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Niagara Falls, New York

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The Resume

    (March 17, 1892- )
    Located on the Niagara River in Niagara County across the Ontario border in New York state
    Population: 49,468 (2013)
    Metro: 1,134,155
    Sister city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
    Home of the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls section of Niagara Falls

Why Niagara Falls, New York might be annoying:

    It is struggling in the tourism wars competing with Niagara Falls, Ontario.
    Even though it has two waterfalls, they can only be viewed clearly from the Canadian side.
    The Love Canal neighborhood was contaminated by toxins of a chemical waste landfill (1978).
    According to the NAACP, it violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for not having representation of its African American people (1995).
    It has a higher crime in the West New York Region.
    It has a declining population since the late 1960s following the departure of its industries.

Why Niagara Falls, New York might not be annoying:

    It has the oldest state park in the country (Niagara Falls State Park).
    The waterfalls are one of the country's top tourist destinations.
    It is where the its recycling mascot Totes McGoats was first introduced.
    The Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company once produced hydroelectric power from the falls to power up the city.
    One of its nine neighborhoods, Little Italy had a large Italian-American population.
    Actor Franchot Tone was born here.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying