Mark Poloncarz's endorsement of Byron Brown, a mayor he has little use for; the latest shenanigans at the Erie County Water Authority; and the compelled testimony by city officials about how they play the patronage game.

By using the Peace Bridge for your border crossing you use the only Niagara Region international crossing with the most direct access to the region's major infrastructure:

E-ZPass members enjoy a 10 % discount off Peace Bridge toll rates.

The Peace Bridge is one of four vehicular toll crossings over the Niagara River in the region.

It's unclear if this weekend's meeting between Governor Cuomo and the Canadian Ambassador to the United States will bring a resolution to the ongoing feud involving the Peace Bridge Authority.

Of the four bridges, the Peace Bridge and Lewiston - Queenston Bridge carry a greater percentage of vehicles with non-local destinations because of their connections to major arterials.

The Peace Bridge will be illuminated the evenings of Friday Saturday, and Sunday (January 5 - 7).

Consequently, there is a greater amount of commercial traffic on the Peace Bridge and the Lewiston - Queenston Bridge.

Last year, Mr. Hoyt sought to have the Peace Bridge Authority give one of his sons a summer job as a toll taker, according to e-mails.