Holly Kirkpatrick, BTPM NPR
@Holly_Journo
Journalist at Buffalo Toronto Public Media NPR.
There are racial disparities in traffic stops in the City of Buffalo, with Black people being disproportionally pulled over by the BPD. Buckle up for more findings from our analysis of traffic stop receipts dating back to June 2020. My latest for @WBFO [thread]
If you are driving around Buffalo and you happen to be Black, you are 3.1x more likely to get pulled over by the Buffalo Police Department compared to a white person. #WBFO #NPR #Buffalo loom.ly/wa_roV8
In a marathon "vote-a-rama" session that lasted into early Thursday, senators introduced numerous amendments, before ultimately voting 51-to-48 to approve the package that includes cuts to foreign food, health programs, and public radio and TV stations. btpm.org/2025-07-17/sen…
Buffalo Common Council's Police Oversight Committee raised concerns about transparency, accountability and communication within the BPD, asking why the public were not informed of a June 17 gun incident at the Tops grocery store on Jefferson Ave. btpm.org/local/2025-07-…
It took "20 nickels" and a vision. Local developer, Amun Ra, cut the ribbon on four new affordable housing units in Buffalo's Hamlin Park neighborhood, Friday. btpm.org/local/2025-07-…
201 Ellicott is already under scrutiny by the city’s Department of Permits & Inspections, which has cited the property for 11 building code violations, all of which remain active. The apartments are managed by Corvus Property Intelligence. btpm.org/local/2025-07-…