Governor Hochul: “This creates accessibility for incredible amenities down at the state park... To turn that into an event-gathering venue, that literally thousands of people come down here and enjoy the experience of seeing sunsets, where they're watching a world-class concert just starting this year — it is spectacular… Why would you ever leave Western New York in the summertime with everything we have here? It is extraordinary.”

Hochul: “We're going to do something that I have long dreamed about, which is bringing cruise ships to the City of Buffalo… This is an economic driver that I knew we had potential for, but was never realized, and in 2027, I'm proud to announce we have a letter of intent from a cruise company that says they want to make Buffalo their next destination for 2027.”