Report criticizes Cuomo's economic development


BUFFALO, NY - Governor Andrew Cuomo is fond of claiming Upstate New York, and particularly Western New York, has experienced a record rebound in terms of its economic health under his watch.

But a new report joins a litany of others, which question the wisdom of spending billions of taxpayer dollars to lure jobs, with less than stellar results.

“We have been focusing on the economic turnaround in Upstate New York,” Cuomo recently told a crowd in Batavia, where he appeared to announce the city had been awarded $10 million as part of a state sponsored economic development program, one of a myriad created under Cuomo.

“Buffalo is now a national turnaround story,” said Cuomo, repeating a claim he makes virtually every time he visits the Western New York area.



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“We’re living it, and you’re going to be living it. You guys are headed in the right direction thanks to this governor,” said Howard Zemsky, President of Empire State Development Corp., in addressing the Batavia gathering.
A lot of people have a different opinion.