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Northeast Buffalo – “A Good Place to Live”
The North East Community is
a great place to live and residents
have a lot to be proud of. The community offers affordable housing,
good schools, public parks, a public pool and a year round jammed
packed calendar of activities for all
ages.
The
stability and creates a sense of
unity. Block clubs in the North East
Community are not just a social club
that comes together on National
Night Out, many of these clubs address issues facing the neighborhood or
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A number of clubs work in coaout its’ rich history by being one of
the most diverse communities in
the City of Buffalo.
The housing stock is good and
affordable. The majority of the
houses are older and have a very
distinct character. They are spacious on the inside and most have
large backyards for young children
to play and excellent for families to lition to solve larger community issues such as the Masten Block
have safe summer fun.
Homeowners take great pride Club Coalition the Newberg Coaliin their property, which can espe- tion, Street Synergy and the Unicially be seen during the summer versity District Partners for
months as you travel through the Progress and the Residents Workcommunity where block after block ing Committees for Change.
The goal of the residents in the
is lined with beautiful flowers and
North East Planning Community is
well-manicured lawns.
Hundreds of blocks in the to increase owner occupied homes.
community have organized block This can be accomplished by workclubs, which adds to neighborhood ing with lending institutions, Com-
munity Centers and Neighborhood
Housing Agencies to teach residents about the importance of
homeownership, to share our communities history and the pride that
our fore father’s had when building what we now know as the North
East Community of Buffalo.
The schools in the North East
Community are great and offer
many choices for families.
The North East Community
has a Head Start Program located
on the South Campus of the University of Buffalo, two Early Childhood Centers, School # 61 located
on Main and Leroy and School #
78 a Montessori Center located on
Olympic Avenue which services
children from grades K-5.
St. James, a Catholic elementary school that services young
boys in the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades. St. Joe’s Catholic
School, a co-ed elementary school,
“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a
matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited
for; It is a thing to be achieved.”
Who are we?
Buffalo’s Good Neighbors’
Planning Alliance
The Good Neighbors’
Planning Alliance is a neighborhood-based planning process initiated by Mayor Anthony
Masiello, as part of the City of
Buffalo’s ongoing Comprehensive
Planning efforts. It seeks to actively
involve citizens in the creation of
community-based action plans in
each of the City’s eleven planning
sectors.
The Good Neighbors Planning
Alliance is also a community empowerment process whereby community members will have an official voice in determining the future
direction of their own neighborhoods.
The Mission of the Good Neighbors Planning Alliance is to:
• Include diverse individuals
and groups in the process of improving the community;
• Establish new partnerships
within the community;
• Build the community’s capacity to address complex problems;
• Improve conditions such as
housing, education, recreation and
the physical
environment;
• Improve public policies and
services that impact the community;
and Improve the quality of life for
all.
William Jennings Bryant
Westminster School # 68, once
rated one of the worse schools in
Buffalo is now a public Charter
School that has excelled to national
standards.
Highgate Heights Elementary
School # 80, once on the NYS’s list
for schools in need of improvement
now is one of the most improved
elementary schools in the state.
The North East Community
has two high schools: Bennett,
which is the home to infamous AllHigh Stadium and the home of the
only pre-law program in the city,
and Burgard Vocational.
For leisure, North East residents have many activities such as
McCarthy Park, a newly renovated
park that has been home to the
Kensington Little League Baseball
Association for over 53 years. This
baseball league is unique in itself
because the teams are co-ed and
children start as young as 6 years
old.
This year the North Buffalo
Football Association moved from
Shoshone Park to McCarthy Park
an organization that has been in
existence for over 20 years. Their
moving to the park and playing on
Sundays has given new life to the
park.
There are tennis and basketball courts that are open to the public. During the school year the Buffalo Public School Athletic Department uses the park for Soccer and
baseball. The park also
services outside leagues.
Additional outdoor activities
include golfing at Grover Cleveland
Park and swimming at the
Kensington Avenue pool.
The North East Community
has an advantage above most of
its neighboring communities; it has
been able to successfully embrace
the harmonious blend of community diversity. The community is
There are activities for every
age and programs of all types available through Gloria J. Parks Community Center located on Main
Street and F.L.A.R.E. located on
Leroy Avenue. For additional services residents have at their disposal an array of human service
agencies, like WNY Independent
Living Center, Crisis Services, the
Catelician Center, Horizon and the
Restoration So-
KAUFMAN BREAD –
The landmark giant loaf
of bread is no longer
on the roof.
racially, ethnically and economically diverse community, which has
created a sense of place that people
have grown to know and love.
In addition to the cultural diversity of this community, North
East possess functioning business
districts in Kensington-Bailey, University Heights, Main-FillmoreAmherst, Kenmore Avenue.
ciety.
The North East Planning Community has reason to be extremely
optimistic about the future and
should be prepared and aware that
the community can ultimately become one of the strongest and most
attractive communities in the City
of Buffalo.
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A Vision for Northeast Buffalo
As the 21st century unfolds, the City of Buffalo faces many
challenges.
At the beginning of the 20th century Buffalo rose to being one
of the top ten cities in the country with a population of almost 600,000.
By the end of the century Buffalo declined by half to 300,000.
What does the future hold for Buffalo? Naysayers see Buffalo
without hope. Pessimists see the negatives. But they can be swayed
by positive actions. Optimists see the good side of Buffalo. They see
a bright future for Buffalo.
Can you and your neighbor
influence Buffalo’s future?
– Some will say they can’t do anything. They are right.
– Others will say they can do something. They, also, are right. It all
depends on ourselves.
– Even little acts such as picking up
piece of litter have a positive effect.
We hope to do more. We need you!
Come to the
Northeast GNPA meeting on
Wednesday, November 17, 6:30pm
Kensington-Bailey NHS
995 Kensington Avenue
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Northeast Planning District – A Nice Place to Live
November, 2004
Neighborhood Planning Process
T
hree centuries ago the
region now occupied by
Buffalo was a wilderness
inhabited by the KahKwas Indians.
The narrative of Buffalo as a
city really begins in 1790 when the
Holland Land Company purchased four large tracts in Western New York and its surveyor,
Joseph Ellicott, laid out a plan for
a town on Buffalo Creek in1804.
Through the years Buffalo
continued to plan and evolve.
There was the rebuilding after the
War of 1812, the opening of the
Erie Canal in 1825, the coming of
the railroad in 1833, the dawn of
the industrial era from 1895 to 1903
with power from Niagara Falls and
the building of the Lackawanna
Steel Company.
In the
1800’s Buffalo had a
Planning
Commission
that oversaw
most planning matters.
In 1854 the
City’s boundaries were expanded to
approximately its present limits.
The City continued to plan
and develop during the 1900’s,
through two World Wars and a de-
Fix the basics. Build on the assets.
pression. In the 1950’s “Urban
Renewal” was the supposed answer to the growth of the City. Instead suburban growth escalated
and Buffalo began to decline.
In 1964 a Buffalo Master Plan
was prepared under Mayor
Chester Kowal. James Griffin was
a councilman at the time.
The plan created twelve subsections of the City, very closely
resembling the eleven districts that
have now been formed under the
Good Neighbors’ Planning Alliance. The Master Plan underscored the major implications of
the plan as they affected each of
the twelve communities in terms
of five major Plan elements – Residential, Community Facilities,
Commercial, Industrial, and Thoroughfares. One proposal was the
development
of
LaSalle
Quarry
Park.
It
spoke of
available
land in the
L e r o y
Neighborhood for
recreation
areas.
During the ensuing years Buffalo encountered major developments that transformed the City.
The Kensington Expressway
opened on August 15, 1967.
In 1969 University of Buffalo
now part of the State University
system began building a new campus in Amherst.
Mid 1970’s saw the building
of the Light Rail Rapid Transit.
The suburbs grew at the expense of the City. Once vibrant
neighborhood commercial districts and downtown found it difficult to compete with new suburban shopping centers.
The City did not lack for planning efforts to stem the tide. In 1971
the City under Mayor Frank Sedita
hired the renowned firm of
Wallace, McHarg, Roberts & Todd
to prepare a Downtown Comprehensive Plan. This plan and others met with varying degrees of
success.
Buffalo has had to deal with
tremendous social and economic
issues. “During the late 1970’s and
early 1980’s, as the people of Buffalo wrestled with the challenge of
school desegregation, a new
sense of community had begun to
emerge, one in which the traditional
bonds of race, class, and ethnicity
were beginning to break
down”.(Mark Goldman - City on
the Lake)
In the end the success of Buffalo rests with the participation of
its citizens in the planning pro-
cess. The plan
must be a conception of what
will be a livable
and beautiful
city for all its inhabitants. If
people think
well of it and
want it badly
enough, they
will get it. It will
take time, devotion and courage.
Neighborhood Pocket Parks – An Asset
The City
has committed
to the process of community planPlanning from the University at
ning in pursuing a new CompreBuffalo. Public forums were held
hensive Plan for the City. Commuthroughout the city to gather comnity planning involves the active
munity input into the planning proinvolvement of citizens as well as
cess. The top five concerns in the
the local stakeholders, city departUniversity and Masten Districts
ments, community organizations,
indicated at the public forums
and institutions coming together
were Crime, Housing, Education,
to address development, land use
Jobs and Economic Development,
planning, and service delivery isand City Services.
sues.
The Good Neighbors’ PlanThe goal of community planning Alliance was begun in 2001
ning is to promote mutual responas a means to further involve the
sibility and joint problem solving
Community in the planning and
that is essential to the continued
implementation process. The Allihealth and strength of the commuance consists of eleven planning
nity.
communities each working to deIn 1995 the City started Neighvelop neighborhood plans.
borhood Summits in conjunction
In 2003 the City presented its
with the Urban Design Project of
draft comprehensive plan called
the School of Architecture and
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Northeast Buffalo Good Neighbors Planning Alliance – A History
The Northeast Buffalo community is one of eleven planning
communities. It is roughly
bounded by Kenmore Ave. / City
line on the north, Eggert Road /
City line on the east, the
Kensington Expressway on the
south, and Main Street and the
former rail line on the west. It encompasses the University
Heights, Kensington-Bailey,
Fillmore-Leroy, and Trinidad
neighborhoods.
Since the outset of the GNPA
process in 2001, the North East
GNPA has been meeting to build
the planning process.
The GNPA is a collaborative
effort. Information and communication are our most important
tools. The hope is to bring all efforts of the community together
and keep the public informed
about community issues. We
don’t want to take over anyone’s
role. We only want to build a
united effort.
The alliance is comprised of
everyday people, residents, business owners, and interested parties. Each alliance has co-chairs
selected by the participants and
steering committees made up of
volunteers dedicating their time.
They all work closely with the
City’s Office of Strategic Planning. The goal is to prepare neighborhood action plans for inclusion
in the Citywide Comprehensive
Plan and to oversee their implementation.
Citizen groups have been
independently involved in community issues and planning for
many years.
The Uptown Coalition worked
with the University at Buffalo in
developing a physical improvement plan for University Heights.
Street Synergy has been
deeply involved in housing issues.
Block clubs continue to be a
critical part in building the City.
Community organizations
such as Gloria Parks Community
Development Assoc., Fillmore
Leroy Area Residents Assoc.
(FLARE), and Kensington Bailey
Neighborhood Housing Services
have been successful in pursuing
housing and community development programs.
The University Community
Initiative has partnered with the
neighborhoods bordering the University not only in Buffalo, but
also Amherst, Tonawanda, and
Cheektowaga.
Business organizations such
as the Bailey Avenue District Man-
agement Assoc., University
Heights Business Assoc., and the
Main-Amherst Business and Resident Assoc. have worked tirelessly
to promote commercial districts.
Schools and churches have
led the way in bettering the community.
However, in spite of all the
efforts and successes, serious
challenges remain.
Last year Bruce Wilson, then
VP of the Board of Realtors of
WNY studied the housing market
in NE Buffalo and found an excellent housing stock. He observed
that the lack of a comprehensive
neighborhood plan and lack of a
strong unified voice to promote
and market the community prevented the community from being
more successful.
Individuals and groups in the
North East Community must pull
Northeast Good Neighbors Planning Alliance seeks to build on the
strengths of the neighborhood including “Excellent Housing Stock”.
ASSETS – “Excellent Housing Stock” explains Bruce Wilson, then VP
of the Board of Realtors of WNY.
together into a collaborative effort.
In numbers there is strength.
A purpose of the NEGNPA is
to prepare a comprehensive neighborhood plan to present to the City
Planning Board. It has been a slow
process. But much has been done.
Recent surveys and community meetings have identified major issues in the Northeast community as, Housing, City Services,
Public Safety, Education and Recreation (Youth opportunities),
Community Economic Development, and Transportation.
The meetings also brought an
array of quality of life concerns to
the table such as:
• Absentee Landlords and vacant
houses;
• The need for library improvement;
• Deteriorating housing and weak
market demand;
• Youth and gang activity;
• Crime (especially related to
drugs and violence)
• Graffiti
• Neighborhood image (which
makes neighborhood difficult to
market);
• Recruiting young home-buyers;
• The location and orientation of
the post office;
• The condition of street sidewalks and curbs;
• Creating pedestrian friendly business districts;
• The Main Street DOT project;
and;
• Shortcomings of area supermarkets.
The issues have not changed
much over the past decade. The
GNPA will address them in the plan
with proposed actions. The plan
will also address Land Use and
Zoning.
In 2004, the North East neighborhood and demographic trend
analysis was completed by student interns from the University
of Buffalo.
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Northeast Planning District – A Nice Place to Live
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Educating Owners and Community About Business Violations
Members of the North East
planning community, University
District Council Member Bonnie
Russell, along with members of the
University District Residential
Business Committee have been
walking business to business on
Bailey to educate owners and the
community about this zoning legislation.
It is important that residents
in any planning community put
pressure on those businesses that
are violation. Businesses in violation are considered to be a problem property and should be re-
ported for failure to comply with
the City Ordinance 511-55.
The University District Residential Business Committee is
planning an educational meeting
for business owners and merchants in the district. It will be held
at the Kensington Bailey NHS, 995
Kensington Ave. at 6:30 on December 2nd.
Representatives from the University of Buffalo will facilitate the
meeting.
The goals of this meeting are:
‰ To educate the business com-
munity and residents on the City
ordinance
‰ To identify residents concerns with the physical appearance of the business strip
‰ To obtain input from residents as to what types of businesses they would like to see on
the business strip
‰ To develop a holiday plan for
the business strip
‰ To identify the needs of the
business community and to determine how residents can work to-
gether with business owners to
clean-up the Kensington/Bailey
Business District
cation committee to begin planning for the future.
‰ To determine if business
owners and residents would like
to form a business coalition
for change.
‰ To establish a business
district beautifi- Bailey Fish & Seafood: Investing in the neighborhood.
Business Districts, Zoning Boards and a Planning Community
The North East Planning
Community has several business
districts within its’ planning
boundaries. It is important that
community planners know the
zoning codes for each section of
their community.
The Kensington/Bailey Business District is a perfect example
of why this knowledge is so important.
In December 1981, University
District Council Member Scott
Gehl won passage of a special zoning legislation for the Kensington/
Bailey Business District.
The ordinance was written
with the legislative intent that: The
Common Council finds that the
stability and continued viability of
this area as a sound residential,
commercial and cultural area of the
City is threatened by over development and expansion of bars,
taverns, restaurants, takeout food
shops and other commercial enterprises which threaten the continu-
age to public and private property.
Further, this condition has
created annoyance and interference with the rights of residents
of the neighborhood to their right
to peaceful enjoyment of their property and an invasion of their rights
of privacy. By creating this special
zoning district, the
Common Council
of the City of Buffalo intends to create a compatible
balance between
United Men’s Clothing Store: recently renovated.
the legitimate comation of the essentially unique and
mercial interests and the lawful incontinuing viability of this area.
terests of the residents of this area.
The Common Council further
The legislation has a section
finds that the encroachment and
of what types of businesses are
expansion of
permitted as a matter of right and a
enterprises of
section for businesses that are rethis nature
stricted. It is important that planhave given rise
ning communities know and unto traffic conderstand what the restrictions are
gestion, hazto be successful in rebuilding their
ards of life and
community.
safety of peThe legislation continues by
destrians and
listing the general standards for
motor vehicles
the Kensington/Bailey Business
passengers
Community.
and operators,
Storefront signage makes an
extensive illeimportant statement about the
gal parking,
community and should not be
excessive
overlooked. Community planners
noise, vandalshould especially know and underTalking Leaves Bookstore on Main Street: ideal mixed ism and tresstand what is prohibited.
use development.
pass and damAlong Main Street, similar leg-
islation was enacted by the Common Council in the 1990’s. This
created a transit zoning overlay
district. The zoning requires such
elements as: building to the street
line, two-level buildings, and speci-
fied building size as it relates to lot
size. The purpose was to promote
the rapid transit system by developing walkable, livable communities around the transit stations.
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University District
Residential Business
Committee Meeting
Thursday, December 2nd
6:30pm at the
Kensington-Bailey NHS
995 Kensington Ave.
If You Want To Help Shape
The Way Bailey Looks You
Need To Attend…
RSVP to: 851-5165
by Wednesday, November 24th
Zoning Regulations for
the Ken / Bailey Business District
REQUIREMENTS:
‰ Merchandise shall not be displayed in the public right-of-way without
specific permission of the City.
‰ Broken windows will be replaced within 10 days
‰ All exterior front or side walls shall be maintained, repaired,
cleaned and/or painted in a workmanlike manner
‰ It is the responsibility of each merchant and/or property owner to
keep his display window clean.
‰ Building facades that are defaced will be cleaned within 30 days.
‰ The property owner or operator shall maintain good order on and
about the premises at all times. The lack of good order includes, but not
limited to: fighting, loitering, gambling, illegal activities, noise violation,
and possession of stolen property or dangerous weapons.
‰ Signs made of cardboard, paper; canvas or similar non-permanent
materials are restricted to commercial display windows and may cover no
more that 25% of the surface area of the display window.
‰ Sidewalks shall be kept free of debris and litter and shall be
maintained by the property owner/ merchant. In winter, sidewalks shall be
kept free of snow and ice.
PROHIBITED USES:
‰ Billboards
‰ Movable sidewalk signs and flashing signs, including any sign
or device in which the artificial lights is not stationary and constant
in intensity and color at all times when in use.
‰ Illegal possession of drugs or drug paraphernalia, alcoholic
beverages, sale of cigarettes or food stamps.
‰ Signs projecting above the roofline
‰ Beacons and flashing lights, except where such lighting devices
are deemed necessary for public safety, well-being and welfare.
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Northeast Planning District – A Nice Place to Live
November, 2004
Streets included in the
Northeast Good Neighbor Planning Alliance
University Council District
Kenmore Avenue
Main Street
(Seattle)
Nicholson
Brinton
Englewood Av.
Barcher Place /
Martha Jackson Place
8. Montcalm Ave.
9. Deveraux Ave.
10. Evadene Street
11. Eley Pl.
12. Angle
13. Flower
14. Custer
15. West Northrup Avenue
16. West Winspear Avenue
17. Tyler
18. Merrrimac
19. Heath
20. Montrose
21. University Avenue
22. Radcliffe Road
23. Larchmont
24. Niagara Falls Boulevard
25. PelhamDrive
26. Allenhurst Road
27. Capen Boulevard
28. (Windermere)
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58.
Winspear Ave.
LeBrun
Northrup
Highgate
Rounds Ave.
Lisbon Ave.
Minnesota Ave.
LaSalle Ave.
Shirley
William Price Parkway
Dartmouth
Dunlop Ave.
Hewitt Ave.
Stockbridge Ave.
Berkshire Ave.
East Amherst St.*
Thornton Ave.
Midway Ave.
Hutchinson Ave.
Westminster Ave.
Tarklo Place
Cordova Ave.
Parkridge Ave.
Comstock Ave.
Bailey Avenue
Suffolk Ave.
Orleans Ave.
Kensington Avenue
Eggert
Treehaven
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88.
Huntley
Bame
Croy
Eldon
Woodley
Burke
William Gaiter Parkway
Northumberland Avenue
Norfolk
Olympic
Copsewood Ave.
Freeman
Collingwood
Andover
Berwyn
Burlington
Cloverdale
Bickford
Edith
Alice
Fennimore
Davidson
Hastings
Phyllis
Millicent
Martha
Roosevelt
Gail
Godfrey
Leonard
MILITARY RD
STARIN AV
COLVIN AV
RIVERSIDE
DELAWARE AV
ELMWOOD AV
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NORTH BUFFALO
NORTH EAST
HERTEL AV
KENSINGTON
EXWY
FOREST AV
W FERRY ST
WEST
SIDE
ELMWOOD
E DELAVAN AV
W DELAVAN AV
GENESEE ST
EAST DELAVAN
MASTEN
BROADWAY
VIRGINIA ST
EAST SIDE
WILLIAM ST
ELLICOTT
CENTRAL
DINGENS ST
CLINTON ST
MINERAL
SPRING RD
BUFFALO RIVER
SOUTH BUFFALO
SENECA ST
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Good Neighbors’
Planning Alliance Areas
SOUTH PARK AV
Good Neighbors'
nning Alliance Areas
Masten Council District
94. Mercer
95. East Depew
96. East Morris
97. Benwood
98. Hill
99. Manhattan Ave.*
100. East Amherst *
101. Bennet Village Terrace
102.Fillmore Ave.
103. Rockwood
104. Chalmers
105. Wade
106. Rodney
107. Victoria
108. Wakefield
109. Phelps
110. Jewett Avenue
111. Brewster
112. Leroy Avenue
113. Oakwood
114. Dewey
115. Drexel
116. Van Gorder
117. Gesl Street
On July 6, 2004 the Common
Council passed an ordinance
unanimously providing for a rental
registry of every non-owner occupied one-and two family dwelling
in the City of Buffalo.
Chapter 264-Licensing
of Rental Housing Business – is based on existing legislation.
The rental registry
ordinance is designed to improve
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West Cleveland Drive
Roswell Rd.
New Southgate Road
118. Kenova Place
119. Verdun Avenue
120. Norma
121. Pauline Street
122. Holden
123. Central Park Plaza
124. Central Park Avenue
125. Hill
126. Castle Place
127. Worcester
128. Richlawn Avenue
129. Marigold
130. Manhattan Ave.*
131. Montclair Ave.
132. Federal Ave.
133. Liberty
134. Shawnee
135. Grider Street
136. Deerfield Ave.
137. Palos Place
138. Wyoming Ave.
139. Mendola
140. Colfax Ave.
141. Warwick Ave.
142. Kensington Ave.*
143. Monticello Pl.
144. Loring Ave.
145. Humboldt Parkway
146. Gillette
147. Grove Avenue
148. Trinidad Street
Calling All Landlords…
Buffalo Begins Rental Registry
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DIVISION OF PLANNING
Statement by Masten
District Councilman
“It is with great pleasure that I
submit this statement of cooperation
and collaboration on behalf of the
Masten District Council Office and
the 33,000 residents of the Masten
District in full support of the Northeast Planning Alliance’s efforts to rebuild the Masten District and University District, respectively.
As a representative on the Buffalo Common Council, I take my official duties seriously. In the past few
years alone, my colleagues and I have
worked in partnership, through utilization of our legislative powers and
our fiscal resources to enhance existing opportunities for minority,
women-owned, and small businesses
citywide, which is at the cornerstone
of our revitalization efforts.
To date, our office has successfully secured funds and garnered support to, among others, complete Phase
I of the Restoration of the Wading
Pool at Martin Luther King Jr., Park,
for the construction of the New North
Jefferson Library, and, most recently,
to establish Save-A-Lot in the Central Park Plaza.
In the years to come, we will continue to work aggressively with stakeholders in the public and private sectors to advance the goals stated in the
Masten and University District Master Plans, to bring additional members into the political process, to support initiatives to train and/or hire
more minority contractors and/or
workers to participate in city contracts, and move our great city further in the right direction,” said Council Member Thompson.
the safety and habitability of rental
housing in the City of Buffalo by
identifying rental property and
establishing a system of code of
enforcement for rental properties.
There are no exception to this registry.
Every one- and two family dwelling must be registered. Call Dave Gilmore at 851-5802 to obtain registration forms. Failure to
register a property will lead to a
fine of up to $1,500 or imprisonment of up to 15 days, or both for
each offense on each property the
owner has in non-compliance.
Failure to register the property
will also automatically trigger an
inspection of the property and will
result in the issuance of an order
to vacate all the occupants of the
dwelling.
So Renters Beware, ask your
landlord if he/she is in compliance
with the LAW because you will be
the one OUT ON TH STREET…
Neighborhood
Planning Process
Continued from Page Two
the “Queen City in the 21st Century. It is this document that will
be expanded to include neighborhood plans from each of eleven
Planning Communities.
The Northeast Planning
Community will next meet on
Wednesday; November 17, 2004;
at 6:30 PM, at the Kensington –
Bailey Neighborhood Housing
Services, 995 Kensington Avenue.
We will be reviewing where we
are so far and continue developing neighborhood plans. Please
join us.
We will focus on Housing,
City Services, Public Safety, Education and Recreation (Youth opportunities), Community Economic Development, and Transportation. We will emphasize areas
such as urban design, zoning, and
land use.
November, 2004
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Northeast Planning District – A Nice Place to Live
November, 2004
Embracing the Rich History of the North East Community
The North East Community
has a wonderful rich history, a history that should be shared and
known by all. The North East Communities includes University
Heights, Kensington/Bailey and
Fillmore/Leroy area of the City of
Buffalo, bounded by the suburbs
of Amherst, Cheektowaga and
Kenmore
Two Common Council
District’s,
In 1942 DXN Corporation, a
its occupancy has increased
homes priced from $3500 to $7000.
sity of New York and today is
division of Hercules Motor Comsteadily. It is now over 95% leased
Summit Park: Together with
known as SUNY’S Crown Jewel. It
pany leased the building for the
to offices.
the J. Walter Gage Realty
is a premier public center for
Bailey Avenue originally
Company’s development of Sumgraduate and professional
called Williamsville Road
mit Park, the area between Bailey
education, as well as the
functioned as a trail
and Main, the area obtained the
state’s largest and most comthrough the Bailey forest.
character it has to this day. Sumprehensive public university.
The Bailey forest was used
mit Park eventually changed its
UB is a member of the prestifor lumber to build homes
name to Minnesota Avenue.
gious Association of Ameriin the area. Somewhere
Much of what we see today
can Universities and the
around 1890, high winds
was developed in
University at Buffalo stands
carried sparks from a fire on
the 1920’s and
in the first rank among the
Jefferson Avenue and the
1930’s. That’s
nation’s research –intenvast expanse of timber
when the Unisive public universities.
quickly ignited denuding
versity of BufThe
University’s
much of the forest.
falo was buildstrengths are in medicine,
As late as 1920 the
ing the campus
engineering, and comKensington Bailey area was
at Main and
puter science, which enBlessed Trin
one of the last areas within the
Bailey.
able the school to conduct
ity - A Natio
nal Historic L
andmark.
city limits to be developed.
Lewis
multidisciplinary research and promanufacturing of dieWith the arrival of trolley serJ. Bennett
vide education at a level of excelsel engines for the U.S. Navy.
vice, the intersection of Bailey and
High School
lence that few universities can
Trico Product Company, the
Kensington began to change. The
opened in
match.
world’s largest manufacture of
greatest impact was seen after
1925.
Buffalo has many churches
Diner
windshield wipers, purchased the
World War 1 when the Kinsey ReI
n
that are significant in the city’s arLake Effect
Unicomplex in 1953 expanding the
alty Company began to develop
1937 the Central Park Annex rechitectural history. One of these
versity and Masten share the
building to its current size of
the area. With a population of
ceived permits to build 114, 118,
churches is located in the Fillmore/
North East Community and work
650,000 square feet, and using the
18,000 people in 1920, this section
122, 126 Mercer
Leroy section of the North East
closely to preserve it. The historipremises until the plant closed in
of the North East community grew
The University Plaza was becommunity. The Blessed Trinity
cal tour begins in the 1850’s when
1987.
to 49,000 by the end of 1930.
gun in 1939 at Main Street and
Roman Catholic Church was built
Erie County established the
The
North
from 1923-1928 and is located
County Almshouse and
East Community is
at 323 Leroy Avenue.
hospital at what is now the
rich in history, a hisIn the early 19th century
when the U.S. economy
University at Buffalo South
tory that everyone
started a slow rolling proCampus and Buffalo excan be involved in.
cess towards economic catended its city limits north to
Take the time and
lamity, the NorthEast ComKenmore Avenue.
read the deed to your
munity was booming. In
University at Buffalo:
home and you will
1915, in the Fillmore/Leroy
The almshouse and its surlearn so much about
section of the Masten Disrounding farm operated for
the house that you
trict the Tri-Main Building
over fifty years until 1909
live in.
was built by Ford Motor Co.
when the county decided to
Residents livthey used the facility as a
vacate its 150 acre site. At
ing in the University
Highgate Heights - School #80 Renovation
sales, service and assembly
that time, Charles P. Norton,
District should enjoy
operation. Between 1927 and
In December 1988 the buildChancellor of the University
this bit of trivia. There was a farm
1931 Ford built 600,000
ing began its’ transformation, iniat Buffalo, proposed that the
owned by Mr. Eggert. As his chilModel T’s and Model A’s.
tially the building purchased by
land be acquired as the site
dren married he gave each a parUB-Anderson Art Gallery
From 1931- 1942 the Bell
Rae Brothers Developments Ltd.
for an arts college. In buildcel of land. Many streets in the
Aircraft leased the Tri-Main BuildOf Toronto housed a 200,000
ings which were once a part of the
district are named after his chilKenmore Ave. It was the first shoping where they designed and consquare foot flea market, which
county almshouse and hospital,
dren, that is why we have streets
ping center of its type to be constructed the Airacoment Plane,
closed in 1992. Since then, the rethe roots of the present university
named Shirley, Alice, Gail,
structed in the metropolitan area.
America’s first twin-engine jet warnamed Tri-Main Center has underwere sown.
Leonard, Martha and Godfrey.
In 1962 the University of Bufplane.
gone extensive rehabilitation and
Prior to this occurrence, the
falo merged with the State UniverP P P P
area had retained a relatively rural
appearance. Alexander P. Ross had
made an early attempt at developing a residential area in the 1880s
on land he purchased at Main and
The North East Community
driveways and party to loud at
demically successful but for a peschools when parents have to
Englewood. As the street cars travhas many challenges and oppornight. They violate many of the
travel cross-town to attend a PTA
riod of time worked its’ way on the
eled as far as Cold Springs at that
tunities. A perfect example of a
laws that govern the city and it is
Schools Under Review List. Resimeeting or to pick up their child’s
time, he would bring people to the
community challenge can be seen
very difficult to enforce them bedents living in the community
report card. Parents should have
area by carriage in an attempt to
with the recent closing of School
cause of the limitations of the varischool choice within their commubanned together and insisted that
woo them into settling there. This
# 63 Campus North on Minnesota
ous enforcement agencies.
the principal be removed. Why?
nity, which means that a successattempt met with failure.
Avenue.
ful planning community with a
Residents understand that the
With the establishment of the
Residents understand
stability of any community starts
goal of increasing homeownership
university, a new level of interest
that the School District
with strong schools. Young famimust do their homework on the
in the area arose. Knowing the pohad to make some serious
schools in their planning commulies looking to purchase a home
tential for growth, in 1909 Charles
decisions and this was
look for a community with good
nity.
W. Winspear, former keeper of the
one of them, but that does
schools.
Residents in the North East
county asylum, formed a partnernot mean that residents
School Choice was a program
planning community won and the
ship with Eli Northrup, together
do not have a say in fuleadership at the school changed
authored by then School Board
they purchased the land and deture of the site. Some resiand now School 80 is again rankmember Jan Peters, but this is not
veloped the streets, which bear
dents are calling upon the
a good way to stabilize communiing very high academically across
their names today.
University of Buffalo to
ties or build a parental base in
the state.
This was the beginning of
step up to the plate and
what we know today as Univerbecome
community
Campus North – School #63
sity Heights. The Heights centers
friendly like Canisus Colon Main Street from Niagara Falls
lege and invest in the community.
If Campus North were to
Blvd. and south to LaSalle AvThis school is a perfect location
turned into a university dorm, resienue. The neighborhood on upfor a dormitory. It has a parking
dents would be privy to additional
per Main Street at the city line was
lot and is in walking distance to
security in UB’s 24-hour security
originally known as Elysville.
the university. Why is this sugservices.
Named after Samuel Ely, a farmer
gestion on the table for many resiDuring the same time frame that
I support the North East Good Neighbor’s Planning
and owner of much of the land in
dents? Because residents are
the School District was planning
Alliance
because it is so wonderful to see residents from all
the area, the German and French
tired of the disrespect that stuthe closing of Campus North, they
immigrants who originally settled
walks of life come together to work to improve the community
dents living off campus have
were planning the million-dollar
in this area were attracted by its
where they live.
shown to the community.
renovation of School # 80
higher, drier land.
Currently there are over 200 University District residents
Far too many students have
Highgate Heights Elementary loUniversity Park: In 1914, Anchosen to live off campus in the
cated on Highgate Avenue. When
who have been working on four district committees to identify
thony J. Huck, owner of farmland
community with no regard for
re-construction is completed this
problems and come up with solutions in an effort to begin
on the west side of Main Street
people living in the neighborwill be a state of the art school,
re-building of the University District. This year, is the
developed the University Park
hood. Far too many students
complete with a 500 seat auditobeginning of many wonderful things and together we will
area. On land his family had origithink of the City of Buffalo as a
rium and a full-scale clinic. This is
nally purchased from the Holland
achieve success.
dumping ground; they park on
a school that has come full circle.
Land Company, he constructed
neighbor ’s lawns, block their
School # 80 was always an aca-
North East Planning Community Challenges and Opportunities
A Message From University
District Council Member
Bonnie E. Russell
November, 2004
Northeast Planning District – A Nice Place to Live
Page 7
Problem Property Task Force
Calling All Citizens to be Eyes and Ears of the Neighborhood
A successful planning community must be able to talk openly
with residents to discuss what and
where the concerns of the community are.
A successful planning community must be open and understanding that what may not be a
problem in one section of the community may be a huge problem for
another section. A successful
planning community is smart
enough to arm residents with the
tools necessary to get the job
done. A successful planning community will develop a tool that can
service all residents regardless to
where they live in the community.
A successful planning community
will look for existing tools where
applicable and enhance them to fit
the needs of the majority.
The North East Planning Alliance has done just that. Three
years ago the University District
C.O.P.S. Station started the Problem Property Task Force along
with representatives from the University of Buffalo, Buffalo Police
Department, NFTA, UB Police,
Amherst Police, landlords and residents to address loud, overcrowded, underage drinking student parties in the University
CHALLENGES – “Deteriorating Housing Stock” makes for a weakened demand.
Heights section of the community.
But student housing was not the
only problems facing residents in
the community. Residents felt
helpless against neighbors who
failed to keep their property clean,
shovel their sidewalks, and return
their trashcans in a timely manner.
They were fed up with absentee
landlords who failed to take care
of their rental properties or to properly screen tenants.
Residents identified that students were not the only residents
in the community having loud parties, parking illegally, fighting or
engaging in illegal activities. To
completely stabilize the community
there needs to be a systematic tag
team approach to resolving problems that are similar.
The University District
C.O.P.S station, is housed in the
Gloria J. Parks Community Center
on Main Street, there are two staff
members who are responsible for
responding to a significant number of quality of life issues in the
community. In March of this year,
the task force was expanded to include representatives from district
council staff, block club leaders
and business owners. With more
people on board the boundaries
were able to be expanded. The
planning community was able to
utilize the Problem Property Report
Form currently being used by the
Problem Property Tip Sheet
Working Together for a Better Buffalo
This form is to be completed by residents/homeowners who would like the
Problem Property Task Force
to Look into a specific problem. Please Provide as much information as possible.
We will see that the problem is forwarded to proper authorities.
Date:________________
Address of Problem __________________________________________________________
Apartment _________________________________________________________________
Upper, Lower, Front, Rear etc.
Problem Type (Check and explain below)
p
p
p
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Graffiti
Vandalism
Parking
Other
p
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Litter, Debris, Garbage
Exterior / Structural Violations
Unlicensed/Abandoned Vehicles
Party / Loud Noise
Explanation: (Be as specific as possible) _______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Attach additional sheet to submit more details
Vehicle information:
Plate # ______________________ Make ________________ Model _________ Color ________
Plate # ______________________ Make ________________ Model _________ Color ________
Name(s) of Violator(s): (Names, nickname if known) __________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Complaintant - Optional (name & phone) ________________________________________
Do you wish to be confidentially contacted?
p Yes
p No
Please mail or faxthis completed form to: University District Residents Council Member Bonnie E.
Russell1508 City HallBuffalo, NY 14202Phone: 851-5165Fax: 851-4580 ; Gloria J. Parks C.O.P.S.
Station3242 Main StreetBuffalo, NY 14214Phone: 851-4112Fax: 832-5099
GRAFFITI AND BOARDED UP buildings makes for a neighborhood
image which is difficult to market.
task force. Changes were made to
address the needs of more residents and together they share reports to make certain that there is
no duplication of efforts. Information sharing addressed an important factor residents were now able
to have a complete look at a problem property. If the property was
scheduled for Housing Court for
code violation all of the information gathered on that property
would also be presented in court
by a Housing Court liaison.
Working together has been
extremely successful; there were
certain types of problems that the
C.O.P.S. station couldn’t handle
simply because of limited staffing.
After bringing council staff, block
club leaders and new businesses
on as an additional resources to
get the job done the number of
problem properties being reported
in the North East community have
increased, which means that there
has been a significant increase in
the number of properties that have
been eliminated. Each of these new
resources brought something different and significant to the table
to help get the job done community style.
You are welcomed to use the
form and help us take a bite out of
crime and clean up our planning
community.
P P P P
Northeast GNPA History
Continued from Page Two
PLANNINGAND PROJECTS
program with Sisters Hospital and
UNDERWAY
Niagara Mohawk. The NEGNPA
The Northeast planning complan for Bailey Ave. recommends:
munity comprises much of the
• Property and façade improveUniversity Council district and a
ment programs.
portion of the Masten Council Dis• Adherence to Buffalo zoning
trict. The Masten Council District
requirements.
engaged the University at Buffalo
• Plans for vacant commercial
Office of Urban Initiatives (OUI)
properties.
to develop a community plan.
Businesses in University
Working with the community
Heights will need to contend with
the OUI pointed out that the
the continuing reconstruction of
Fillmore Leroy neighborhood
Main Street. Businesses in the
faces a serious housing crisis. To
Fillmore Main and Amherst areas
deal with the housing crises four
have been reviewing plans for
problems need to be solved.
phase 2 of the Main Street recon1. Identify resources for owners
struction and will also soon have
to improve their properties.
to contend with the actual con2. Identify resources for owners
struction.
to maintain their properties.
Both the North Buffalo and
3. City must maintain all public
Northeast Buffalo communities
spaces, including parks and playhave been promoting a Rails to
grounds
Trails project extending from the
4. The private
LaSalle transit
sector must be
station to Kenbrought into the
more Ave. and
revitalization efDelaware Avfort.
enue.
OUI
The trail would
recommended:
connect to the
Establish a
Niagara River
neighborhood
and a trail would
renaissance
extend north to
zone. Establish a
Ellicott Creek
Crime Bubble for
Park.
This
zero tolerance.
greenway could
Redevelop
also connect
Fillmore Avenue.
McCarthy Park
Develop artist
with Shoshone
Proposed Rails to Trails Map
colony in TriPark forming a
Main area.
magnificent
Among recommendations for
green space. Federal funds have
the Trinidad Neighborhood is esalready been allocated for portablish employer assisted housing
tions.
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Northeast Planning District – A Nice Place to Live
University District: Hopes
for a Community Paper
B
by Richard Mack
eginning shortly, it is
hoped that the University District of the City
of Buffalo will have its
own community newspaper.
Teamed with Partners for
Progress and the Northeast Neighborhood Planning Alliance, Review Publications is laying the
groundwork to publish a
weekly newspaper for the University District and the Northeast Community Planning
District– with all the news
that’s fit to print!
Review Publications is the parent company of the Riverside
Review, a weekly newspaper which has served
the Black Rock and Riverside communities since 1923.
A policy that has made our
company successful for so long is
our belief that community comes
first. “We put the Community in
Community Newspaper.”
There are “happenings” and
events going on in the University
district – at locals schools,
churches and businesses – that
aren’t noticed by our larger media
services. These things are vital to
the strength and well-being of a
neighborhood.
Over the next several months,
we will be surveying the neighborhood for interest in this community newspaper. To be successful, we will need community residents and business owners
to lend a hand. We want
you to be the eyes and
ears of the community. Keep us informed of what’s
going on in your
neighborhood.
Afterall, you are
what the community is all about!
We would like your support.
To be successful, we also need parties interested in advertising to
keep this publication a free one for
local residents.
Like this planning newsletter,
we will start our distribution at local businesses, churches, community centers and schools. From
there, it is our hope to begin delivering door to door.
In the meantime, get the
word out that there’s a new newspaper coming to town. Please call
us if you are interested in advertising or if you have news and
event coming up in your neighborhood. We will also be looking to
hire writers and a salesperson.
You can contact Review Publications by mail at: 215 Military
Road, Buffalo, NY 14207. Call us
at 877-8400 or fax us at 877-8742.
You can learn more about
us
on
the
internet
at:
www.buffaloreview.com or by
email at: [email protected]
Tell us what you think and
WIN A FREE PIZZA!
Would you like to
see a community
newspaper in your
neighborhood?
m Yes. Absolutely.
m No. Not at All.
Register your Vote Online at:
www.buffaloreview.com
Send us feedback on the website with name and email address
or by mail with what you’d like to
see in a community paper and
win a large pizza.
November, 2004
The Resident Driven Bailey Avenue
Business District Committee
Cordially Invites You to Join
Forces with Them to:
Make It Better On Bailey
for the Holidays
Goals for this season are:
Decorate the businesses with
holiday wreaths
On Saturday, December 18th
welcome Santa Claus to our
community
On Saturday, December 18th
Christmas caroling with the
Councilmember
You can help make this holiday season a safe,
healthy, happy one for residents living in the
University District by giving a donation to:
“Better on Bailey”
3037 Bailey Avenue, 14215
Erie County Celebrates “America Recycle Day”
While recycling is important
every day, November 15th has
been designated as “America Recycles Day.” Erie County is joining the rest of the nation in this
annual campaign to encourage
Americans to recycle and to buy
recycled products.
The Erie County Department
of Environment and Planning has
been working with schools
throughout the County to encourage educators to discuss with
their students the importance of
the three R’s - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
From Highland Elementary
in Derby to Campus West in Buffalo, schools will be visited over
the next several weeks by Willy
Waste Little, the County’s Recy-
cling Mascot. Students
from the University at
Buffalo’s Honors Program are assisting
with this schools
outreach and
distribut-
Color My Community!
Libby T. has lost her recycling bag.
Can you help her find it?
ing information about
America
Recycles
Day on
campus.
M a n y
schools are encouraging students to sign a
personal
“pledge to recycle”.
The eight
schools from Western New York
with the most pledges will win an
ice cream party from Perry’s Ice
Cream and Wegman’s.
In addition, all Erie County
residents who sign a “pledge to
recycle” card will be eligible to win
a new Ford Escape Hybrid SUV or
other prizes in a random drawing
to be held December 1, 2004.
Pledge forms will be available
in the lobbies of the Rath Building
(95 Franklin Street) and City Hall
(65 Niagara Square) in Buffalo the
week of November 15th.
The forms are available on
line at: americarecyclesday.org.
“Although we are fortunate
that many residents already recycle and buy recycled products,
we need to do more,” said Erie
County Executive Joel A. Giambra.
“America Recycles Day is an
excellent opportunity for us to
draw attention to this important
issue and ask that everyone does
his or her part.”
Residents needing additional
information can call the Erie
County Recycling Hotline at 8586996 or visit the County website
at www.erie.gov. Look for their
flyer ionserted in this issue.
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