There will be new projects to look forward to on Jefferson Avenue this year:
Police accreditation, Jefferson Avenue bank highlight State of City speech
A bank is moving in.
A financial education center will open.
And free Wi-Fi will be expanded.
Those are just some of the initiatives Mayor Byron W. Brown plans to highlight during his 12th State of the City address Thursday during a luncheon in the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
Brown also will talk about state accreditation for the Buffalo Police Department – something activists have been pushing for – as well as a plan to coordinate what he called “beautiful” efforts to illuminate the city’s landscape for observances of tragedy, triumph, reflection and recognition.
In spotlighting Jefferson Avenue, Brown said neighborhood recovery has been underway across the city in every district and he wants to continue to build on that, “even as we tackle new frontiers.”