Buffalo Acting Mayor Christopher Scanlon says the owner of the Buffalo Grand Hotel, closed since early 2020 and damaged by fire the following year, has had more than enough time to fix up and reopen the property, but the time has come to seize it. Owner Harry Stinson, meanwhile, insists he continues working to reopen but City Hall keeps blocking his efforts.

Scanlon hosted a news conference in his office Thursday afternoon, hours after Business First reported action was pending to use Article 19b of the New York Real Properties Proceedings Law. He first spoke in June of seizing the Buffalo Grand property but gave Stinson 30 days to respond. He was asked what changed since that June news conference. His answer, nothing has changed.

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