WNY and NY as a whole is down and out.... I have lived in SOuthern NJ for over a year now and what a difference it makes. There are new homes going up everywhere, no commercial storefronts are vacant and there are jobs a plenty. I drove back home for "vacation" and albany looked slightly depressed, and buffalo severely. You need to have a solid job offer, or a great niche to start a business and be successful. I rented a car for one day, car was 54$, NYS sales tax on a rental car, 28%ended up being 70 something dollars. Its a joke.