This one, in the lower Greenfield neighborhood where O’Connor’s father — the late Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor — lived, is no different. “In all my years of living in and visiting Pittsburgh, I have never seen the Downtown look so bad. On April 23, the nation’s eyes will be on Pittsburgh as it hosts the NFL draft, expected to draw between 500,000 and 700,000 people. We need to put together a fund of hundreds of millions of dollars to really reinvest in the Golden Triangle and give a rebirth to downtown Pittsburgh,’” he said. The announcement came on the heels of the NFL selecting Pittsburgh for the draft.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2026 16:18 UTC