Good morning, Buffalo.

Drivers say a rough railroad crossing on Cloverbank Road in Hamburg damaged a car, and residents reported the issue to CSX, which told 7 News it is investigating and will review possible repairs.

The city has chosen Louisiana and Miami Streets for a new animal shelter that will hold about 100 animals and is projected to open in 2028; remediation and a roughly $3.5 million design phase are next while officials seek longer-term funding amid a comptroller standoff.

The Department of Public Works will hold a community meeting Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Tosh Collins Community Center to decide whether to pave or preserve Eden Street's 1928 brick roadway after the paving project was paused and neighbors filed competing petitions.

New owners Kevin and Brian Gould are renovating the Swannie House at Michigan Avenue and Ohio Street to preserve the original bar while upgrading walls, floors, heating, and the upstairs dining room, with a planned reopening in early 2027 (Gould's sons are helping).

Local pizzerias say Halloween will be their busiest pizza day—busier than Super Bowl Sunday—with peak orders around 4 to 7 p.m., so customers should order early for delivery or pickup; expect sheet pizzas, buckets of wings + fingers.

Amherst Pizza and Ale House will give 15% off food to customers dining in wearing costumes.

The Screening Room, a 31-year-old microcinema that closed in February, is holding a soft opening this week at its new downtown location after finding a space to reopen (owners say they 'got lucky').

Canisius College announced it will expand its free tuition program to serve more students beginning next academic year, and officials say details on eligibility and enrollment will be released soon.

The University at Buffalo will install 20 Flock-style license-plate cameras in a 60-day trial this spring at North and South campus entrances and exits; officials say they will not use facial recognition, data will be deleted after the trial, and public meetings are planned to address concerns.

UB researcher Elizabeth Bowen received a four-year, $2.135 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to study how changing recovery capital affects long-term recovery from alcohol use disorder.

Several hundred Bills fans gathered Thursday night in Niagara Square for a rally where a laser light show illuminated the Josh Allen poster (110 feet wide, 120 feet high) on the Statler Hotel.

The Bills return from their bye this Sunday at 1 p.m. to host the Baltimore Ravens.