Over the past couple of weeks, we have been writing about the ongoing saga of Syaed Ali. It's
a lurid tale of media manipulation, defamation, underhanded political campaigning, incompetence,
corporate shenanigans and most importantly, possible government malfeasance.
When Syaed Ali first began speaking to the media, we took his story at face value.
Newly elected State Senate Majority Leader Malcolm A. Smith and Senators William Stachowski and
Antoine Thompson met today with Mayor Byron Brown in Buffalo to discuss concerns facing Upstate, as
well as ways the new Senate Majority can work with local leaders to spur economic revitalization.
The visit comes less than 48 hours after Smith [.
Mayor Byron W. Brown traveled to Albany to present testimony to the New York State Joint
Legislative Fiscal Committees regarding Governor David A. Paterson's 2009-10 recommended State
Budget.
Mayor Byron Brown today returned to Buffalo from Washington, D.C., after meeting with members of
the city's federal legislative delegation, Obama Administration representatives and other federal
agency staff regarding the City of Buffalo's 2009-10 federal agenda and the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Mayor Byron Brown today returned to Buffalo from Washington, D.C., after meeting with members of
the city's federal legislative delegation, Obama Administration representatives and other federal
agency staff regarding the City of Buffalo's 2009-10 federal agenda and the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
