Mark Poloncarz
@markpoloncarz.bsky.social
Former hockey coach, frustrated golfer, political and history nerd. Just a kid from Sunny LA (Lackawanna that is) who grew up to be Erie County's Executive.
I recently joined David Martin of @goodgovpodcast.bsky.social to discuss our award winning Erie Corps program. The idea of Erie Corps is based off of Franklin Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps and trains young individuals for parks and public works careers.
Listen below for more.
Listen below for more.
"If we're doing a good job, then people don't recognize us. They don't. You don't see us on TV. You don't see us in the news." Mark Poloncarz
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February 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I recently joined David Martin of @goodgovpodcast.bsky.social to discuss our award winning Erie Corps program. The idea of Erie Corps is based off of Franklin Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps and trains young individuals for parks and public works careers.
Listen below for more.
Listen below for more.
Today's #BlackHistoryMonth feature is the Buffalo Juneteenth Festival, one of the oldest celebrations of its kind in the northern U.S. Started in 1976, it is also considered one of the nation's largest and honors Juneteenth, the day the last US slaves were freed.
Learn more: BuffaloJuneteenth.com
Learn more: BuffaloJuneteenth.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Today's #BlackHistoryMonth feature is the Buffalo Juneteenth Festival, one of the oldest celebrations of its kind in the northern U.S. Started in 1976, it is also considered one of the nation's largest and honors Juneteenth, the day the last US slaves were freed.
Learn more: BuffaloJuneteenth.com
Learn more: BuffaloJuneteenth.com
The Act sends a signal to residents that local law enforcement will not be an arm of the federal government.
The Act also provides protections and remedies for residents whose constitutional rights are violated.
This Act is timely and very necessary. I thank Governor Hochul for proposing it. 3/3
The Act also provides protections and remedies for residents whose constitutional rights are violated.
This Act is timely and very necessary. I thank Governor Hochul for proposing it. 3/3
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The Act sends a signal to residents that local law enforcement will not be an arm of the federal government.
The Act also provides protections and remedies for residents whose constitutional rights are violated.
This Act is timely and very necessary. I thank Governor Hochul for proposing it. 3/3
The Act also provides protections and remedies for residents whose constitutional rights are violated.
This Act is timely and very necessary. I thank Governor Hochul for proposing it. 3/3
Governor Hochul's "The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act" is a commonsense way to ensure local law enforcement personnel and resources are reserved for use in our communities, policing them according to the law and not subjected to federal overreach such as we are seeing across the country with ICE. 2/3
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Governor Hochul's "The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act" is a commonsense way to ensure local law enforcement personnel and resources are reserved for use in our communities, policing them according to the law and not subjected to federal overreach such as we are seeing across the country with ICE. 2/3
Today, I was honored to join Gov. Kathy Hochul, county executives, district attorneys, sheriffs, and police chiefs to discuss the impact of ICE actions on local communities and law enforcement and how we can protect our counties and constituents. 1/3
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Today, I was honored to join Gov. Kathy Hochul, county executives, district attorneys, sheriffs, and police chiefs to discuss the impact of ICE actions on local communities and law enforcement and how we can protect our counties and constituents. 1/3
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
It's #BlackHistoryMonth and today we're featuring the Ujima Company. Founded in 1978 by Buffalo theater legend Lorna Hill, Ujima creates a thriving artistic environment that celebrates the city's diversity, and brings socially-relevant theater to Buffalo's audiences.
Learn more: ujimacoinc.org
Learn more: ujimacoinc.org
February 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
It's #BlackHistoryMonth and today we're featuring the Ujima Company. Founded in 1978 by Buffalo theater legend Lorna Hill, Ujima creates a thriving artistic environment that celebrates the city's diversity, and brings socially-relevant theater to Buffalo's audiences.
Learn more: ujimacoinc.org
Learn more: ujimacoinc.org
My Minnesota colleague Angela Conley reminds everyone it's not just about what we see on the streets of Minneapolis but how people are so terrorized they won't even leave their homes for healthcare because they fear being detained, including our fellow citizens.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
February 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM
My Minnesota colleague Angela Conley reminds everyone it's not just about what we see on the streets of Minneapolis but how people are so terrorized they won't even leave their homes for healthcare because they fear being detained, including our fellow citizens.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Remember, if it’s too cold for you, it’s too cold for your pets!
Keep bathroom breaks short and make sure they have a warm, dry place to rest.
Protect Your Pets: Bring Them Inside!
Keep bathroom breaks short and make sure they have a warm, dry place to rest.
Protect Your Pets: Bring Them Inside!
February 7, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Remember, if it’s too cold for you, it’s too cold for your pets!
Keep bathroom breaks short and make sure they have a warm, dry place to rest.
Protect Your Pets: Bring Them Inside!
Keep bathroom breaks short and make sure they have a warm, dry place to rest.
Protect Your Pets: Bring Them Inside!
The final open houses for the sale of 2 new homes as part of the Erie County and Buffalo First-Time Homebuyers Affordable Housing Program will be held TODAY (Sat., 2/7) from 11am to 1pm in Cheektowaga:
• 44 Long Avenue, and
• 257 Chapel Avenue
Apply online at www.belmonthousingwny.org/arpa/
• 44 Long Avenue, and
• 257 Chapel Avenue
Apply online at www.belmonthousingwny.org/arpa/
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The final open houses for the sale of 2 new homes as part of the Erie County and Buffalo First-Time Homebuyers Affordable Housing Program will be held TODAY (Sat., 2/7) from 11am to 1pm in Cheektowaga:
• 44 Long Avenue, and
• 257 Chapel Avenue
Apply online at www.belmonthousingwny.org/arpa/
• 44 Long Avenue, and
• 257 Chapel Avenue
Apply online at www.belmonthousingwny.org/arpa/
Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth feature is the #FreedomWall. Commissioned by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum’s Public Art Initiative, with Support from Erie County, this block-long mural by local artists depicts 28 local and national civil rights leaders from America's past and present.
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth feature is the #FreedomWall. Commissioned by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum’s Public Art Initiative, with Support from Erie County, this block-long mural by local artists depicts 28 local and national civil rights leaders from America's past and present.
Hi from Rotary Rink in downtown Buffalo! It's a perfect night for skating and the only two here when I recorded this were Lindsey and me. A few more are on the ice now but come on down for FREE skating at a wonderful setting. It's not too cold. So get out and enjoy your Buffalo winters.
February 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Hi from Rotary Rink in downtown Buffalo! It's a perfect night for skating and the only two here when I recorded this were Lindsey and me. A few more are on the ice now but come on down for FREE skating at a wonderful setting. It's not too cold. So get out and enjoy your Buffalo winters.
With the Olympics beginning, you can enjoy many Olympic sports at our Erie County Parks, but there is one sport that once was held at Chestnut Ridge but no longer: ski jumping.
The hill is small compared to the hills used today but it still must have been a sight to see people jumping on the hill.
The hill is small compared to the hills used today but it still must have been a sight to see people jumping on the hill.
February 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
With the Olympics beginning, you can enjoy many Olympic sports at our Erie County Parks, but there is one sport that once was held at Chestnut Ridge but no longer: ski jumping.
The hill is small compared to the hills used today but it still must have been a sight to see people jumping on the hill.
The hill is small compared to the hills used today but it still must have been a sight to see people jumping on the hill.
...its rich history includes virtually all of the jazz legends—as seen in the attached photo of a 1950s jam session with Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis.
Learn more at: thecoloredmusiciansclub.com 2/2
Learn more at: thecoloredmusiciansclub.com 2/2
The Colored Musicians Club & Jazz Museum
The Colored Musicians Club is the only continuously running, all-Black-owned music venue in the United States. Since 1917.
thecoloredmusiciansclub.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
...its rich history includes virtually all of the jazz legends—as seen in the attached photo of a 1950s jam session with Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis.
Learn more at: thecoloredmusiciansclub.com 2/2
Learn more at: thecoloredmusiciansclub.com 2/2
It's #BlackHistoryMonth, and today we feature The Colored Musicians Club & Jazz Museum in Buffalo—the oldest continuously-running, all-Black-owned music club of its kind in the nation. Formed in 1918 as a social club by the Buffalo Local 533 musicians union,... 1/2
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
It's #BlackHistoryMonth, and today we feature The Colored Musicians Club & Jazz Museum in Buffalo—the oldest continuously-running, all-Black-owned music club of its kind in the nation. Formed in 1918 as a social club by the Buffalo Local 533 musicians union,... 1/2
The President of the United States is proving, once again, he is a racist bigot.
Everyone should condemn him and walk away from this piece of filth and all the hatred and bigotry he believes in and represents.
Everyone should condemn him and walk away from this piece of filth and all the hatred and bigotry he believes in and represents.
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The President of the United States is proving, once again, he is a racist bigot.
Everyone should condemn him and walk away from this piece of filth and all the hatred and bigotry he believes in and represents.
Everyone should condemn him and walk away from this piece of filth and all the hatred and bigotry he believes in and represents.
⛷️ Great News! Erie County Parks, Recreation & Forestry is excited to announce the Magic Carpet at Emery Park is officially OPENING today at 3:00PM!
We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience as repairs were made. Tankfully it has now been repaired.
Have Fun!!
We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience as repairs were made. Tankfully it has now been repaired.
Have Fun!!
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
⛷️ Great News! Erie County Parks, Recreation & Forestry is excited to announce the Magic Carpet at Emery Park is officially OPENING today at 3:00PM!
We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience as repairs were made. Tankfully it has now been repaired.
Have Fun!!
We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience as repairs were made. Tankfully it has now been repaired.
Have Fun!!
The company stages three major annual productions, including one of the only Nutcracker performances produced and directed by African Americans.
Learn more at: buffalocityballet.org
Learn more at: buffalocityballet.org
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February 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The company stages three major annual productions, including one of the only Nutcracker performances produced and directed by African Americans.
Learn more at: buffalocityballet.org
Learn more at: buffalocityballet.org
Today's #BlackHistoryMonth feature is the Buffalo City Ballet. Established in 1972 as an alternative for inner-city youths, for more than 50 years BCB has adhered to its original mission to provide ballet training to disadvantaged children while welcoming those of any social and economic background.
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Today's #BlackHistoryMonth feature is the Buffalo City Ballet. Established in 1972 as an alternative for inner-city youths, for more than 50 years BCB has adhered to its original mission to provide ballet training to disadvantaged children while welcoming those of any social and economic background.
If only people had read up on the history of tariffs in the US, and listened to economists instead of a snake-oil salesman, they would have realized tariffs don't grow your economy. Some of us were telling you that, and now we have the proof.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
If only people had read up on the history of tariffs in the US, and listened to economists instead of a snake-oil salesman, they would have realized tariffs don't grow your economy. Some of us were telling you that, and now we have the proof.
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Today's lead Wall Street Journal article highlights how President Trump's tariffs have not only failed to grow US manufacturing, but manufacturers have shed workers in every month since Trump's self-proclaimed "Liberation Day."
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February 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Today's lead Wall Street Journal article highlights how President Trump's tariffs have not only failed to grow US manufacturing, but manufacturers have shed workers in every month since Trump's self-proclaimed "Liberation Day."
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Erie Corps is a partnership with Workforce Buffalo, who is now offering a Parks Maintenance Career Pathway Program, providing paid, real-
world experience and a pathway to year-round employment. The next cohort of interns is being chosen now. Learn more: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
world experience and a pathway to year-round employment. The next cohort of interns is being chosen now. Learn more: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Erie Corps is a partnership with Workforce Buffalo, who is now offering a Parks Maintenance Career Pathway Program, providing paid, real-
world experience and a pathway to year-round employment. The next cohort of interns is being chosen now. Learn more: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
world experience and a pathway to year-round employment. The next cohort of interns is being chosen now. Learn more: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Dangerously cold -15 to -25 wind chills are expected for Friday through Sunday morning. As always, if you must go out in these conditions, dress in layers, cover exposed skin to reduce the chance of frostbite or hypothermia, and keep pets inside. If it's too cold for you, it's too cold for them.
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Dangerously cold -15 to -25 wind chills are expected for Friday through Sunday morning. As always, if you must go out in these conditions, dress in layers, cover exposed skin to reduce the chance of frostbite or hypothermia, and keep pets inside. If it's too cold for you, it's too cold for them.
Dating to 1845, Buffalo's Michigan Street Baptist Church played a role in American history. It was a key link for freedom seekers traveling along the Underground Railroad, as well as host to activists that laid the foundation for the civil rights movement.
michiganstreetbaptistchurch.org
michiganstreetbaptistchurch.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Dating to 1845, Buffalo's Michigan Street Baptist Church played a role in American history. It was a key link for freedom seekers traveling along the Underground Railroad, as well as host to activists that laid the foundation for the civil rights movement.
michiganstreetbaptistchurch.org
michiganstreetbaptistchurch.org
Today, the voters of the 61st NYS Senate District cast their ballots and decisively elected Jeremy Zellner as their next senator. I've know Jeremy for more than 20 years.
Tonight it was my distinct honor to introduce for the first time our new NYS Senator Jeremy Zellner!
Congrats my friend!
Tonight it was my distinct honor to introduce for the first time our new NYS Senator Jeremy Zellner!
Congrats my friend!
February 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Today, the voters of the 61st NYS Senate District cast their ballots and decisively elected Jeremy Zellner as their next senator. I've know Jeremy for more than 20 years.
Tonight it was my distinct honor to introduce for the first time our new NYS Senator Jeremy Zellner!
Congrats my friend!
Tonight it was my distinct honor to introduce for the first time our new NYS Senator Jeremy Zellner!
Congrats my friend!