Relocation Guide - Buffalo Niagara

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buffalo niagara
where life works
RELOCATION GUIDE
www.wherelifeworks.com
welcome
to buffalo niagara
There are few things I enjoy as much as saying “Welcome to Buffalo
Niagara.” That’s because, in my role as president and chief executive
officer of the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, I’ve had the privilege of
introducing our region’s amenities to countless people who have
relocated here and found so much more than they expected—and
you will, too.
665 Main Street, Suite 200
Buffalo, New York 14203
716.842.1330
1.800.916.9073
The Buffalo Niagara region is comprised of eight counties that
form the western-most end of New York State. This guide primarily
focuses on Erie and Niagara county which are home to the two most
populated cities.
www.buffaloniagara.org
In this guide, there’s information to help you find a home you’ll love,
services you’ll need and activities you’ll enjoy. It’s a comprehensive
starting place—but only a starting place, because one of the best
things about Buffalo Niagara is that it constantly surprises residents
and visitors with all there is to do and see.
You’ll hear us talk a lot about balance, too, and soon you’ll know
why we say that Buffalo Niagara is “where life works.” With a lower
cost of living, quick commutes and a culture that values quality time
with family and friends as well as hard work, it’s easier to manage
professional aspirations and leisure time.
We’re glad you’re here to be a part
of our next great era—welcome to
Buffalo Niagara.
© KC Kratt
As you explore Western New York, you’ll find a region deeply rooted
in history yet moving boldly to a dynamic future—thanks to the
passion of our business executives, entrepreneurs, health care
teams, educators and students, arts and cultural professionals,
elected officials, and our neighbors and friends. Together, we’ve
committed to economic development and growth; greening our
neighborhoods and caring for our waterways; cultural and ethnic
diversity; and maintaining our quality of life.
Sincerely,
Tom Kucharski
President & CEO
Buffalo Niagara Enterprise
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© July 2012 Buffalo Niagara Enterprise.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise.
COVER PHOTO CREDITS: clockwise from top left,
© 2012 University at Buffalo | Douglas Levere, Buffalo
Niagara Enterprise, Buffalo Place and iStock.com
About this guide:
We hope you’ll read all the
information in this guide, but
take special notice of the
“Need to Know” and
“Great to Know” highlights:
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Where you live is as important as how you spend
your time—and in Buffalo Niagara, you’ll find a special place to call home.
Communities, cities & counties
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Buffalo Neighborhoods • Niagara Falls Neighborhoods • Just Outside the Cities
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Important
information for legal
or other reasons.
Erie County • Niagara County • Eight Counties, One Spectacular Region
A place to call home
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Residential Real Estate Firms • Home Builders • Renting & Leasing • Moving Checklist
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Learn about our schools
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Public School Districts • Charter Schools • Private Schools • Higher Education
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Settle in for a while
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DMV • Public Safety • Banks • Utilities • Moving & Storage
Voter Registration • Pet Requirements • Media
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Interesting bits
that will make life
here even more
enjoyable.
Buffalo Niagara Relocation Guide
A Publication of Buffalo Niagara Enterprise
ph. 716.842.1357 fx. 716.842.1724
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EDITORIAL CONTENT
We would like to thank the following individuals
and organizations for their contributions to the
publication: Kathleen Rooney Communications,
Heidi Freedman, Buffalo Place, Graham
Smith, Christopher Finn, Matthew Hubacher,
Megan Rasbeck, Jennifer Kavanaugh.
ARTISTIC DESIGN
We would like to thank the following individuals
for their contributions to the publication:
Alyssa Crick and Sarah Larson.
PHOTOGRAPHY
We would like to thank the following individuals,
companies and organizations for their contributions
to the publication: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Angel
Art Ltd, Artpark, Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Bisons,
Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Place, Jim
Bush, The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce,
Enid Bloch (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra),
Canisius College, Alyssa Crick, Mark Dellas,
KC Kratt, Tony Kurdziel, Sarah Larson, Douglas
Levere (UB), Tom Loonan (AKAG), Medaille
College, Tom Moore (CCIDA), Niagara Falls
International Airport, NiagaraUSA, Sandie Peek,
Elizabeth Pellette, Sean Quigley (Balloons Over
Letchworth), Megan Rasbeck, Roswell Park
Cancer Institute, Shea’s Performing Arts Center,
Sorrento Lactalis, Inc., Uniland Development
Corporation, University at Buffalo and Yahoo!.
Although every attempt is made to be as
comprehensive and accurate as possible, Buffalo
Niagara Enterprise does not accept responsibility
for any misprints, errors, omissions, deletions or
the accuracy of the information in the publication.
Buffalo Niagara Enterprise does not accept
responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience
sustained by anyone using this publication.
• life
In Buffalo Niagara, we achieve balance by enjoying all the
amenities large cities offer without the stresses of high costs, overcrowding,
heavy traffic, or long commutes.
Enjoy yourself
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Dining • Arts & Culture • Sports & Leisure • Shopping Districts & Malls
Attractions & Events • Parks, Greenways & Waterfront • Libraries • Visiting Canada
Getting around
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Airports • Metro Rail & Bus Service • Amtrak Train
Toll Roads, E-ZPass, International Border Crossing
Health care
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Insurers • Hospitals & Urgent Care • Niagara Health Quality Coalition
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
• works
Even during the economic downturn, more than
50 companies were attracted to the region by Buffalo Niagara Enterprise
because our forward-thinking and dedicated executives, entrepreneurs
and citizens are making all the right moves to build and grow business.
Nice job!
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Salaries & Wages • Growing Industries • Top Businesses • Employment Resources
Starting a Business Here • Chambers of Commerce
Important Numbers
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It’s where we live,
it’s where life works.
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Accolades • Thank You BNE Investors
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communities
cities & counties
Western New York has diverse communities with essential
elements in common: wonderful people and excellent value.
This guide will start you on the path to a new home, and we
encourage you to drive, bike or walk through our neighborhoods
and ask about them, too—we love introducing people to our area
and one of Buffalo’s nicknames, “the city of good neighbors,” is
true throughout the region.
• Buffalo Neighborhoods
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Niagara Falls
Neighborhoods
• Just Outside the Cities
• Erie County
• Niagara County
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“When we were deciding what works for us, my wife and
I discovered that Buffalo Niagara would offer challenging
careers and great communities without many of the
obstacles we faced elsewhere. Now we are raising our
family in a historic, city neighborhood and both work on
some of the most exciting projects in the area. We can truly
say that we appreciate the variety that life here has to offer.’’
Eight Counties,
One Spectacular Region
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Buffalo Nicknames:
It’s hard to describe the City of Buffalo
without also describing its neighborhoods.
Like many mid-size and large metropolitan
areas, much of the city’s charm comes
from the diversity of its neighborhoods—
some defined by their architecture, some
by their amenities, and still others by their
histories. You’ll find a broad diversity of
people here, as well as places to visit
and things to do, making Buffalo one of
the most livable and enjoyable cities of its
size.
Queen City
Nickel City
City of Good Neighbors
City of Light
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1 • Allentown
Allentown was named after Lewis Fallie
Allen, a successful businessman whose
former home at 16 Allen Street still
stands in one of Buffalo’s most vibrant
neighborhoods. Here, colorful cottages
and Victorian homes mingle with some
of Buffalo’s most popular galleries,
restaurants, cafes and bars, giving this
neighborhood—listed on the National
Register of Historic Places—a dynamic,
round-the-clock energy.
In 1959, one of Buffalo’s best-loved
events, the Allentown Art Festival, got
its start here and today it’s also home
to the Allen West Festival, combining
live performances and music with visual
arts. First Fridays are another popular
monthly event with exhibits throughout
Allentown’s many galleries. In addition,
Allentown is home to the Theatre of Youth
(in the historic Allendale Theater) and the
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site.
2 • Black Rock/
Riverside
Along the edge of the Black Rock Canal
and the Niagara River, Black Rock was
an independent and bustling waterfront
town before incorporation with Buffalo
in 1853. Today, this neighborhood is a
mix of families who have lived here for
generations, and newcomers who are
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City of No Illusions
rediscovering its proximity to waterfront
bike paths and greenways; a growing
business district of specialty restaurants,
shops and galleries; Riverside Park
(designed by landscape architect
Frederick Law Olmsted’s firm); and very
affordable housing.
3 • Central
Business District
The Central Business District (CBD)
represents the convergence of Buffalo’s
wonderful history with our dynamic future.
Several of Buffalo’s largest employers are
headquartered here, as well as city and
county operations. You’ll find Buffalo’s
Theater District here, too (including the
renowned Shea’s Performing Arts Center).
In addition, Buffalo’s waterfront—which
includes Lake Erie, the Buffalo and
Niagara Rivers, and the revitalized original
Erie Canal terminus—surround the CBD.
Throughout the summer, Buffalo Place
(www.buffaloplace.org) presents events
and concerts here (many of which are
free), attracting thousands of people to
the waterfront.
Nearly everywhere you’ll find beautiful
architecture, such as Buffalo’s Art Decoera City Hall and the Guaranty Building
designed by Louis Sullivan (considered
one of the first modern skyscrapers due
to its construction method). Nearby are
significant new buildings such as the U.S.
District Court for the Western District
and the headquarters for HealthNow
New York. In addition to commercial
development, many of the CBD’s historic
buildings are becoming exciting residential
and mixed-use properties including
the Avant, the Hotel @ the Lafayette
(designed by Louise Bethune, the nation’s
first female architect), and Statler City,
creating a vibrant urban area for living,
working and playing.
Late at night through early morning, the City of Buffalo has the pleasant
aroma of Cheerios®—thanks to the General Mills® plant located on the
banks of the Buffalo River just across from downtown.
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Main Street, near University at Buffalo’s South Campus
4 • Cobblestone District
This strip between the CBD and the
South Buffalo area is quickly undergoing
redevelopment. The First Niagara Center,
a venue for top-name concerts and
home of the National Hockey League’s
Buffalo Sabres and our professional
lacrosse team, the Buffalo Bandits,
anchors this largely commercial area.
This district also boasts loft apartments
in renovated factories, new shops and
restaurants, exhibition spaces for visual
and performing arts and proximity to the
waterfront.
5 • Delaware District
The Delaware District centers on
Delaware Avenue, with beautiful mansions
dating back to the late-nineteenth and
early-twentieth centuries (many now
house Buffalo businesses and not-forprofit organizations).
At its core is Delaware Park, the
centerpiece of landscape architect
Frederick Law Olmsted’s Buffalo Parks
System (he also designed New York
City’s park system, including Central
Park and Prospect Park). This area also
encompasses the city’s Museum District
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with the Burchfield Penney Art Center, the
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, and the Buffalo
& Erie County Historical Society. Other
amenities—such as Hoyt Lake in Delaware
Park, historic and beautiful Forest Lawn
Cemetery, and the Buffalo Zoo—make this
a popular area.
6 • East Side/Humboldt
Hamlin Park—within Buffalo’s East Side—
is home to Canisius College, and this
neighborhood and the surrounding East
Side include many historically significant
homes and houses of worship, another
Olmsted-designed park—known locally as
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park (MLK Park)—
and the Buffalo Museum of Science, one
of the region’s most-visited attractions.
While several East Side neighborhoods
were hard hit by suburban sprawl in the
twentieth century, many Buffalo families
have called the East Side home for
generations. Today, the City of Buffalo and
community-based groups like Grassroots
Gardens of Buffalo are working with
residents on urban farms and community
garden initiatives for a brighter and much
greener future.
7 • Elmwood Village
The Elmwood Village has undergone
tremendous revitalization in the past
20 years and today, nearly 200 thriving
shopping, arts, dining and leisure
destinations fill the storefronts, making
this neighborhood a haven for students,
seniors, singles and families alike. This
area has been highlighted as one of
America’s most livable neighborhoods by
the American Planning Association, with
its beautiful range of housing, a wonderful
three-season farmers’ market and many
pocket parks and parkways. Within or
near this neighborhood—which also
borders Delaware Park and the Museum
District—are several colleges including
Buffalo State College (State University
of New York), Medaille College, and
Canisius College.
8 • Fruit Belt/Buffalo
Niagara Medical
Campus (BNMC)
In 2001, our region’s medical and
health sciences professionals, business
executives, educators and government
officials banded together to support the
growth of the Buffalo Niagara Medical
Campus. In just eight years, $750
million has been invested to create
state-of-the-art health care, education,
entrepreneurial and research facilities.
Partners include Roswell Park Cancer
Institute, the Hauptman-Woodward
Institute, Kaleida Health, the Center
for Hospice and Palliative Care, the
University at Buffalo and more.
Bordering the BNMC is one of Buffalo’s
oldest neighborhoods, locally known
as the Fruitbelt—first for its orchards
and now for its fruit-named streets like
Cherry, Orange and Mulberry. Tucked
away in a pocket of Buffalo’s East Side
neighborhood, the Fruitbelt was largely
undervalued for decades. Now, though,
it’s undergoing revitalization due largely
to the proximity of the BNMC and its
growing workforce.
9 • Larkin District
© KC Kratt
This small neighborhood around the
redeveloped Larkin Terminal Warehouse—
now called Larkin at Exchange and home
to the headquarters of First Niagara
Financial Group and other businesses—
represents the positive impact that
business and community leaders have
when they work together on a shared
vision. While still largely commercial
in nature, long-abandoned industrial
buildings are now undergoing renovation
as mixed-use and residential properties,
and there is renewed interest in the very
affordable housing surrounding this area.
10 • North Buffalo
Centered on Hertel Avenue, close to
Delaware Park and with several parks
of its own, North Buffalo has a warm,
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Garden Walk Buffalo
The combined efforts of residents, merchants and organizations like the Elmwood Village
Association and Garden Walk Buffalo have contributed to the desirability of this neighborhood—
reflected in its home values, which have increased up to 400% (or more!) over the last 20 years.
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Several properties in the Parkside and Central Park
neighborhoods have 100+ year-old apple and pear trees
from the days when these neighborhoods were pastures
and orchards on the outskirts of Buffalo.
“rooted” feeling, with many generations of
Buffalonians living here. It’ll be a favorite
for years to come, with its wonderful mix
of Buffalo restaurant and bar mainstays
as well as some of the city’s newest
boutiques, antique shops and galleries.
This neighborhood is also home to the
historic North Park Theater—a 1920s
movie theater voted Buffalo’s favorite year
after year. The Italian Festival—a summer
favorite—takes place along several
blocks of Hertel for nearly a week, and
Buffalonians celebrate with food, music
and family fun.
11 • Parkside
Canisius College
examples of Prairie-style architecture—and
the Nichols School, one of Buffalo’s most
prestigious private schools.
a residential neighborhood with many
grand and unique Buffalo homes and
historic churches.
Between Parkside and North Buffalo
you’ll find the North Park district,
12 • South Buffalo
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On the eastern border of Delaware Park,
this beautiful, tree-lined neighborhood was
planned as a residential area by landscape
architect Frederick Law Olmsted in
1883. With wonderful homes that include
many of the area’s Arts & Crafts-style
bungalows, Parkside also includes
the Buffalo Zoo, the Darwin D. Martin
House—one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s best
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
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South Buffalo, in the area south of
the Buffalo River, grew in response
to nineteenth- and twentieth-century
industrial development in Buffalo’s First
Ward neighborhood (a sliver that runs
between the Cobblestone District and
South Buffalo). While the neighborhood’s
Irish-American roots are proudly reflected
in the street signs and the pubs—as well
as the Buffalo Irish Center—this area has
grown more diverse over the years.
Today, some South Buffalo streets still
bear a mix of industrial and residential
buildings, while others surround the
neighborhood’s two Olmsted Parks—
Cazenovia Park and South Park. South
Buffalo’s home to Trocaire College—a
small and strong liberal arts college—as
well as the gorgeous Buffalo and Erie
County Botanical Gardens and Tifft Nature
Preserve.
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14 • The West Side
The Waterfront Village area sits at the
convergence of Lake Erie and the Niagara
River, and it’s one of the best places to
enjoy boating (as a participant or as a
spectator to the races that take place on
Lake Erie throughout the summer). In
addition to lake views, Waterfront Village’s
western vantage point provides gorgeous
sunsets over the Niagara River and
Canada.
Buffalo’s West Side neighborhood,
including the Lower West Side and West
Village Historic District areas, is one of
the largest neighborhoods in Buffalo.
It’s also home to D’Youville College—a
private college recognized for its strong
health care programs. You’ll also find
many historically significant buildings
here, including Kleinhans Music Hall
(designed by Eliel and Eero Saarinen)
and the Richardson Olmsted Complex.
Our waterways form its western border,
flanked by the Peace Bridge that
connects Buffalo to Fort Erie, Ontario in
Canada.
This largely residential neighborhood is
home to a range of condominium styles—
many of which include marinas and boat
docks—as well as a few businesses and
restaurants. In addition, the Erie Basin
Marina—with its bikeways, walkways and
gardens—and the Naval Military Park give
added interest. In winter, this area hosts
the popular Labatt Blue Pond Hockey
Tournament—an amateur hockey event
that has doubled in size every year since it
began in 2010—on its frozen marinas.
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The West Side is one of Buffalo’s most
diverse neighborhoods, making it one of
the region’s most interesting places to
eat and explore with a growing number
of small businesses specializing in ethnic
foods, clothing, art and more. Multifamily double or triple houses make up
a significant portion of the housing here,
making it one of the area’s most affordable
neighborhoods.
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In 2010, Forbes® Magazine rated
Buffalo the 10th best place to raise
a family in America.
Waterfront Village boat harbor
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While the Canadian side has experienced
far more commercial development in the
last several decades, more recently real
estate developers and entrepreneurs
are rediscovering the lost gems of the
American side, including grand hotels
and apartment buildings with breathtaking
views of the Falls.
Niagara Falls has several lovely
neighborhoods that take advantage of
the area’s natural beauty, including the
Deveaux area on the escarpment and
Cayuga Island—a small residential island
on the edge of the Niagara River.
Niagara County is also home to thriving
agriculture, including a growing
winemaking industry that celebrates not
only the grapes of this region (and the
specialty wines that result, such as the
popular ice wines), but also wines made
from the various fruit grown here. Visitors
can sample the wines (and much more)
along the Niagara Wine Trail, getting a
taste of all this beautiful region has to
offer.
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Between Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment is a unique micro-climate
with dolomitic limestone soils and gravel silts that make it ideal for growing a
wide variety of fruit including vinifera grapes such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay,
Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Merlot.
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With its breathtaking beauty, Niagara Falls
attracts millions of visitors every year,
and the American side boasts some of
the most popular attractions for those
who want to experience the thrill of the
Falls up close. The Cave of the Winds (a
boardwalk that winds down to the base
of the Falls), the Maid of the Mist boat
tour, Goat Island and numerous bikeways
provide ample opportunities to enjoy the
natural beauty here. And for those who
prefer their thrills indoors, the Seneca
Niagara Casino, Hard Rock Café and
bustling Fashion Outlets Niagara mall
provide plenty to do and see.
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City Hall of Niagara Falls
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Niagara Falls view from the Maid of the Mist
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Niagara University (NU) and Niagara
County Community College (NCCC) are
important in this area not only for their
educational contributions but also for
arts, culture, and athletics, too. NCCC’s
new Culinary Arts Institute, currently
under development in a previously empty
downtown mall, is a terrific example of the
kinds of creative reuse and redevelopment
underway in Niagara Falls, thanks to
education, business and government
leadership working together.
Tops Markets, LLC began
in the early 1920s when
Ferrante Castellani and
his family moved from a
village outside of Rome,
Italy to Niagara Falls, NY,
where they opened their
first grocery store. Since
that time Tops has grown to
over 130 stores stretching
from Northern Pennsylvania
to beyond the suburbs of
Syracuse.
Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
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War and a few still have tunnels or safe
rooms from the Underground Railroad,
when the region’s citizens helped slaves
escape to freedom in Canada.
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Commonly referred to as “northtown”
and “southtown” suburbs (in relation to
Buffalo), our suburban communities are
a mix of the new and historic. In some
villages, several homes predate the Civil
With the region’s easy
commutes—an average
time of 21 minutes—you can
live just about anywhere in
Buffalo Niagara and still be
close enough to other areas
to enjoy them regularly.
Elm Street Bakery in East Aurora
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Village of Lewiston
Philosopher, writer, artist and publisher Elbert Hubbard
and his first wife, Bertha Crawford Hubbard, founded the
Roycroft movement in East Aurora, NY in 1895 as a rebellion
against the Industrial Revolution and mass production.
Homes in the Village of Hamburg
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ERIE COUNTY:
Population (2010 est.):
904,358
Erie County is a metropolitan center
located in Western New York, bordered
by Lake Erie and Ontario, Canada.
City & Town Halls
ERIE COUNTY
716-858-8500
www.erie.gov
CITY OF BUFFALO
716-851-4200
www.city-buffalo.com
Village of Akron
716-542-9636
www.erie.gov/akron
Town of Alden
716-937-6969
www.alden.erie.gov
Village of Alden
716-937-9216
www.erie.gov/village_alden
Town of Amherst
716-631-7021
www.amherst.ny.us
Village of Angola
716-549-1126
www.villageofangola.org
Town of Aurora
716-652-7590
www.townofaurora.com
Town of Boston
716-941-6113
www.townofboston.com
Town of Brant
716-549-0282
www.brantny.com
Town of Cheektowaga
716-686-3400
www.tocny.org
Town of Clarence
716-741-8930
www2.erie.gov/clarence
Town of Colden
716-941-5012
www.erie.gov/colden
Town of Collins
716-532-4887
www.townofcollinsny.org
Town of Concord
716-592-4946
www.townofconcordny.com
Village of Depew
716-683-1400
www.villageofdepew.org
Village of East Aurora
716-652-6000
www.east-aurora.ny.us
Town of Eden
716-992-3408
www.edenny.org
Town of Elma
716-652-3260
www.elmanewyork.com
Town of Evans
716-549-8787
www.townofevans.org
Village of Gowanda
716-532-3353
www.villageofgowanda.com
Town of Grand Island
716-773-9600
www.grand-island.ny.us
Town of Hamburg
716-649-6111
www.townofhamburgny.com
Village of Hamburg
716-649-0200
www.villagehamburg.com
Town of Holland
716-537-9443
www.erie.gov/holland
Village of Kenmore
716-873-5700
www.villageofkenmore.org
City of Lackawanna
716-827-6452
www.ci.lackawanna.ny.us
Town of Lancaster
716-683-9028
www.lancasterny.gov
Village of Lancaster
716-683-2105
www.lancastervillage.org
Town of Marilla
716-652-5350
www.townofmarilla.com
Town of Newstead
716-542-4573
www.erie.gov/newstead
Town of North Collins
716-337-3391
www.northcollinsny.org
Village of North Collins
716-337-3160
www.northcollinsny.org
Town of Orchard Park
716-662-6400
www.orchardparkny.org
Village of Orchard Park
716-662-9327
www.orchardparkvillage.org
Town of Sardinia
716-496-8900
www.erie.gov/sardinia
Village of Sloan
716-897-1560
www.villageofsloan.org
Village of Springville
716-592-4936
www.villageofspringvilleny.com
City of Tonawanda
716-695-1800
www.ci.tonawanda.ny.us
Town of Tonawanda
716-877-8800
www.tonawanda.ny.us
Town of Wales
716-652-0589
www.townofwales.com
Town of West Seneca
716-674-5600
www.westseneca.net
Village of Williamsville
716-632-4120
www.village.williamsville.ny.us
Largest Municipality:
Buffalo
(Population: 261,873)
Land Area:
1,044 sq. mi.
Amherst
Amherst—also encompassing the East
Amherst, Williamsville, Eggertsville,
Getzville and Snyder neighborhoods—is
the largest suburb of Buffalo.
Amherst has been named the safest town
in America several times and its school
districts—Williamsville, Amherst and Sweet
Home—are consistently rated among
the best in New York State. Several
colleges and universities are found here,
too, including Daemen College and the
University at Buffalo’s Amherst Campus.
Main Street runs from downtown Buffalo
through the charming village centers in
Williamsville and Snyder, with numerous
specialty shops and restaurants, and there
are many festivals, farmers’ markets and
bikeways to enjoy throughout Amherst’s
neighborhoods.
Cheektowaga
Cheektowaga, whose name comes from
Iroquois for “land of the crabapple tree,”
begins just outside Buffalo’s eastern border.
It’s one of the largest suburbs and is rated in
the top 25 safest communities in America.
Two of the region’s busiest places—the
Buffalo Niagara International Airport and
the Walden Galleria mall—are found in
Cheektowaga, as is Villa Maria College.
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Cheektowaga’s residential areas are
filled with mostly single-family homes,
many tree-lined streets and strong school
systems.
Clarence
Clarence was the first township founded in
Erie County, dating back to 1808. Named
after an English Dukedom, this part of the
Buffalo “northtowns” is home to several
of the most historic buildings outside of
the city. The town also has an awardwinning school system and lots of green
space with parks, bikeways and farms
(horseback riding is particularly popular
here). It’s also home to Antique World (a
huge indoor/outdoor antiques and flea
market) and Pumpkinville—a month-long
celebration of October’s harvest and
Halloween.
Williamsville
that, Kissing Bridge—one of the area’s
popular ski resorts and host to many
school-based ski clubs.
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Nestled in the hills, these beautiful
“southtowns” villages are home to Erie
County’s ski slopes and are reminiscent
of small Vermont towns. Buffalo Ski Club,
just 25 minutes from downtown Buffalo,
includes three ski areas—Tamarack,
Sitzmarker and Buffalo Ski Club. Drive
another 15 minutes down the road, and
you’ll reach Colden Tubing and, next to
East Aurora
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East Aurora is a beautiful town 20 minutes
south of Buffalo. Tree-lined streets,
enchanting brick and clapboard houses
and a charming village center make it a
wonderful and historic place for today’s
families. It’s also home to Fisher-Price
Toys and the Toy Museum, Moog, and
Elbert Hubbard’s Roycroft Campus, where
artisans continue the tradition of crafting
handmade home goods and useful
objects from wood, metal and glass in the
Arts & Crafts style.
Hamburg is a “southtowns” suburb
located on Lake Erie with a diverse
set of attractions. While close to the
city, it’s also home to the Erie County
Fairgrounds—home of “America’s Fair,” the
third-largest county fair in the country—and
the Hamburg Raceway, giving it a fun and
slightly rural feel. There’s a bustling village
center, Hilbert College, and Woodlawn
Beach—one of the area’s largest public
beaches with a restaurant, snack bar,
and event pavilion. In Hamburg you’ll also
find the Penn Dixie site, where curious
diggers can find Devonian-era fossils and
other archaeological wonders in its shale
outcroppings.
Grand Island
Kenmore/Tonawanda
Situated in the Niagara River between
Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Grand Island
is one of the world’s largest freshwater
islands. Its amenities include Beaver
Island State Park—a waterfront park with
golf, bike trails and beaches—as well as
Buckhorn Island State Park, an 895-acre
nature preserve on the island’s north end.
Naturally, as it’s surrounded by water,
there are also many public and private
marinas and yacht clubs. Fantasy Island
is a popular, family-centered amusement
park and there’s a campground
nearby, too. While largely residential
and recreational, some businesses
have located on the island, including
the headquarters of the internationally
renowned Cannon Design architecture
firm.
While Kenmore is technically a village in
the Town of Tonawanda, it has its own
strong identity and sense of community
as a first-ring suburb of Buffalo, lying just
past the North Buffalo neighborhood.
There is a lovely village center, large parks
and libraries, and many other amenities
that give this area a great mix of urban
and suburban benefits. The Town of
Tonawanda, with its strong school system
and safe neighborhoods, developed
around Kenmore and its more recent
history is reflected in its post-World War II
housing (including some simple-but-lovely
mid-century gems).
East Aurora
Colden/Glenwood/
Boston
Hamburg
Lackawanna
Just over the Skyway Bridge, to the south
of Buffalo’s Central Business District,
you’ll find the City of Lackawanna. Once
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Every summer, the City of Tonawanda (on the southern side of the Erie Canal in Erie County) and
the city of North Tonawanda (on the northern side of the Erie Canal in Niagara County) celebrate
our beloved waterway with Canal Fest—the largest event on the Erie Canal in New York State.
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home to bustling industry, and more
recently our nation’s first urban wind
turbines were erected on the former
steel mill sites, marking a graceful and
green transition to a new era. Tucked in
here you’ll also find Our Lady of Victory
Basilica—the second-oldest basilica in
the country and a beautiful example
of Italianate religious architecture—and
many emerging waterfront amenities.
There are recently installed bikeways and
boardwalks leading to the Small Boat
Harbor, Gallagher Beach—a haven for
windsurfers and kayakers—and several
marinas and sailing clubs.
Somerset
Youngstown
Wilson
Porter
Hartland
Newfane
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Wheatfield
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Royalton
Pendleton
Niagara Falls
Like many of Buffalo’s historic suburbs,
Lancaster’s mix of village life and pastoral
charm provides a wonderful area in which
to live and play. Here you’ll find a mix
of significant historic architecture, new
homes and farmland, all comfortably
co-mingled. Like many of our suburbs,
Lancaster has also been designated as
one of the safest communities in the
country and while one of the easternmost
suburbs in Erie County, it’s still an easy
commute to Buffalo.
Tonawanda I.R.
North Tonawanda
990
Tonawanda
290
Akron
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Kenmore
Williamsville
198
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Lancaster
90
Alden
Depew
Buffalo Cheektowaga
Sloan
190
Lake Erie
Alden
Lancaster
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West
Seneca
Lackawanna
5
Orchard Park
Clarence
Amherst
Tonawanda
ONTARIO
CANADA
Newstead
62
Grand Island
190
Middleport
Lockport
Cambria
Tuscarora I.R.
Lockport
Lancaster
400
Marilla
Elma
Blasdell
This “southtowns” suburb was originally
settled by the Quakers and today is
a mix of old and new, with suburban
development dotted throughout sprawling
farms and greenspace. Orchard Park
residents enjoy great schools, beautiful
parks, and lively events all year long. In
addition, it’s here that you’ll find one of
the region’s most popular venues—Ralph
Wilson Stadium, home of the National
Football League’s Buffalo Bills.
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Hamburg
Town
Hamburg
Orchard
Park
Orchard
Park
East Aurora
Aurora
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Wales
Village
62
Eden
90
Brant
North Boston
Eden
Angola
West Seneca
This suburb—actually east of Buffalo—is
a large, post-World War II suburban
area with a strong school system, safe
neighborhoods and quick proximity to just
about anywhere in Western New York.
Wilson
Lewiston
Lewiston
Barker
Olcott
Lake Ontario
Evans
Boston
Colden
Holland
Holland
North Collins
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Cattaraugus I.R.
North Collins
Concord
Sardinia
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Collins
Springville
Gowanda
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•niagara county
Lakes, the largest supply of fresh water in
the world.
City & Town Halls
NIAGARA COUNTY
716-439-7025
www.niagaracounty.com
CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
716-286-4393
www.niagarafallsusa.org
Village of Barker
716-795-3777
www.villageofbarker.org
Town of Cambria
716-433-7664
www.townofcambria.com
Town of Hartland
716-735-7179
www.townofhartland.org
Town of Lewiston
716-754-8213
www.townoflewiston.us
Village of Lewiston
716-754-8271
www.villageoflewiston.net
City of Lockport
716-439-6668
www.elockport.com
Town of Lockport
716-439-0528
www.elockport.com/town-index
Village of Middleport
716-735-3303
www.villageofmiddleport.org
Town of Newfane
716-778-8822
www.olcott-newfane.com
Town of Niagara
716-297-2150
www.townofniagara.com
City of North Tonawanda
716-695-8000
www.northtonawanda.org
Town of Pendleton
716-625-8833
www.pendletonny.us
Town of Porter
716-745-3730
www.townofporter.net
Town of Royalton
716-772-2431
www.townofroyalton.org
Town of Somerset
716-795-3575
www.somersetny.org
Town of Wheatfield
716-694-6440
www.wheatfield.ny.us
Town of Wilson
716-751-6704
www.wilsonnewyork.com/gov
Village of Wilson
716-751-6764
www.villageofwilson.org
Village of Youngstown
716-745-7721
www.youngstownnewyork.us
Population (2010 est.):
214,232
Land Area:
523 sq. mi.
Largest Municipality:
Niagara Falls
(Population: 50,411)
© NiagaraUSA
The primary geographic feature of Niagara
county is Niagara Falls. The Niagara River
and Niagara Falls connect the Great
NIAGARA COUNTY:
Lewiston
This gem on the Niagara Gorge—rising
above the Niagara River at the mouth of
Lake Ontario—is known for its breathtaking
beauty, charming village homes and
shops, and proximity to Niagara Falls (just
minutes to the south) and Canada (the
Lewiston-Queenston Bridge is one of
several international crossings in Buffalo
Niagara). And with only a 25-minute drive
to Buffalo, it’s also a popular residential
area for many city-based professionals,
as well as a favorite spot for some of
our most popular venues and events—
including Artpark, the Lewiston Peach
Festival, the Lewiston Jazz Festival, and
the Christmas Walk and Home Tour.
Lockport
Schooner on Lake Ontario and Old Fort Niagara
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Lockport (both the city and town) grew
along the Erie Canal and its historic
downtown still reflects 18th and early 19th
century roots. And although Niagara Falls
is the most popular tourist destination in
Niagara County, Lockport is the county
seat with the county’s government and
court system centered here. Lockport
has a growing arts scene with several
small galleries and shops springing up,
and it’s also home to the Kenan Center—a
multi-cultural arts center with a wealth of
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Catherine Hustler invented the cocktail in
Lewiston in the 19th century.
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events throughout the year. From tour boat
rides along the canal to its popular and
free Friday-night summer concert series,
as well as its proximity to Lake Ontario,
Lockport is being rediscovered as a
friendly and fun place to live or visit.
North Tonawanda
Wilson/Porter
These two Niagara County towns—about
15 minutes apart—are an easy commute
to Niagara Falls and Buffalo and provide
some of the loveliest waterfront and
sunset views, outstanding water sports
(including sailing and power boating), and
the best bass, trout and salmon fishing
in Western New York. Popular for both
year-round residents as well as summer
dwellers, among the other amenities
you’ll find here are Wilson Harbor (with
restaurants, shops and several marinas),
Old Fort Niagara—an historic fort from the
War of 1812—and Olcott, a tiny waterfront
village on Lake Ontario. And on clear days
Toronto, Canada, is visible across Lake
Ontario.
© NiagaraUSA
Lockport Locks
North Tonawanda is a large “northtowns”
suburb on the Erie Canal (and the
Niagara River to the west), and substantial
redevelopment and renovations are
underway. Like all of Western New
York, in North Tonawanda a few main
streets with grand old homes give way to
simpler homes on shady lots. While its
industrial roots are seen in several large
factories along the town’s western edge,
residences and small businesses are
springing up in the canal area—notably the
redevelopment of the historic canal-front
Remington Rand factory into beautiful lofts
and retail and service-based businesses.
It has a thriving small-business district that
also includes the historic Riviera Theater,
where films, concerts and other events
regularly take place.
Gateway Park Canal Concert Series in North Tonawanda
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•eight counties, one spectacular region
© Mark Dellas
While much of Buffalo Niagara centers on
our two most populated cities, Western
New York is actually comprised of eight
counties that form the western-most end
of New York State—each with distinct
features that make this region an exciting
place to explore. Here’s a quick overview.
Allegany County
Allegany County, with its hilly terrain and
abundant farmland boasts venues for
cross-country skiing, hiking, mountainbiking and golfing. Many freshwater
lakes, rivers and streams meander here,
making it a haven for boating and fishing.
It is home to Alfred University, Alfred
State College and Houghton College’s
main campus, providing exciting cultural
venues and educational opportunities
for residents and visitors of all ages and
interests.
www.discoveralleganycounty.com
White Cow Dairy in East Otto
Cattaraugus County
the country, with over 50 miles of trails.
In addition, Allegany State Park’s 65,000
acres of forests, streams and trails make
it one of the largest in the New York
State Park System. You’ll also find St.
Bonaventure University in nearby Olean.
Cattaraugus County is the heart of
Western New York’s ski country, and you’ll
find year-round fun with golf and skiing
at Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville,
dubbed “the Aspen of the East.” Nearby
HoliMont is the largest private ski area in
www.enchantedmountains.com
Chautauqua County
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New York State is the second largest apple producer
in the country—and many of the orchards are here in
Western New York, making fresh apples and cider
among our favorite fall treats.
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The world-renowned Chautauqua
Institution—a recreation, education,
arts and religious campus on Lake
Chautauqua established in 1874—hosts
more than 2,000 events each summer.
Residents and visitors also enjoy
Peek’N’Peak Ski and Golf Resort and
myriad campgrounds, cottages and
cabins. Chautauqua has two colleges
in the state university system—Fredonia
and Jamestown Community College. In
addition, historic Lily Dale, tucked in the
woods along Upper Cassadaga Lake, is
home to the country’s largest spiritualist
community, attracting thousands of
believers and skeptics alike each summer
and making for a lively—and maybe even
enlightening—visit!
www.tourchautauqua.com
Erie County
Ellicottville – www.ellicottvilleny.com
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Erie County—home to the City of Buffalo,
the second-largest city in New York
State—is the most populous county in
the region, with nearly 1 million people
living here. It’s also home to countless
museums, galleries, restaurants, shops,
and more. All of Buffalo’s professional
sports teams (major league and minor)
play here, as well as several college teams
Lake Ontario
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CHAUTAUQUA
COUNTY
In 1860, Westfield, NY resident Grace
Bedell wrote to Abraham Lincoln
suggesting he would look better with a
beard. He responded and took her advice.
GENESEE
COUNTY
CANADA
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enthusiasts flock to Letchworth Park—the
“Grand Canyon of the East”—to enjoy
hiking, biking, fishing and camping.
Gaslight Village, still lit by gas lamps,
has more than 70 homes listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Campgrounds, cabins, bed and
breakfasts and resorts abound, and
summer fun in particular can be found in
the area surrounding Silver Lake State
Park—if you’re lucky, you may even catch
sight of the legendary Silver Lake Serpent
(our region’s own Loch Ness-type legend).
WYOMING
COUNTY
CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY
ALLEGANY
COUNTY
www.gowyomingcountyny.com
The county’s largest city, Batavia, is
undergoing significant revitalization.
Genesee County is also home to Genesee
Community College, supporting lifelong
learning. People here are centrally located
between Buffalo Niagara and Rochester,
making it a popular home for those whose
work includes extensive travel throughout
western and central New York State and
Pennsylvania. The area’s natural beauty
is preserved through agriculture, with
many thriving family-owned farms and farm
cooperatives.
www.visitgeneseeny.com
Niagara County
Niagara County is home to Niagara Falls,
the Niagara County Wine Trail with a
burgeoning viticulture/viniculture industry,
thriving agriculture, Old Fort Niagara and
more. Niagara University and Niagara
County Community College are here,
too. It’s also home to one of the longestrunning hydroelectric power plants in the
country.
www.niagara-usa.com
www.orleanscountytourism.com
Wyoming County
In Wyoming County, it’s easy to
satisfy the most sophisticated
and down-to-earth tastes with
its mix of quaint villages, unique
shops, excellent restaurants
and natural retreats. Each
year thousands of outdoor
Chautauqua Bell Tower
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Genesee County
Orleans County is an outdoor enthusiast’s
paradise. Boating, fishing, hiking, biking,
cross-country skiing and so much more
await in this lovely area, which offers
abundant waterways with Lake Ontario,
Oak Orchard Marina, and the Erie Canal.
An abundance of natural freshwater
resources also makes it a popular spot
for agriculture, and much of the county
is dotted with corn, apple, berry and
other produce farms. Like Genesee
County, Orleans County is a popular
place for people whose work or family
life is split between Buffalo Niagara and
Rochester. In addition, life is great in
Orleans County’s towns including Albion
(the county seat), Holley and Medina—
famous for Medina sandstone, a reddishbrown stone shipped via the Erie Canal
to locations around the world. The steps
of the New York State Capitol Building
are constructed from it, as are dozens of
historically significant buildings in Western
New York, New York City and London.
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(see the “Enjoy Yourself” section on page
34 for more information). In addition, more
than a dozen colleges and universities are
located here.
Over nine weeks, more than
170,000 people will participate
in events offered through the
Chautauqua Institution.
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a place to call
home
Once you’ve found the right place to live, the next step is to find
the perfect home. And just as Western New York’s cities, towns
and neighborhoods have their own special flavor, you’ll also find
a broad array of housing styles in a range of prices—yet all are
among the most affordable homes in the country compared to
similar homes elsewhere.
•
Residential Real
Estate Firms
• Home Builders
• Renting & Leasing
• Moving Checklist
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Buffalo Niagara’s home values have bucked
the national trend, increasing in value while
most of the nation saw a decline.
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For those who love older
homes, Western New York
Helpful links when searching for a home in Buffalo Niagara include:
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is filled with sumptuous
Buffalo Niagara Homes and Real Estate
www.2findyourhome.com
mansions, grand
Victorians, and simple
Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors
www.bnar.org
Arts & Crafts bungalows.
New York State Association of Realtors
www.nysar.com
Light-filled newer homes
are plentiful, too, whether
your tastes run to soaring
contemporaries or more
(Q3-2011). The median price of newly built
buck” than similarly priced new homes
traditional colonials. And if you’re looking
homes averages $335,000 in Buffalo
elsewhere, with long lists of amenities.
to build, Buffalo Niagara’s experienced
Niagara—providing far more “bang for your
and creative home builders can design the
home of your dreams.
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At $111,300, the median existing singlefamily home price in Buffalo Niagara is
30% lower than the national average
Homes along Bidwell Avenue in Buffalo
• residential real estate firms
2.5% Real Estate Direct
716-332-9393
www.keepequity.com
Cash Realty of WNY Inc.
716-885-2200
www.cashauction.com
Century 21 Gold Standard
716-562-0232
www.century21goldstandard.com
Century 21 Winklehofer
716-634-6220
www.c21wink.com
Coldwell Banker Chubb
716-689-2525
www.coldwellbankerchubb.com
Coldwell Banker Talarico Real Estate
716-754-9976
www.coldwellbankertalarico.com
Gurney Becker & Bourne
716-849-1234
www.gbbourne.com
Hooper Realty
716-285-0477
www.hooperrealty.net
Hunt Real Estate Corp.
1-800-688-1170
www.r-house.com
Keller Williams Realty
716-832-3300
www.kwny.info
M.J. Peterson Real Estate Inc.
716-688-1234
www.mjpeterson.com
Nothnagle Realtors Property Centre
716-881-1200
www.nothnagle.com
RE/MAX North
716-633-1111
www.rmxnorth.com
RealtyUSA
716-662-2000
www.realtyusa.com
S.A.W. Commission Cutters
716-695-0005
www.sawcc.com
Stovroff & Taylor Realtors
716-204-2294
www.stovrofftaylorrealtors.com
WNY Metro Homes and Land
716-668-7777
www.wnymetro.com
WNY Metro Roberts
716-646-6400
www.metroroberts.com
WNY Metro Kirsch
716-592-0341
www.wnymetro.com
(Headquartered in Erie/Niagara)
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• home builders
Alliance Homes
716-646-6555
www.alliancehomes.com
Barden Building Systems
1-800-945-9400
www.bardenhomes.com
David Homes Inc.
716-691-6900
www.davidhomes.com
Essex Homes of Western New York
716-635-0550
www.essexhomes.ws
Forbes Capretto Homes
716-651-4663
www.forbeshomes.com
Legacy Building Company
716-689-3300
www.legacydev.com
Marrano/Marc Equity Corp
716-675-1200
www.marrano.com
Natale Builders
716-580-3318
www.natalebuilders.com
Patrick Homes
716-698-1930
www.patrickcompanies.com
Ryan Homes
716-674-4290
www.ryanhomes.com
Thomas Johnson Homes Inc.
716-662-1341
www.thomasjohnsonhomes.com
(Headquartered in Erie/Niagara)
• renting & leasing
© Uniland Development Company
Looking to rent for a while? You’ll find
something you love in Buffalo Niagara.
While the most abundant rental housing
is in the cities, you can also find homes
and apartments available in just about
every suburb, too. And the styles are
just as varied for rentals with flats,
lofts, townhomes, cottages, and larger
apartment buildings and complexes.
Rents vary widely, from around $500 to
more than $2,000 a month, depending
on the type of apartment or home you
choose, available amenities and location.
Elmwood Village
www.apartmentfinderextra.com
www.buffaloplace.com/apartments
Thinking about living downtown? Your
options are growing nearly every day.
Buffalo’s downtown core –in and around
the Central Business District– has
become one of the hottest places to
live in the greater Buffalo area. With
new lofts in renovated factories and
warehouses, sleek condominiums with
views of Lake Erie and the Niagara
River, and apartments with turn-of-thecentury details and elegance in our most
historic buildings, there’s something for
everyone—all within walking distance
to theaters, shops, restaurants and the
subway and bus system.
Avant Condominium
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In 2007, Uniland Development Company purchased an abandoned 15-story former
federal building in Buffalo’s central business district and transformed it into the Avant—a
modern mixed-use office, hotel and residential space symbolic of Buffalo’s metamorphosis.
File change of
address
Make moving day
preparations
Organize school records
Make arrangements for child
and/or pet sitting
Forward medical records
Find movers

Hire movers or reserve the truck
If moving yourself, start recruiting
friends, family, neighbors and
co-workers well in advance. Offer
free breakfast, lunch, snacks, and
drinks
Get moving
supplies
© KC Kratt
Markers, moving boxes,
newsprint, packing peanuts or
other cushioning material, packing
tape, scissors or utility knife,
garbage bags
Refill prescriptions Pack your suitcases
Unplug electronic appliances
24 hours in advance of a move,
except plasma televisions, so that
they will be at room temperature
on moving day (this includes home
computers, stereos, and audio/
video equipment)
Get old and
new places
cleaned
Mop, pail, ammonia, wash cloths,
sponges, paper towels, vacuum
cleaner, broom & dustpan
Start packing
Moving day
Separate cherished items from the
non-essential
Start early
Donate items to charity, give them
to friends, prepare them for a yard
sale or throw them out
Drain fuel from your power mower
and other machinery; discard
partly used cans of oil, paint,
thinner, bleach, or any other
substances that may be flammable
or combustible or those stored in
containers that may leak
Arrange for
utility transfers
Notify current and future utility
providers of your move date
Cable/satellite television, cell
phone service, electricity, gas,
internet/broadband, local phone
service, long distance phone
service, propane, recycling pickup, sewer, security system, trash
pick-up, water
Take all garbage out of the house
Make sure drivers have your cell
phone number and you have
theirs, along with their names
Perform final checks before
leaving current home
Are the air conditioning,
fans, and heat turned off?
Is the water shut off,
including to hoses?
Are the light switches off?
Are the keys and garage
door openers for current
home turned in or left on
the kitchen counter?
Anything left in refrigerator,
freezer, stove, drawer
under stove, in closets,
bathroom, garage, attic,
crawlway or under porch?
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learn about our schools
Western New York’s school districts rank highly, with students
consistently scoring above average on national exams such as
the SATs and ACTs. About 37% of students continue on to earn
associate, bachelor and master degrees from approximately two
dozen Western New York’s colleges and universities.
• Public School Districts
• Charter Schools
• Private Schools
• Higher Education
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Buffalo is considered a Top 20
college town by USA Today!
• public school districts
CITY
RANK* WEBSITE
Akron Central
Akron, NY, 14001
16
www.akronschools.org
Alden Central
Alden, NY, 14004
7
www.aldenschools.org
Amherst Central
Amherst, NY, 14226
6
www.amherstschools.org
Buffalo City Schools
Buffalo, NY, 14202
97
www.buffaloschools.org
Cheektowaga Central
Cheektowaga, NY, 14225
70
www.cheektowagacentral.org
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union-Free
72
www.sloanschools.org
Clarence Central
Clarence, NY, 14031
2
www.clarenceschools.org
Cleveland Hill Schools
54
www.clevehill.wnyric.org
Depew Union Free
Depew, NY, 14043
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www.depewschools.org
East Aurora Union Free
East Aurora, NY, 14052
3
www.eastauroraschools.org
Eden Central
Eden, NY, 14057
19
www.edencsd.org
Frontier Central
Hamburg, NY, 14075
15
www.frontier.wnyric.org
Grand Island Central
Grand Island, NY, 14072
8
www.k12.ginet.org
Hamburg Central
Hamburg, NY, 14075
12
www.hamburgschools.org
Holland Central
Holland, NY, 14080
18
www.holland.wnyric.org
Iroquois Central
Elma, NY, 14059
11
www.iroquoiscsd.org
Kenmore-Tonawanda
Kenmore, NY, 14223
45
www.kenton.k12.ny.us
Lackawanna City
Lackawanna, NY, 14218
96
www.lackawannaschools.org
Lake Shore Central
Angola, NY, 14006
59
www.lakeshore.wnyric.org
Lancaster Central
Lancaster, NY, 14086
13
www.lancasterschools.org
Maryvale
49
www.maryvale.wnyric.org
North Collins
North Collins, NY, 14111
41
www.northcollins.com
Orchard Park Central
Orchard Park, NY, 14127
4
www.opschools.org
Springville-Griffith Institute
Springville, NY, 14141
27
www.springvillegi.org
Sweet Home Central
Amherst, NY, 14228
22
www.shs.k12.ny.us
Tonawanda City
Tonawanda, NY, 14150
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www.tonawandacsd.org
West Seneca Central
West Seneca, NY, 14224
14
www.wscschools.org
Williamsville Central
East Amherst, NY, 14051
1
www.williamsvillek12.org
Lewiston-Porter Central
Youngstown, NY, 14174
10
www.lew-port.com
Lockport City
Lockport, NY, 14094
56
www.lockportschools.org
Newfane Central
Burt, NY, 14028
36
www.newfane.wnyric.org
Niagara Falls City
Niagara Falls, NY
90
www.nfschools.net
Niagara-Wheatfield Central
Niagara Falls, NY, 14304
21
www.nwcsd.k12.ny.us
North Tonawanda City
North Tonawanda, NY, 14120
55
www.ntschools.org
Royalton-Hartland Central
Middleport, NY, 14105
52
www.royhart.org
Starpoint Central
Lockport, NY, 14094
26
www.starpointcsd.org
Wilson Central
Wilson, NY, 14172
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www.wilson.wnyric.org
Niagara county
DISTRICT
erie county
Most areas within Western New York
have independent school districts and
several rank among the top in New York
State. In addition, the Buffalo Public
Schools system—the largest in the
region—includes City Honors School,
which is consistently ranked among the
top schools in the country by sources
such as Newsweek and U.S. News &
World Report.
*Business First has rated the academic performances of 97 public school districts in Western New York,
based on four years of test data from the New York State Education Department. For the purpose of this
guide, the following table only displays those districts that fall within Erie & Niagara counties. This is why
the numbers are not consecutive, skipping those districts that fall outside this two-country region.
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• charter schools
Within the Buffalo Niagara region, several
charter schools serve students at all
grade levels. Each of these schools offers
a particular academic, pre-professional
or character-building focus in addition to
the standard school curriculum. Charter
schools are open to Buffalo Public
Schools students; admission may be by
geographic location, lottery or both.
DISTRICT
GRADE CITY
PHONE
WEBSITE
Buffalo CSD
Aloma D. Johnson
Charter School
K-4
Buffalo
716-856-4390 www.fruitbeltcharter.org
Buffalo Academy of Science
7 - 12
Buffalo
716-854-2490 www.bascs.org
Buffalo United
Charter School
K-8
Buffalo
716-835-9862 www.buffalounitedcharterschool.org
Community Charter School
K-6
Buffalo
716-833-5967 www.commcharter.org
Elmwood Village
Charter School
K-8
Buffalo 716-886-4581 www.elmwoodvillageschool.org
Enterprise Charter School
K-8
Buffalo
716-855-2114 www.enterprisecharter.org
King Center Charter School
K-6
Buffalo
716-891-7912 www.kingcentercharterschool.org
Oracle Charter School
9 - 12
Buffalo
716-362-3188 www.oraclecharterschool.org
Pinnacle Charter School
K-8
Buffalo
716-842-1244 www.pinnaclewny.org
South Buffalo
Charter School
K-8
Buffalo 716-826-7213 www.southbuffalocs.org
Tapestry Charter School
K - 12
Buffalo
716-332-0754 (K-8)
www.tapestryschool.org
716-204-5883 (9-12) West Buffalo Charter School
K-2
Buffalo
716-923-1534
www.westbuffalocharter.org
Western New York
Maritime Charter School
9 - 12
Buffalo
716-842-6289 www.wnymcs9-12.com
Westminster Community
Charter School
K-8
Buffalo
716-816-3450
www.westminsterccs.org
Kenmore-Tonawanda UFSD
Charter School for
Applied Technologies
K - 12
Buffalo
716-876-7505 www.csat-k12.org/csat
Health Sciences
Charter School
9 - 12
Tonawanda 716-402-1872 www.healthsciencescharterschool.
org
716-821-1903 www.globalccs.org
Lackawanna CSD
Global Concepts
Charter School
K-9
Lackawanna
Niagara-Wheatfield CSD
Niagara Charter School
Enterprise Charter School
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K-6
Niagara Falls 716-297-4520 www.niagaracharter.org
• private schools
In addition to outstanding public
schools, Buffalo Niagara is home to
many private and parochial schools
of note. Included among them are
Montessori and Waldorf schools;
the Nichols School, Park School,
Nardin Academy, Canisius High
School, St. Joseph’s Collegiate
Institute, and Buffalo Seminary; and
schools for students with special
needs or learning challenges, such
as St. Mary’s School for the Deaf in
Buffalo, the Gow School for children
with dyslexia and other learning
disabilities, and the New York State
School for the Blind and Visually
Impaired in Batavia.
Catholic Schools,
Diocese of Buffalo
When it comes to education, we
know parents have many choices.
Families of all faiths who have
chosen the Catholic schools of the
Diocese of Buffalo have discovered
outstanding education, leadership
and spiritual guidance for their
children—a tradition since 1847.
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Amherst Christian Academy
PK - 12
Christian Fundamental
www.amherstchristian.org
New Creation Fellowship Academy
K - 12
Christian Fundamental
www.ncfacademy.org
West Seneca Christian School
PK - 12
Christian, Baptist
www.gowscs.com
Christian, Baptist
www.centerroadbaptistchurch.
com/academy.html
Newsweek ranked
City Honors the #11
best high school in
the U.S.A. in 2012.
WEBSITE
Center Road Christian Academy
K - 12
Catholic Schools, Diocese of Buffalo
K - 12
Christian, Catholic
www.wnycatholicschools.org
Christian Academy of Western New York
PK - 12
Christian,
Interdenominational
www.cawny.com
Christian Central Academy
K - 12
Christian,
Interdenominational,
College Prepatory
www.christianca.com
St. Peter Lutheran School, North Ridge
PK - K
Christian, Lutheran
www.stpeternorthridge.org/
index.php/preschool
Holy Ghost Lutheran School
PK - 8
Christian, Lutheran
www.holyghostlcms.org
St. Matthew Lutheran School
PK - 8
Christian, Lutheran
www.stmatthewlutheran.net
St. Peter's Lutheran School
PK - 8
Christian, Lutheran
www.discoverstpeters.
org/Home.html
Trinity Lutheran School
PK - 8
Christian, Lutheran
www.thinktrinitychristian.com
St. John Lutheran School
K-8
Christian, Lutheran
www.stjohnnt.com
Universal School
PK - 8
Islamic
www.myuniversalschool.org
Darul-Uloom Academy
K-3
Islamic
www.madania.org
Jewish Heritage Day School of Buffalo
PK - 8
Judaism
www.jbuff.com/educatio.htm
Kadimah School of Buffalo
5-8
Judaism
www.kadimah.org
East Aurora Montessori School
PK - K
Montessori
www.eamontessori.com
Gow School
7 - 12
Private, Boarding School,
Learning disabilities
www.gow.org
Aurora Waldorf School
PK - 8
Private, Independent
www.aurorawaldorfny.org
Elmwood Franklin School
PK - 8
Private, Independent
www.elmwoodfranklin.org
Park School of Buffalo
PK - 12
Private, Independent,
College Prepatory
www.theparkschool.org
Buffalo Seminary
9 - 12
College Prepatory
www.buffaloseminary.org
Nichols School
5 - 12
College Prepatory
www.nicholsschool.org
Buffalo Suburban Christian Academy
1-8
Seventh Day
www.buffalosuburban22.
adventistschoolconnect.org
League for the Handicapped Center
PK
Special Needs
www.preschoollearningcenter.org
Aspire of Western New York
-
Special Needs
www.aspirewny.org
CHC Learning Center
-
Special Needs
www.chcrainbow.com
Saint Mary's School for the Deaf
-
Special Needs
www.smsdk12.org
Stanley G. Falk School - Buffalo
-
Special Needs
www.falkschool.com
Summit Educational Resources, Inc.
-
Special Needs
www.summited.org
Gateway-Longview Lynde School
K - 12
Special Needs,
Behavioral/Mental Health
Residential Services
www.gateway-longview.org
Henrietta G. Lewis Campus School
K - 12
Special Needs,
www.fosteringgood.org/
our-services#education
Baker Hall School
-
Special Needs,
www.bakervictoryservices.org
Cantalician Center for Learning
-
Special Needs, Catholic
www.cantalician.org
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middle and high schools are located
in Erie and Niagara County. A
complete list can be accessed at:
www.wnycatholicschools.org
716-847-5520
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• higher education
In any year, nearly 120,000 students
are enrolled and 27,000 graduate from
two dozen colleges and universities
here. Fields of study are as diverse as
our student populations, ranging from
culinary arts to nanotechnology; business
to bioinformatics, with people of every
age, culture and interest found among our
college populations. Continuing education
is highly valued, and many employers offer
educational opportunities among their
employee benefits.
KEY
NAME
STUDENT POPULATION TYPE
Alfred University
2,309
4-year
Private
2A
Bryant and Stratton College-Amherst
567
4-year
Private
2B
Bryant and Stratton College-Buffalo
956
4-year
Private
2C
Bryant and Stratton College-Southtowns
2,272
4-year
Private
3
Canisius College
5,111
4-year
Private
4
Daemen College
2,958
4-year
Private
5
D'Youville College
3,152
4-year
Private
6A
Erie Community College - Buffalo Campus
15,084
2-year
Public
6B
Erie Community College - North Campus
(See #6A)
2-year
Public
6C
Erie Community College - South Campus
(See #6A)
2-year
Public
7
Genesee Community College
7,365
2-year
Public
8
Hilbert College
1,056
4-year
Private
9
Houghton College
1,272
4-year
Private
10
ITT Technical Institute-Getzville
668
2-year
Private
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© Canisius College
In addition to private campuses, several
colleges and universities from the State
University at New York system (SUNY) are
located in Western New York including
its largest research institute (University
at Buffalo), its largest education and arts
campus (Buffalo State College), and
several specialty colleges (including Alfred
College of Technology) and community
colleges.
Colleges & universities
Canisius College
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NAME
STUDENT POPULATION TYPE
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Jamestown Business College
386
4-year
Private
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Jamestown Community College
4,285
2-year
Public
13
Medaille College
2,742
4-year
Private
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Niagara County Community College
7,428
2-year
Public
15
Niagara University
4,273
4-year
Private
16
Olean Business Institute
97
2-year
Private
17
Saint Bonaventure University
2,514
4-year
Private
18
SUNY at Fredonia
5,772
4-year
Public
19
SUNY College at Buffalo
12,419
4-year
Public
20
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
3,709
4-year
Public
21
Trocaire College
1,571
4-year
Private
22A
University at Buffalo - North Campus
29,117
4-year
Public
22B
University at Buffalo - South Campus
(See #22A)
4-year
Public
Villa Maria College
507
4-year
Private
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Medaille College
KEY
Lake Ontario
14
15
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ORLEANS
COUNTY
NIAGARA
COUNTY
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GENESEE
COUNTY
5
13
5
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6B
4
22B
19
7
10
22A
23
3
2B
© Medaille College
Colleges & universities
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6A
2C
8
20A
6C
Lake Erie
ERIE
COUNTY
WYOMING
COUNTY
21 9
90
18
9
20
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CHAUTAUQUA
COUNTY
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CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY
ALLEGANY
COUNTY
20
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1
41 7
86
17 16
0
4.5
9
1 3.5
Miles
University at Buffalo
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settle infor a while...
Exploring the Buffalo Niagara region is exciting and fun but
before you do, you need to ensure the lights go on in your house,
the heat works, and any permits, licenses or other logistics are
taken care of. This section will provide you with the resources
you need to settle in and get on to the good things.
• DMV
• Public Safety
• Banks
• Utilities
• Moving & Storage
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- Dr. Khurshid Guru, Associate Professor, Department of Urology & Director,
Roswell Park Center for Robotic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
• Voter Registration
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‘‘My life works in Buffalo Niagara because of
the greatest asset of this region - its people. My
patients, colleagues, mentors, neighbors and
partners have all helped in shaping my life and
career in Buffalo. I have a rich and meaningful life
here, and it’s really because of all of those people.’’
• Pet Requirements
• Media
• department of motor vehicles
Out-of-state vehicles must be registered
within 30 days of establishing residency
in New York. To register, you’ll need your
current (out-of-state) vehicle title, proof
of insurance and payments for applicable
fees.
NE
Department of Motor Vehicles
(800) 225-5368
www.dmv.ny.gov
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New York State requires that new
residents apply for a state driver’s
license within 30 days of relocation. You
can apply at any Department of Motor
Vehicles office—just be sure to bring your
current, valid out-of-state license with your
photograph, proof of identification and
your Social Security card (you’ll also be
asked to take a vision test to issue your
new license). You’ll also need to pay a
fee—fee schedules are available online at
www.dmv.ny.gov. This website also has
the information that non-U.S. citizens will
need to determine whether or not a New
York State license is needed.
U.S. citizens must apply
for New York State driver’s
licenses and register their
vehicles in New York State
within 30 days of relocating
(requirements may vary
for non-U.S. citizens who
are here temporarily). See
www.dmv.ny.gov for more
information.
• public safety
Anywhere in Western New York, dial
911 to reach emergency police, fire
and ambulance/medical assistance.
Erie County:
New York:
Emergency Services
www.erie.gov/depts/community/
emergency_fsd.asp
State Police
www.troopers.state.ny.us
Division of Homeland Security
and Emergency Services
www.dhses.ny.gov
Central Police Services
www.erie.gov/depts/law/cps/index.asp
Niagara County:
Emergency Services
www.niagaracounty.com/fire
Sheriff’s Office
www.niagarasheriff.com
• banks
Western New York has many financial
institutions available, ranging from local
credit unions to large, international banks
for commercial and personal accounts.
Important considerations when choosing
yours include availability of automatic
transfer machines (ATMs), fees and
interest rates, availability of account
bundles (checking and savings, for
example), or loans.
Alden State Bank
716-937-3381
www.aldenstate.com
Bank of Akron
716-542-5401
www.bankofakron.com
Bank of America NA
1-800-432-1000
www.bankofamerica.com
Bank of Holland
716-537-2264
www.bankofhollandny.com
Community Bank NA
716-372-0110
www.communitybankna.com
Evans Bank
716-926-2000
www.evansbank.com
First Niagara Bank
1-800-421-0004
www.fnfg.com
Five Star Bank
1-877-226-5578
www.five-starbank.com
HSBC Bank USA NA
1-800-975-4722
www.us.hsbc.com
JP Morgan Chase Bank
716-858-1400
www.jpmorganchase.com
KeyBank NA
1-800-539-1539
www.key.com
Lake Shore Savings Bank
716-366-4070
www.lakeshoresavings.com
M&T Bank
1-800-724-2440
www.mtb.com
Northwest Savings Bank
716-487-2265
www.northwestsavingsbank.com
RBS/Citizens Bank
1-888-910-4100
www.citizensbank.com
Woodforest Bank
716-649-8172
www.woodforest.com
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• utilities
If you’re moving into an apartment
building, you’ll likely need to apply for gas
and/or electric service; if you’re moving
into a house, you’ll also need water
service (it’s included in most apartments,
but check with your landlord). Other
services you may need include telephone,
Internet, and cable or satellite television
service. Here a list of service providers in
our region.
Gas
Cable Television
National Fuel
(716) 686-6123
www.natfuel.com
Time Warner Cable
(866) 461-9843
www.timewarnercable.com
Internet & Telephone
Verizon FIOS TV
(800) 837-4966
www.verizon.com
Electricity
Time Warner
(716) 558-TWC1
www.timewarnercable.com
Direct TV
(800) 595-4101
www.dishnetwork.com
Verizon
(800) 837-4966
www.verizon.com
Dish Network
(800) 823-4929
www.dishnetwork.com
AT&T
(800) 205-6268
www.att.com
National Grid
(800) 642-4272
www1.nationalgridus.com
New York State Electric & Gas Co.
(NYSEG)
(800) 572-1111
www.nyseg.com
Satellite Television
• moving & storage
Moving is hard work—here are some companies
that can do the heavy lifting for you.
American Household & Storage
716-881-7000
www.americanhouseholdmoving.com
Cook Moving Systems Inc.
716-828-7144
www.cookmoving.com
Dan’s Moving and Storage
716-366-7642
www.dansmovingandstorage.com
Diamond Moving and Storage
716-885-8600
www.diamondmovingandstorage.com
Fisher North American
716-649-2352
www.fisherna.com
Good & Fair Carting & Moving Inc.
716-876-6067
www.goodandfair.net
Herman Movers
716-689-2121
Lincoln Moving and Storage
716-874-1380
www.lincolnmoving.com
Storage Central
716-855-2200
www.storagecentralbuffalo.com
Zito Movers
716-685-6919
• voter registration
In Buffalo Niagara, voter registration is
handled through the specific county’s
board of elections; you may also be
eligible to register through the Department
of Motor Vehicles when you renew your
driver’s license and registration in New
York State. To vote, you must be at least
18 years old, a U.S. citizen and have been
registered at your new address for at least
25 days prior to election (please visit the
website, www.elections.ny.gov for more
information).
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Erie County Board of Elections
716-858-8891
www.erieboe.com
Niagara County Board of Elections
(716) 438-4040
www.elections.niagara.ny.us/voting.html
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at Kleinhan’s
All dogs over four months old must
be registered with a valid license that
provides owner contact information.
To obtain a license, proof must be
provided of current rabies vaccination.
As pet licensing requirements vary by
municipality, it’s recommended that pet
owners contact your local town clerk
or city hall to find out the most current
information to ensure that you and your
pet are in compliance.
• pet requirements
• media
Sure, you have cable television and
satellite radio—but when you want local
information, here are the radio and
television stations you need.
SPCA Serving:
Erie County
(716) 875-7360
Niagara County
(716) 731-4368
Elmwood Village
WGR - 550 (Sports)
www.wgr550.com
WBEN - 930 (News/Talk)
www.wben.com
WNED - 970 (News/Information)
www.wned.com
WUFO - 1080 (Gospel/Urban Contemporary)
www.wufoam.com
WBBF - 1120 (Spanish Variety)
WECK - 1230 (Adult Contemporary)
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© Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | Enid Bloch
Radio
WHLD - 1270 (Gospel)
WXRL - 1300 (Country)
www.wxrl.com
WSPW - 1330 (Classic)
WLVL - 1340 (News/Talk)
www.wlvl.com
WWWS - 1400 (Urban Adult)
www.wjll.com
WWKB - 1520 (Progressive Talk Radio)
www.kb1520.com
WBFO - 88.7 (National Public Radio)
www.wbfo.com
WBUF - 92.9 (Variety)
www.wbuf.com
WBLK - 93.7 (Hip Hop/R&B)
www.wblk.com
WNED - 94.5 (classical)
www.wned.org
WJYE - 96.1 (Adult Contemporary)
www.wjye.com
WGRF - 96.9 (Classic Rock)
www.97rock.com
WKSE - 98.5 (Top 40)
www.kiss985.com
WDCX - 99.5 (Christian)
www.wdcxfm.com
WLOF - 101.7 (Catholic Radio)
www.thestationofthecross.com
WTSS - 102.5 (Adult Contemporary)
www.mystar1025.com
WEDG - 103.3 (Rock)
www.wedg.com
WHTT - 104.1 (Mix Hits)
www.whtt.com
WYRK - 106.5 (Country)
www.wyrk.com
WLLK - 107.7 (Progressive Music)
www.1077thelake.com
Fm
WJLL - 1440 (Classic)
broadcast TV channels
WGRZ – NBC Affiliate
Channel 2
WIVB – CBS Affiliate
Channel 4
WKBW – ABC Affiliate
Channel 7
WUTV – FOX Affiliate
Channel 29
WNED – PBS Affiliate
Channel 17
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enjoy yourself
Anytime of the year, there’s so much to do in Buffalo Niagara,
the hard part is figuring out how to fit it all in. This section
provides a brief overview of the kinds of venues and events to
be explored; however, we encourage you to visit the websites
and other resources listed in this section for up-to-date
information on these events and much more that’s happening
around Buffalo Niagara.
• Dining
• Arts & Culture
• Sports & Leisure
• Shopping District & Malls
• Attractions & Events
•
Parks, Greenways
& Waterfront
• Libraries
• Visiting Canada
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• dining
Each year over 200 establishments participate in Local
Restaurant Week, celebrating the unique independent
restaurants that contribute to our great WNY culture.
www.localrestaurantweek.com
© Buffalo Place
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Sure, you know you’ll find great Buffalo
chicken wings here, and you may even
have heard of our other famous foods—
beef on ‘weck’ (thinly sliced roast beef,
topped with a spoonful of horseradish,
and piled onto salty kimmelweck rolls with
caraway seeds and kosher salt) and charbroiled hots (all-pork hot dogs grilled over
real charcoal). While these are our ideas
of amazing fast food, what you’ll also find
is outstanding fine dining, a wide variety
of ethnic restaurants from Ethiopian to
Korean to German, and a growing number
of vegetarian and vegan eateries. We love
our Italian food and pizzas, too, and you’ll
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Rick’s on Main in East Aurora
find these restaurants—takeout and sitdown—in just about every neighborhood in
Western New York.
www.urbanspoon.com
www.yelp.com
www.cse.buffalo.edu/restaurant.guide
As with everything about Buffalo Niagara,
the best way to find your new favorites
is to get out and try them—most of our
restaurants are quite affordable. There
are far too many restaurants to list here,
and new ones open nearly every day. To
help you get started, here are some great
websites with local restaurant listings and
reviews:
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In 2009, the New York Times
listed Buffalo as one of its
“44 Places to Go”—in the world!
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• arts & culture
We cherish the diversity, beauty and
excitement the arts bring to our region.
With world-renowned art museums—
including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
and the Burchfield Penney Art Center in
Buffalo, as well as the Castellani Museum
in Niagara Falls—and more than 100 visual
and performing arts centers and galleries
in Western New York, it’s no wonder that
Buffalo Niagara’s been rediscovered
as an arts and cultural destination. In
addition, Buffalo’s one of the only cities
its size to have a full orchestra (the Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra) as well as
science, naval and historical museums.
Think art’s not your thing? Give the parties
and special events, lectures and other
opportunities at these venues a try—you’ll
meet interesting people in amazing
places. Here are some great places to
start.
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African American Cultural Center Inc.
716-884-2013
www.africancultural.org
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
716-882-8700
www.albrightknox.org
Amherst Museum
716-689-1440
www.amherstmuseum.org
Aquarium of Niagara
716-285-3575
www.aquariumofniagara.org
Aurora Historical Museum
716-652-3280
Benjamin and Dr. Edgar R. Cofeld Judaic Museum
716-836-6565
Benjamin Long Homestead
716-694-7406
Big Orbit Gallery
716-560-1968
www.bigorbitgallery.org
Boston Historical Museum
716-941-5015
www.townofboston.com/historical_info.html
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
716-827-1584
www.buffalogardens.com
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
716-873-9644
www.bechs.org
Buffalo and Erie County Naval Military Park
716-847-1773
www.buffalonavalpark.org
Buffalo Arts Studio
716-833-4450
www.buffaloartsstudio.org
Buffalo Fire Historical Society Museum
716-892-8400
www.bfhsmuseum.com
Buffalo Motorcycle Museum
716-832-7159
www.buffaloharley.com
Buffalo Museum of Science and Kellogg Observatory
716-896-5200
www.sciencebuff.org
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
716-838-1249
www.bfloparks.org
Buffalo Society of Artists
www.tbz.org
www.buffalosocietyofartists.com
Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum
716-855-1931
www.pierce-arrow.com
Buffalo United Artists
716-886-9239
www.buffalobua.org
Buffalo Zoo
716-837-3900
www.buffalozoo.org
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
716-878-6011
www.burchfieldpenney.org
Cambria Historical Museum
716-433-0387
www.townofcambria.com/historian.asp
Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
716-286-8200
www.castellaniartmuseum.org
CEPA Gallery
716-856-2717
www.cepagallery.org
Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Art Center
716-677-4843
www.burchfieldnac.org
Cheektowaga Historical Museum
716-684-6544
www.cheektowagahistory.com
Clarence Historical Museum
716-759-8575
www.erie.gov/clarence/about.asp#heritage
Kenan Center
716-433-2617
www.kenancenter.org
Daredevil Museum
716-282-4046
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designated as the top
arts destination for midsize cities by American
Style Magazine.
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Buffalo is the sunniest city in
the entire Northeastern U.S.
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
attractions
Darwin D. Martin House Complex
716-856-3858
www.darwinmartinhouse.org
Das Haus - German Heritage Museum
716-731-9905
www.dashausmuseum.org
El Museo Francisco Oller Y Diego Rivera
716-578-3782
www.elmuseobuffalo.org/new/index.html
Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Library and Museum
716-652-4735
www.roycrofter.com/museum.htm
Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises
716-433-6155
www.lockportlocks.com/hercent.html
Explore & More...A Children's Museum
716-655-5131
www.exploreandmore.org
Gowanda Historical Museum
716-532-4064
www.gowandaahs.org
Graycliff Conservancy Inc.
716-947-9217
www.graycliffestate.org
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
716-854-1694
www.hallwalls.org
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
716-693-1885
www.carrouselmuseum.org
Historical Society of the Tonawandas Museum
716-694-7406
www.tonawandashistory.org
Impact Artists Gallery
716-835-6817
www.impactartist.wordpress.com
Iron Island Museum
716-892-3084
www.ironislandmuseum.com
www.nativeamericanmuseumart.com
Just Buffalo Literary Center
716-832-5400
www.justbuffalo.org
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
716-885-4139
www.rain.org/~karpeles/buffrm.html
Kazoo Factory and Museum
716-992-3960
www.edenkazoo.com/index.php
Lancaster Historical Society Museum
716-681-7719
www.lancasterpast.com
Lancaster Opera House
716-683-1776
www.lancopera.org
Preservation Buffalo Niagara
716-852-3300
www.preservationbuffaloniagara.org
Langston Hughes Institute
716-881-3266
Lewiston Historical Museum
716-754-4214
www.historiclewiston.org/museum.html
Marilla Historical Society Museum
716-652-1827
www.townofmarilla.com/historian.php
Mark Twain Room
716-858-8900
www.buffalolib.org/libraries/
collections/mtr/index.asp
Millard and Abigail Fillmore House Museum
716-652-4735
www.aurorahistoricalsociety.
com/fillore-house-.html
Motherland Connextions
716-282-1028
www.motherlandconnextions.com
Mudpies Children's Museum
716-854-7437
Murphy Orchards
716-778-7926
www.murphyorchards.com
Museum of European Art
716-759-6078
www.meaus.com
National Railway Historical Society - Niagara Front
Kenan Center
© NiagaraUSA
Joseph Jacobs Museum
For additional attraction info:
www.visitbuffaloniagara.org
www.nfcnrhs.com
Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehonwe
716-603-4546
www.netobuffalo.org
Newfane Historical Society Museum and Grounds
716-778-7197
www.niagaracounty.org/
town_of_newfane_hs.htm
Niagara Aerospace Museum
716-297-1324
www.wnyaerospace.org
Niagara Arts and Cultural Center
716-282-7530
www.thenacc.org
Niagara County Historical Society
716-434-7433
www.niagaracounty.org
Niagara Gorge Discovery Center
716-278-1070
www.niagarafallsstatepark.com/
Activities_DiscoveryCenter.aspx
www.niagarausa.com
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attractions
Niagara Power Project Visitors Center
716-286-6661
www.nypa.gov/vc/niagara.htm
Niagara School No. 2 Museum
716-297-6601
www.niagaracounty.org/town_of_
niagara_historical_socie.htm
North Tonawanda History Museum
716-213-0554
www.nthistorymuseum.org
Old Fort Niagara
716-745-7611
www.oldfortniagara.org
Orchard Park Historical Museum
716-662-2185
Pedaling History Bicycle Museum
716-662-3853
www.pedalinghistory.com
Penn Dixie Paleontological &
Outdoor Education Center
716-627-4560
www.penndixie.org
Porter Historical Museum- Town of
716-745-1271
www.niagaracounty.org/
town_of_porter_tour.htm
Ransomville Historical Museum
716-791-4073
Rich-Twinn Octagon House
716-542-7022
www.newsteadhistoricalsociety.
org/octagon.html
Roycroft Inn
716-652-5552
www.roycroftinn.com
Steel Plant and Local History Museum
716-823-0630
www.steelpltmuseum.org
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National
Historic Site- Wilcox Mansion
716-884-0095
www.trsite.org
Tonawanda Kenmore Historical Society Museum
716-873-5744
www.tonawanda.ny.us/history
Carnegie Art Center
716-694-4400
www.carnegieartcenter.org
Toy Town Museum
716-687-5151
www.toytownusa.com
University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery
716-829-3754
www.ubartgalleries.org
University at Buffalo Art Gallery
716-645-6913
www.ubartgalleries.org
Pop Warner Museum
716-592-0094
www.townofconcordnyhistoricalsociety.
org
West Seneca Historical Society Museum
716-674-4283
www.westseneca.net/index.
php?q=node/94
Williamsville Historical Society and Museum
716-632-4120
Wilson Historical Society and Museum
716-751-6583
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Our YMCA Turkey Trot, held on Thanksgiving
morning, is the oldest continually running
footrace in America, dating back to 1896!
www.wilsonnewyork.com/
hist_society.html
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Buffalo Museum of Science
© Shea’s | Jim Bush
© Buffalo Museum of Science
Curtain Up! event outside Shea’s Performing Arts Center
MUSIC & DANCE
Amherst Symphony Orchestra
www.amherstsymphony.com
Artpark
716-754-4375
www.artpark.net
Buffalo Chamber Music Society
716-462-4939
www.bflochambermusic.org
Buffalo City Ballet
716-833-1243
www.buffalocityballet.org
Buffalo Contemporary Dance
716-884-2154
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
716-885-5000
www.bpo.org
Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo
716-855-9383
www.coloredmusiciansclub.org
Folkloric Productions Dance Co., Inc
716-876-6291
www.folkloric.org
Greater Niagara Ballet Company
877-236-8055
www.niagaraballet.org
Neglia Ballet Artists
716-447-0401
www.negliaballet.org
OperaBuffs of Western New York Inc.
Pick of the Crop Dance
www.operabuffsofwny.org
716-934-0515
www.poc.org
THEATRE
Alleyway Theatre
716-852-2600
www.alleyway.com
Irish Classical Theatre Company
716-853-4282
www.irishclassicaltheatre.com
Kavinoky Theatre at D'Youville College
716-829-7668
www.kavinokytheatre.com
Musical Fare Theatre Company
716-839-8540
www.musicalfare.com
O'Connell & Company in Residence
at ECC- North campus
716-848-0800
www.oconnellandcompany.com
Riviera Theatre
716-692-2413
www.rivieratheatre.org
Shakespeare in Delaware Park
716-856-4533
www.shakespeareindelawarepark.org
Shaw Festival Theatre
800-511-7429
www.shawfest.com
Shea's Performing Arts Center
716-847-1410
www.sheas.org
Springville Center for the Arts
716-592 9038
www.springvillearts.org
Theatre of Youth
716-884-4400
www.theatreofyouth.org
Torn Space Theater
716-812-5733
www.tornspacetheater.com
Ujima Theatre Company Inc.
716-883-0380
www.ujimatheatre.org
University at Buffalo Center for the Arts
716-645-6259
www.ubcfa.org
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Buffalo Niagara is home to many
professional teams, as well as amateur
and collegiate sports. From the Buffalo
Bills (National Football League) and
Buffalo Sabres (National Hockey League)
to the Buffalo Bandits (National Lacrosse)
and Buffalo Bisons (AAA baseball affiliate
of the New York Mets), our dedicated fans
pack the arenas and stadiums. In addition,
the University at Buffalo, St. Bonaventure
University, Niagara University, and
Canisius College are among our collegiate
competitors with football, basketball,
hockey and more keeping us on the
edges of our seats.
© Buffalo Bisons
• sports & leisure
Buster Bison and Mr. Met
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And for those who prefer to play, there are
numerous community-based and schoolbased opportunities to get involved with
everything from softball to swimming to
soccer, and from baseball to badminton
to beach volleyball. So whether your
interests (or your kids’) include rowing
or riding (bikes, dirt bikes, horses,
snowmobiles), you’ll find it all here in
Western New York.
In 1915 the Jacobs
brothers started a popcorn
and peanuts vending
business in Buffalo, NY.
Today, Delaware North
Companies is one of the
most admired family-owned
hospitality management and
food service companies in
the world. You will find DNC
products and services in
sports venues, hotels and
resorts, airports and special
attractions around the world,
including our own Buffalo
Niagara International Airport.
Schedules and tickets at:
www.buffalobills.com
www.sabres.nhl.com
www.bandits.com
www.buffalo.bisons.milb.com
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Buffalo fans are among the most loyal anywhere—and our ticket
prices are among the most affordable. If you’re interested in
catching some games, buy your tickets early as most games—
particularly for the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres—tend to sell out.
University at Buffalo Bulls fans
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Opportunities for shopping are as
varied as our neighborhoods.
Our towns’ central districts—including
Elmwood Village, Hertel Avenue and
Allentown in the City of Buffalo—are
terrific areas for finding unique local
shops, antiques, bookstores and
more, as well as businesses to meet
your basic needs such as banks,
grocery and hardware stores, and
post offices.
There are also many malls in Western
New York, attracting both local and
distant customers (particularly our
Canadian neighbors). The Walden
Galleria in Cheektowaga is the
largest mall, with more than 200
department stores, specialty shops
and restaurants. The Boulevard Mall,
McKinley Mall, and Eastern Hills Mall
have many of your anchor stores and
are conveniently located within the
suburbs. The Fashion Outlets Niagara
mall in Niagara Falls is a great place
to find bargain-priced goods including
designer clothes, unique gifts, shoes,
bags, and home goods.
attractions & events
We celebrate life all year long in Buffalo Niagara and any time of the year—
and often throughout the week and every weekend—you’ll find events that
cater to a broad range of interests. Here are some highlights by season:
SPRING
FALL
• Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
• Oktoberfest Weekend
in Ellicottville
• Maple Syrup Weekend
• Buffalo Small Press Book Fair
• Pumpkinville/Great American
Pumpkin Festival/Oinktoberfest
• Easter Parades
• Niagara Wine Trail
• Dyngus Day
• Balloons Over Letchworth
WINTER
SUMMER
• Labatt Blue Pond
Hockey Tournament
• Allentown Art Festival/
Allentown West
• Buffalo Place Summer
Concert Series
• Ski clubs and other winter sports
• Various Thanksgiving and
Christmas holiday happenings
• Juneteenth Festival
• First Night New Year’s
Eve Celebration
• Taste of Buffalo
• Winterfest
• Garden Walk Buffalo - largest tour event of its kind in the country
© Angel Art Ltd
• shopping
districts
& malls
• Various ethnic celebrations
including the Hellenic
(Greek) Festival and the
Sorrento Italian Festival
© Sean Quigley
• Tonawanda Canal Fest
• County fairs (including Erie
County Fair, the third-largest
county fair in the country)
• Elmwood Festival of the Arts
• Various harvest festivals
including Eden Corn Fest and
Lewiston Peach Festival
• Free or low-cost outdoor
concerts nearly every
night of the week
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Balloons Over Letchworth State Park
Expecting snow in Buffalo? Most of our major
accumulation occurs right where we want it—in ski
country. In fact, the City of Buffalo doesn’t even
make the list of top 10 snowiest cities in the U.S.
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Dozens of smaller parks and playgrounds
can be found in just about every
neighborhood in Buffalo, and a bike and
walking trail winds along the waterfront
and through several neighborhoods from
Niagara Falls through the southtowns.
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Nearly every summer night in
Buffalo Niagara, you can enjoy
free outdoor concerts, plays,
performances, films and festivals.
All this green and blue space is
wonderful for hard-core athletes and
pleasure-seekers alike. And our parks
and waterfront are also favored venues
for concerts, picnics, reunions, and
more. Among the most popular public
beaches for swimming and sunbathing are
Woodlawn (Hamburg), Beaver Island State
Park (Grand Island), and Evangola State
Park (Evans/Angola). Sailboarders and
kayakers will want to check out the launch
site at Gallagher Beach—a very cool
post-industrial place to spend a sunny
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Inland Olmsted parks include Delaware,
Cazenovia, Martin Luther King, Jr. (locally
referred to as MLK Park) and South Park.
Front Park and Riverside Park, along Lake
Erie and the Niagara River, respectively,
are also undergoing significant restoration
through a comprehensive, 20-year master
plan.
And as we look to our future in Buffalo
Niagara, we talk about our “blue” spaces
as well as our green spaces. That’s
because we’re surrounded to the west
and north by three major waterways—
Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the Niagara
River—while our rural areas are bisected
by many more including the Erie Canal,
the Genesee River, Chautauqua Lake,
and dozens of smaller inland lakes, creeks
and streams.
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In 1868, Frederick Law Olmsted—then and
now considered America’s preeminent
landscape designer—and his partner,
Calvert Vaux, created a system of parks
and parkways in the City of Buffalo that
are deeply loved and are undergoing
major restoration in our neighborhoods.
Buffalo’s Olmsted Parks
system was the first parks
and parkways system
created in the U.S. and is
still considered the best of
Olmsted’s designs.
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afternoon. And powerboats and sailboats
by the hundreds can be found just about
every day on the lakes and rivers here.
• libraries
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System
www.buffalolib.org
You’ll find libraries in nearly every town
center in Western New York. The largest
system, the Buffalo & Erie County Public
Library system (BECPL), includes the
Central Branch in downtown Buffalo and
more than 35 branch libraries throughout
Erie County. You’ll find much more than
books, magazines and electronic media
at our libraries, too—they’re community
centers for education, entertainment,
public forums and more. There’s no
cost to get a library card (identification is
required to obtain one, though, so bring
valid ID with you) and one card is good at
all libraries in the BECPL system.
© Buffalo Place
Other Western New York counties also
have library systems (in some cases,
they may share resources, as with the
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System).
In addition, nearly all of our college and
university libraries are open for your use
as research resources (lending privileges
may be limited, however, so please ask).
Newstead Public Library
Akron
716-542-2327
Ewell Free Library
Alden
716-937-7082
Audubon Branch
Amherst
716-689-4922
Clearfield Branch
Amherst, Williamsville
716-688-4955
Williamsville Branch
Amherst, Williamsville
716-632-9176
Eggertsville-Snyder Branch
Amherst, Snyder
716-839-0700
Angola Public Library
Angola
716-549-3954
Boston Free Public Library
Boston
716-941-3516
Central Library
Buffalo
716-858-8900
Crane Branch Library
Buffalo
716-883-6651
Dudley Branch Library
Buffalo
716-823-1854
East Clinton Branch
Buffalo
716-823-5626
East Delevan Branch
Buffalo
716-896-4433
Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Branch
Buffalo
716-883-4418
Niagara Branch
Buffalo
716-882-1537
North Park Branch
Buffalo
716-875-3748
Riverside Branch
Buffalo
716-875-0562
Julia Boyer Reinstein Library
Cheektowaga
716-668-4991
Anna M. Reinstein Memorial Library
Cheektowaga
716-892-8089
Clarence Public Library
Clarence
716-741-2650
Collins Public Library
Collins
716-532-5129
Concord Public Library
Springville
716-592-7742
Aurora Town Public Library
East Aurora
716-652-4440
Eden Library
Eden
716-992-4028
Elma Public Library
Elma
716-652-2719
Grand Island Memorial Library
Grand Island
716-773-7124
Hamburg Library
Hamburg
716-649-4415
Lake shore Branch
Hamburg
716-627-3017
Lackawanna Public Library
Lackawanna
716-823-0630
Lancaster Library
Lancaster
716-683-1120
Marilla Free Library
Marilla
716-652-7449
North Collins Public Library
North Collins
716-337-3211
Orchard Park Public Library
Orchard Park
716-662-9851
City of Tonawanda Public Library
Tonawanda
716-693-5043
Kenilworth Branch
Town of Tonawanda, Buffalo
716-834-7657
Kenmore Branch
Town of Tonawanda, Kenmore
716-873-2842
West Seneca Public Library
West Seneca
716-674-2928
Niagara County Public Libraries
Niagara Falls Public Library (Central Library)
Niagara Falls
716-286-4894
www.niagarafallspubliclib.org
Barker Free Public Library
Barker
716-795-3344
www.nioga.org/libraries/bar
Lewiston Public Library
Lewiston
716-754-4720
www.lewistonpubliclibrary.org
Lockport Public Library
Lockport
716-433-5935
www.lockportlibrary.org
Middleport Free Library
Middleport
716-735-3281
www.middleportfreelibrary.org
Niagara Falls Public Library La Salle Branch
Niagara Falls
716-283-8309
www.niagarafallspubliclib.org
North Tonawanda Public Library
North Tonawanda
716-693-4132
www.ntlibrary.org
Ransomville Free Library
Ransomville
716-791-4073
www.ransomvillelibrary.org
Sanborn - Pekin Free Library
Sanborn
716-731-9933
www.nioga.org/libraries/san
Wilson Free Library
Wilson
716-751-6070
www.nioga.org/libraries/wil
Youngstown Free Library
Youngstown
716-745-3555
www.youngstownfreelibrary.org
Wilson Free Library
Wilson
716-751-6070
www.nioga.org/libraries/wil
Youngstown Free Library
Youngstown
716-745-3555
www.youngstownfreelibrary.org
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College and University Libraries
Bryant and Stratton College (Amherst)
Getzville
716-625-6300
www.bryantstratton.edu
Bryant and Stratton College (Buffalo)
Buffalo
716-884-9120
Bryant and Stratton College (Southtowns)
Orchard Park
716-821-9331
Buffalo State College - EH Butler Library
Buffalo
716-878-6314
http://library.buffalostate.edu
Canisius College - Andrew
L. Bouwhuis Library
Buffalo
716-888-2900
http://library.canisius.edu
D'Youville College - Montante Family Library
Buffalo
716-829-7616
http://library.dyc.edu
Daeman College - Marian Library
Amherst
716-839-8243
http://my.daemen.edu
Erie Community College (City Campus)
Buffalo
716-851-1076
http://elinks.ecc.edu/library
Erie Community College (North Campus)
Williamsville
716-851-1273
Erie Community College (South Campus)
Orchard Park
716-851-1772
Hilbert College - McGrath Library
Hamburg
716-649-7900
www.hilbert.edu/academics/
mcgrath-library
ITT Technical Institute
Getzville
716-689-2200
http://library.itt.tech.edu
Medaille College
Buffalo
716-880-2283
http://eres.medaille.
edu/library
Niagara County Community College
- Henrietta G. Lewis Library
Sanborn
716-614-6780
www.niagara.suny.edu/library
Niagara University
Niagara University
716-286-8000
http://library.niagara.edu
St. Bonaventure University
- Friedsiam Memorial
St. Bonaventure
716-375-2000
www.sbu.edu/library
Trocaire College
- Rachel R. Savarino Library
Buffalo
716-827-2436
www.library.trocaire.edu
716-645-2965
http://library.buffalo.
edu/libraries
University at Buffalo - Libraries
Buffalo
University at Buffalo library
• visiting canada
For more than a century, Western New
Yorkers and Canadians have enjoyed a
collegial relationship that’s celebrated
every year at the Friendship Festival and
Binational Doors Open events. Many
Western New Yorkers spend summer
vacation along the beaches in Canada,
while thousands of Canadians ski at
our resorts. And with Toronto, Ontario—
Canada’s largest city—just a 90-mile drive
from Buffalo Niagara, as well as an easy
drive to Montreal, Ottawa and Algonquin
Park, it’s great to know the ins-and-outs of
traveling.
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75% of Canadians live within 100 miles of the U.S. border—meaning Canada’s
charming waterfront villages and wine trails (like those in Niagara-on-the-Lake),
diverse and dynamic cities like Toronto and Montreal, and outstanding live theater
(like the Shaw Festival Theatre and the Stratford Festival) are just a short drive away!
• visiting canada
driver’s licenses or birth certificates are
not considered proper identification for
adults at international crossings. Also,
every person in your vehicle must have
appropriate identification. This is also the
case if you’re traveling by bus, airplane or
train to/from Canada.
Other important considerations include
purchasing items to bring home (including
shopping at the Duty Free shops at the
international crossings), as some items
For detailed information
on acceptable forms of
ID, please visit the U.S.
Customs and Border Patrol
website at www.cbp.gov.
There are many destinations in Canada
that make for a great day, weekend or
week away:
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a beautiful
town on Lake Ontario at the mouth
of the Niagara River and is filled with
boutiques, restaurants, live theater,
beautiful inns, gorgeous landscaping
and much more.
The Niagara (Ontario) Wine Trail
is where North American ice wines
originated—though they’re only one
kind of many specialty wines available
here. The escarpment region is known
for producing earthy grapes with robust
mineral flavors.
Toronto, Canada’s largest city, is
beautiful, exciting, and fun. And at only
about 90 minutes from Buffalo Niagara,
it makes for a great day or weekend trip
anytime.
Stratford, Ontario is home of the
Stratford Festival, this is one of the
most notable venues in North America
for live theater performances. It’s about
a three hour drive west from Buffalo.
Make a weekend of it and take in all
there is to enjoy.
Algonquin Provincial Park is
Canada’s first and one of its largest
provincial parks and it’s a nature-lover’s
paradise with outstanding hiking,
canoeing and camping.
Montreal, Quebec is Canada’s largest
bilingual city, with French and English
spoken. It’s distinctly European in
feeling with outstanding shops, cafes,
and restaurants, and it’s a wonderful
place to visit any time of year.
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When going to Canada, the most
important thing to keep in mind is that
you are traveling across an international
boundary and you’ll need proof of
citizenship to enter Canada and reenter
the United States. Acceptable forms
of identification include U.S.-issued
passports, an enhanced driver’s license
or enhanced non-driver identification
card, or a Nexus card (issued by the
Canadian government for U.S. and
Canadian citizens). Please note that basic
Identification requirements
at international border
crossings became
more stringent with the
implementation of the
Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative in 2009. Lack of
proper identification can
cause travel delays or denial
of crossing or re-entry.
Downtown Toronto, Ontario
may require you to pay duty or may be
banned at international crossings (such
as some food and plant materials). When
asked by the customs officials, it is
important to declare any purchases made
while visiting.
If bringing pets, please note that they
must be properly licensed including proof
of vaccinations.
U.S. currency is accepted at most places
in Canada, but don’t take for granted that
it will be accepted where you’re going—if
possible, check before leaving the U.S.
(especially if traveling well away from the
border or major Canadian cities). Several
of the border crossings have currency
exchange booths available.
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getting around
Until you live here, you may not realize how close Buffalo Niagara
is to several major metropolitan areas. In about two hours or less
you can drive to Rochester or Syracuse, NY; Toronto, Ontario and
several other destinations in Canada (see “Visiting Canada” on
page 44 for more information). You can fly to New York, Chicago,
Boston, Detroit or Philadelphia. Want to get away for a night?
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, the Berkshire Mountains, the Thousand
Islands region, and Vermont, are all within about a four-hour (or
less) drive, as are Ontario’s Algonquin Park and the Muskoka
region (for gorgeous camping), and Montreal, Quebec (for a taste
of Europe just half a day away).
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“After being transferred to Ohio eight years ago, it’s good
to be home! There is no place like Western New York to
work, play and raise a family. Tops on my list are Artpark,
Kissing Bridge, Letchworth, Kleinhans, Shakespeare in the
Park, a Sabres game, a Bills game, lunch at Ted’s, dinner at
Chef’s, and ice cream at Anderson’s. There aren’t enough
days in the year to do all the things this area has to offer!”
• Airports
• Metro Rail & Bus Service
• Amtrak Train
Toll Roads, E-ZPass,
• International Border
Crossing
CANADA
Minneapolis
Direct Flights from
Buffalo Niagara
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Detroit
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Washington D.C.
Louisville
Nashville
Tulsa
Albuquerque
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Las Vegas
Cleveland
Albany
Oklahoma City
Raleigh
Memphis
Charlotte
Atlanta
Phoenix
Tucson
Austin
Houston
New Orleans
Gulf of
Mexico
Fort Myers
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
• airports
Niagara Falls
International Airport (IAG)
Buffalo Niagara is serviced by two
airports—Buffalo Niagara International
Airport, with nearly 120 flights daily, and
Niagara Falls International Airport, with
specialty carriers making direct-service
flights several times weekly to places like
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and several
destinations in Florida.
Niagara Falls International Airport, a 24hour operation with 24 hour CFR service,
excellent access to inspection agencies,
and price competitive landing fees, is
ideally suited and strategically located to
accommodate various types of aviation
operations.
Buffalo Niagara
International Airport (BUF)
2035 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
With nonstop service to 23 airports, the
Buffalo Niagara International Airport plays
an essential role in the development
of business and tourism in the Buffalo
Niagara region.
716.297.4494
www.niagarafallsairport.com
4200 Genesee Street
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
716.630.6000
1.877.359.2642
www.buffaloairport.com
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Orlando
Tampa
Average one way fare: $173
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
Consumer Airfare Report – Q4 2011)
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in Buffalo between the University at
Buffalo’s south campus and First Niagara
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Public transportation options for the cities
of Buffalo and Niagara Falls, as well as
surrounding suburbs, include the Metro
Bus lines and the Metro Rail—an electric
train service with stops along Main Street
Seventy-nine years after
starting with one truck
delivering coal, NOCO
continues providing the
promise of energy through
the sale and distribution
of petroleum and energy
products under the
leadership of the third
generation of the Newman
family.
• metro rail & bus service
Downtown Buffalo Metro Rail
Amtrak runs daily trains along several
major statewide and national routes,
making it easy to get where you need
to go without the hassle of flying or
driving. VIA Rail Canada makes trips
between Toronto (or many other Canadian
destinations) and Niagara Falls, Canada
(just across the border from Niagara Falls,
New York) a breeze, too (see
www.viarail.ca for more information).
• amtrak train
Buffalo, NY - Exchange Street (BFX)
75 Exchange Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Depew, NY - Buffalo (BUF)
55 Dick Road
Depew, NY 14043
Dunkirk, NY - (via bus stop) (DUK)
411 Central Avenue
Dunkirk, NY 14048
www.amtrak.com
(800) 872-7245
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University at Buffalo buses
E-ZPass
The New York State Thruway system
includes tolls that can be paid with cash
or, more conveniently, with E-ZPass,
an electronic transponder that’s
accepted throughout New York State,
the surrounding Great Lakes states, and
most areas in the New York City metro/
tri-state area. It’s also accepted at some
U.S./Canada bridge crossings—however,
the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls is a
token-only crossing, and the LewistonQueenston Bridge in Lewiston only
accepts cash or tokens (please refer to
the “Visiting Canada” section on page
44 for additional important information).
In addition, more states throughout the
country are accepting it.
© 2012 Buffalo Niagara Enterprise
• toll roads, e-zpass,
international border crossing
www.e-zpassny.com
Passports
Buffalo Passport Agency
1-877-487-2778
www.travel.state.gov/passport/npic/
agencies/agencies_5149.html
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transforming the Peace Bridge into a spectacular iconic presence
along the Niagara River. Over 630 LED light fixtures were installed
under the bridge deck, within the trusses and on the piers.
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health care
Everyone needs medical attention from time to time, and
Buffalo Niagara’s health care facilities are among the finest in
the country, whether for general or specialty care, trauma, or
other needs. Western New York is home to a major medical
school, a nationally ranked cancer research center, 17 hospitals
and a growing matrix of health related facilities such as
diagnostic imaging centers, specialized clinics and more.
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Currently, 3,609 medical doctors,
20,583 nurses and 16,704 other
medical personnel live and work in
Western New York.
• Insurers
•
Hospitals &
Urgent Care Facilities
•
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Quality Coalition
•
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• hospitals &
urgent care facilities
www.chaffeehospitalandhome.com
(716) 592-2871
BryLin Hospital
www.brylin.com
(716) 886-8200
Buffalo General Hospital
www.bgh.kaleidahealth.org
(716) 859-5600
Buffalo VA Medical Center
www.buffalo.va.gov
(716) 834-9200
Erie County Medical Center
www.ecmc.edu
(716) 898-3000
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
www.chsbuffalo.org
(716) 447-6100
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
www.chsbuffalo.org
(716) 826-7000
Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital
www.gates.kaleidahealth.org
(716) 887-4600
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
www.suburban.kaleidahealth.org
(716) 568-3600
www.roswellpark.org
(877) 275-7724
Sheehan Health Network
www.sheehanhn.com
(716) 848-2202
Sisters of Charity Hospital
www.chsbuffalo.org
(716) 862-1000
Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus
www.chsbuffalo.org
(716) 891-2400
Women's & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
www.wchob.org
(716) 878-7000
Eastern Niagara Hospital - Lockport
www.enhs.org
(716) 514-5800
Eastern Niagara Hospital - Newfane
www.enhs.org
(716) 778-5071
DeGraff Memorial Hospital
www.degraff.kaleidahealth.org
(716) 694-4500
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center
www.msmh.org
(716) 297-4800
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
www.nfmmc.org
(716) 278-4000
For patients who have an injury or illness
that requires immediate care but is not
serious enough to warrant a visit to an
emergency department, Buffalo Niagara
Niagara
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
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In case of medical
emergencies,
call 911 for help.
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If you’re relocating here for work, chances
are your employer will provide you with
health insurance options, which will
likely include some or all of the region’s
largest insurers: BlueCross BlueShield of
Western New York, Independent Health,
and Univera. If you’re self-employed or
have your own business, these insurers
will have programs for you, too. In
addition, income-eligible New York State
residents may qualify for health care
programs offered through the state and
administered by the major insurers. These
programs include HealthyNY, Child Health
Plus, and Family Health Plus.
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• insurers
also hosts a variety of urgent care
facilities. Once you select a primary care
physician, they can direct you to urgent
care options available near you.
• niagara health quality coalition
This organization can help you find
the care you need, where you need it.
Developed to help drive care quality, this
coalition provides facility and caregiver
evaluations and more.
www.myhealthfinder.com
www.nhqc.com
(716) 250-6472
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• buffalo niagara medical campus
Since then, more than $750 million in
public and private funding has been
funneled into the BNMC institutions. The
108,000-square-foot Innovation Center,
owned and operated by the BNMC,
provides customizable Class A office
space from 150 SF to as large as
24,000 SF.
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
(BNMC) is a world-class, 120-acre medical
campus in downtown Buffalo whose total
annual economic impact is $1.5 billion
and growing. More than 8,500 employees
work on campus, including 500 MDs,
200 PhDs and 1,400 nurses. BNMC
medical professionals see over one million
patients per year.
The medical campus was founded in 2001
as a consortium of institutions focused on
clinical care, research, medical education
and entrepreneurship. These institutions
include: University at Buffalo, Kaleida
Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute,
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research
Institute, Buffalo Hearing & Speech
Center, Buffalo Medical Group, Olmsted
Center for Sight, Upstate New York
Transplant Services and the Center for
Hospice and Palliative Care.
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UB Educational Opportunity Center
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Residential and/or Commercial Space
St. Louis RC Church
SmartPill
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Health Clinic
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Research Institute
10 Roswell Park Cancer Institute
11 UB – New York State Center of Excellence
in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
12 Roswell Park – Center for Genetics
and Pharmacology
13 Allen/Medical Campus Metro Rail Station
14 National Grid Model Energy Home
— Coming Soon
15 Kevin Guest House
16 Cleveland BioLabs
17 Buffalo Medical Group
18 Doubletree Club Hotel
19 Kaleida Health – Ambulatory
Care/Surgery Center – Coming Soon
20 Kaleida Health – Women & Children’s
Hospital of Buffalo – Coming Soon
21 Kaleida Health – Buffalo General
Medical Center
22 Kaleida Health – Community Mental Health
Center and Service Response Center
23 UB Research Institute on Addictions
24 Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center
25 Visitor Parking Garage
26 Kaleida Health – Gates Vascular
Institute/UB Clinical and Translational
Research Center
27 Olmsted Center for Sight/Ross Eye Institute
28 Employee Parking Garage
29 Kaleida Health – HighPointe on Michigan
30 St. John Baptist Church
31 Reverend Dr. Bennett W. Smith Sr.
Family Life Center
32 St. John Baptist/Hospice Buffalo House
33 St. John Towers
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Buffalo Niagara has an outstanding workforce with talented,
energetic and innovative employees. In addition, employment
rates remained among the highest, and steadiest, throughout the
recession. And with a significantly lower cost of living than most
mid-to-large size metropolitan areas, budding entrepreneurs and
creative people of all types can afford to build their businesses
and careers here—and still enjoy life.
• Salaries & Wages
• Growing Industries
• Top Businesses
• Employment Resources
• Starting a Business Here
• Chambers of Commerce
• Important Numbers
Downtown Buffalo
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Downtown Buffalo has had over $1.2 billion in public and private
development projects over the last decade. $469 million in projects are
under construction today, and at least $200 million is currently proposed.
• salaries & wages
OCCUPATION
TOTAL
EMPLOYMENT
MEAN
HOURLY
MEAN
ANNUAL
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
101,090
$15.77
$32,800
Sales and Related Occupations
52,960
$17.00
$35,350
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
47,310
$10.06
$20,920
Education Training and Library Occupations
40,390
$24.21
$50,360
Production Occupations
34,400
$17.14
$35,660
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
33,290
$33.51
$69,710
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
28,350
$15.17
$31,560
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
23,630
$30.96
$64,400
Construction and Extraction Occupations
19,180
$22.44
$46,680
Management Occupations
19,840
$50.62
$105,290
Installation Maintenance and Repair Occupations
19,180
$20.32
$42,260
Healthcare Support Occupations
17,460
$13.25
$27,560
Building, Grounds, Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations
17,110
$12.68
$26,380
Personal Care and Service Occupations
17,340
$10.98
$22,830
Protective Service Occupations
12,650
$22.88
$47,600
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
12,440
$31.50
$65,510
Community and Social Service Occupations
10,480
$20.50
$42,630
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
6,270
$32.19
$66,960
Life, Physical and Social Science Occupations
5,430
$26.31
$54,730
Arts Design, Entertainment, Sports
and Media Occupations
5,200
$20.73
$43,130
Legal Occupations
4,800
$37.72
$78,460
Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do
not include self-employed workers. Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by 2080 hours; where an
hourly mean wage is not published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data. Data extracted 2012.
© Sorrento Lactalis, Inc.
Although salaries and wages in Buffalo
Niagara are an average of 3% less than
national averages, our cost of living
is also nearly 3% lower than the U.S.
average—meaning you can enjoy a
better overall quality of life. If you ask
us, that’s a worthwhile balance.
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• growing industries
Buffalo Niagara’s professional, financial
and health care services, as well as
research and education sectors, have
become significant job-generating
industries in our region. In addition,
small businesses consistently drive our
economy, and from 2002 to 2007, more
than 13,965 new companies opened.
Advanced Business
Services
Cleantech
Buffalo Niagara’s economy is seeking
to capitalize on the global demand for
innovation in renewable energy and
sustainability. Drawing on our industrial
capacity, natural assets and manufacturing
heritage, regional firms have begun to
expand capacities. Companies in the
cleantech industry have taken great
interest in Buffalo Niagara’s hydropower, a
“clean” source of power at low rates.
With a long history in advanced
manufacturing, we provide the workforce
and physical infrastructure required.
The manufacturing industry represents
10% of all jobs in the region. Major
industry manufacturer categories
include: automotive part producers and
their suppliers; aerospace and defense
contractors; industrial chemicals;
advanced plastics and new polymers;
food packagers and processors.
Hospitality/Tourism
Buffalo Niagara is rich with history and
museums, professional sports, four
seasons of recreation, casinos, shopping,
a vibrant nightlife, top notch restaurants,
theater and more. People are at the
heart of hospitality and tourism, and our
region is fortunate that one of our most
abundant natural resources is our helpful
and friendly people. As hospitality and
tourism becomes a more sophisticated
business, educated people are a must.
We are home to a number of hospitality
and tourism administration schools.
Agribusiness
Buffalo Niagara’s agricultural heritage,
logistics capabilities, and manufacturing
bench strength combine to make our
region one of the top food production and
processing centers in the nation. Well
over a thousand food and food processing
companies make their home here. New
York is the third-largest dairy producing
state in the U.S., and many of those dairy
herds are found in Buffalo Niagara. As
one of the major dairy farm regions of the
U.S., we’re a natural for production of
milk-related products.
Life Sciences
Buffalo Niagara has over 50 companies
with more than 16,000 employees in
customer contact centers, back office
operations, and data centers. Companies
with recent expansions include: GEICO,
Yahoo!, Sodexho, and Marriott. Advanced
business servicers find Buffalo Niagara’s
experienced, tech-savvy, “user friendly”
workforce, state-of-the-art telecom
system, and more than 106,000 miles of
fiber optic cable to be major assets for
their industry. With a large operational
cluster and well-educated and available
workforce, the region will continue to
attract additional companies.
Advanced
Manufacturing
The Buffalo Niagara region is home to
approximately 130 companies in the
medical device, therapeutics, and related
sectors, which employ approximately
6,500 people, not including those in
health care. The region’s prime location
on the Canadian-American border halfway
between Toronto, ON and Rochester, NY,
positions Buffalo Niagara within a growing
biomedical industry cluster consisting
of more than 650 companies, research
and health care centers, and $1 billion in
annual life sciences research.
Logistics
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Buffalo Niagara’s Great Lakes waterfront—
Lake Ontario and Lake Erie—make us
a shipping and logistics hub. Buffalo
Niagara provides a market that no other
city in the U.S. or Canada can match.
We’re home to seven international ports
of entry (four auto, two rail, one water),
facilitating $81 billion in annual trade
between Canada and the U.S. That’s
nearly 15 percent of the total trade
conducted between the world’s two
largest trading partners.
• top businesses
Buffalo Niagara offers a variety of
employment opportunities including
careers at Fortune 1000® companies like
Moog®, M&T Bank®, Tops Markets®
and National Fuel® to Rich Products®
and Delaware North Companies®, both
of which rank among Forbes’ America’s
Largest Private Companies list.
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Catholic Health System
Health care system
Employer Services Corp.
Employment-related services
Tops Markets LLC
Supermarket retailer
M&T Bank
Commercial Bank
HSBC Bank USA N.A.
Commercial Bank
Seneca Gaming Corp.
Entertainment
Catholic Diocese of Buffalo
Parishes, schools, and institutions
Hospital
Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
Supermarket retailer
Moog Inc.
Manufacturer of precision-control
components and defense systems
People Inc.
Services to people with developmental disabilities
7-Eleven
Convenience store retailer
Elderwood Senior Care
Skilled nursing facility
Bank of America
Commercial Bank
Dresser-Rand Co.
Manufacturers of compressors, engines and steam turbines
The Resource Center
Delaware North Companies
Hospitality and food service
Geico Direct
Insurance Services
The Alcott HR Group
HR service provider
Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
Manufacturer of diesel engines and engine components
Verizon
Telecommunications
GM Components Holdings
Manufacturer of radiators and heat exchangers
Aspire of WNY Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc.
Distributor of microcomputer products
Rich Products Corp.
Food manufacturer
BlueCross BlueShield
of Western New York
Health Insurance services
Time Warner Cable
Telecommunications
First Niagara Bank
Commercial Bank
National Fuel Gas Co.
Supplier of gas and oil
Goodyear Dunlop Tires
North American Ltd.
Tire manufacturer
WCA Healthcare System
Healthcare system
Baker Victory Services
Youth Services
Praxair Inc.
Production and distribution of industrial gases
Employing
1,000 – 1,999
Headquartered in downtown
Buffalo, TVGA Consultants
is a full service survey
and engineering firm that
has provided attorneys,
municipalities, state
agencies and authorities,
private industry, developers,
contractors and federal
government agencies alike
with quality, value-based
professional engineering
services since 1917.
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2,000 - 4,999
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Headquartered in Buffalo,
CTG, Inc. (CTGX) provides
IT and business consulting
services around the world.
With over 4,000 employees
globally, they were ranked
in the 2009 Forbes list of
America’s 200 Best Small
Companies.
Health Insurance services
Niagara Falls Memorial
Medical Center
Hospital
Heritage Centers
Key Bank
Commercial Bank
United Parcel Service
Package delivery services
National Grid
Public Utility
Upper Allegheny Health System
Hospital
General Motors PowertrainTonawanda Engine
Manufacturer of car and boat engines
Canisius College
Postsecondary Education
Upstate Niagara Coop Inc.
Food manufacturer
Pioneer Credit Recovery Inc.
Collection Services
The Buffalo News
Newspaper publishing
Capital Management Services
Consumer Debt Collections Services
John W. Danforth Co.
Mechanical Contractor
Ford Motor Co.
Manufacturer of subassemblies for cars and trucks
Buffalo Medical Group
Physicians
Cutco Corp.
Cutlery manufacturing
Saint-Gobain Corp.
Manufacturer of abrasives, ceramics, plastics,
building materials and reinforcements
Greatbatch Inc.
Manufacturer of power sources and
precision engineered components
New Era Cap
Apparel Manufacturing
Luvata Buffalo Inc.
Brass and cooper manufacturing
SKF Aeroengine North America
Manufacturer of precision ball and roller bearings
for specialized aerospace applications
Northtown Automotive Cos. Inc.
Automobile Dealership
Alfred University
Postsecondary Education
The Carriage House Co.
Manufacturer of shelf-stable wet products
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Founded and headquartered here since 1951, Moog’s motion control
technology enhances performance in a variety of markets and applications,
from commercial aircraft cockpits, to power-generation turbines, to
Formula 1TM racing, to medical infusion systems. Moog created a control
architecture for the actuated elements of a moving roof on the Centre
Court at Wimbledon - one of the most famous tennis venues in the world.
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• employment resources
Buffalo Niagara has a number of
resources available to people who are
relocating. Included here is a listing
of employment agencies and online
resources. In addition, ask your employer
about spousal/partner relocation
advisement—some of our region’s largest
employers, such as the State University
of New York system, have programs
available.
© Yahoo!
Employment agencies
Ablest Staffing Services
716-446-0850
www.ablest.com
Action Employment Resources
716-689-8139
www.act4empl.tripod.com
Active Workforce Inc.
716-447-9988
www.activeworkforceinc.com
Adecco Employment
716-685-5220
www.adeccousa.com
AP Professionals
716-635-0290
www.approfessionals.com
APA Solutions Inc.
716-626-0070
www.apasolutions.com
AppleOne Employment Services Ltd.
716-835-4005
www.appleone.com
Computerpeople/Financepeople/Computemps
716-332-6969
www.cpstaffing.com
CPG Works
716-855-8100
www.cpgworks.com
Creative Financial Staffing
716-626-3000
www.cfstaffing.com
DeBellis Catherine Morreale Corporate Staffing
716-632-1500
www.dcmstaffing.com
Dunhill Staffing Systems
716-885-3576
www.dunhillstaff.com
Durham Staffing Inc.
716-684-3333
www.durhamstaffing.com
EGW Personnel Staffing
716-822-6166
www.egwpersonnel.com
Flexible Staffing
716-695-6300
www.flexiblestaffing.com
Globalquest Staffing Solutions Inc.
716-601-3524
www.globalqueststaffing.com
Golden Hire Consulting
716-855-0088
www.goldenhire.com
Key Resource Group
716-631-3951
www.krgstaffing.com
Kozlin Associates Inc.
716-634-5955
www.kozlin.com
Labortek LLC
716-805-1549
www.languatek.com
Manpower Inc.
716-634-6300
www.manpowerprofessional.com
MRI Sales Consultants of Buffalo
716-631-3100
www.scbuffalo.com
Nationwide Personnel Group
716-881-2144
www.nationwidepersonnel.com
Pedersen, Kolb & Associates Inc.
716-695-8500
www.pkajobs.com
Personnel Resource Inc.
716-634-4194
www.perresource.com
Premier Recruitment Group
716-894-0249
www.premierrecruitmentgroup.com
Professional Support Inc.
716-634-0253
www.psi4jobs.com
Remedy Intelligent Staffing
716-831-4800
www.remedystaffingbuffalo.com
Resolve Staffing
716-837-8100
www.resolvestaffing.com
Sanford Rose Associates
716-626-2265
www.sanfordrose.com/amherst
Selective Staffing Inc.
716-634-3300
www.ssswny.com
SelectOne Search
716-631-4801
www.selectonesearch.com
Snelling Professional Search
716-839-0207
www.snelling.com/williamsville
Spherion Staffing
716-332-2048
www.spherion.com
SPS Careers Inc.
716-842-6500
www.spscareers.com
StraussGroup Inc.
716-631-3200
www.straussgroup.com
Superior Technical Resources Inc.
716-929-1400
www.superior-sdc.com
Systems Personnel Inc.
716-677-2667
www.systempersonnel.com
TAP Personnel
716-631-0707
www.tapppersonnel.com
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• starting a business here
© Buffalo Niagara Enterprise
You’ll find the information you need for
your particular field from your city or
town’s municipal offices; your county’s
business development agency or office;
the Small Business Development Center
(SBDC) or Senior Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE); and local Chambers
of Commerce. With their assistance, you’ll
be sure to get your business started off
right and ensure you’re in compliance
with local, county and state licensing and
regulatory requirements.
SBDC Buffalo (716) 878-4030
SBDC Niagara (716) 434-3815
SCORE (716) 551-4301
Alpina ground-breaking in Batavia
• chambers of commerce
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60
GR
T TO KN
EA
Dunn Tire, with almost
30 retail locations
across New York and
Pennsylvania, invested
a quarter of a million
dollars to become one
of the first dealerships in
North America to offer its
customers nitrogen filled
tires. Utilizing a system
similar to the one NASA
used for shuttle tires, this
can result in an additional
2 miles per gallon.
Alden Chamber of Commerce
716-937-6177
www.aldenny.org
Amherst Chamber of Commerce
716-632-6905
www.amherst.org
Buffalo Niagara Partnership
716-852-7100
www.thepartnership.org
Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas
716-692-5120
www.the-tonawandas.com
Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce
716-684-5838
www.cheektowaga.org
Clarence Chamber of Commerce
716-631-3888
www.clarence.org
Eden Chamber of Commerce
716-992-4799
www.edenny.org/chamber
Evans-Brant Chamber of Commerce
716-549-3221
www.ebccny.org
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce
716-773-3651
www.gichamber.org
Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce
716-652-8444
www.eanycc.com
Greater South Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
716-824-9942
www.southbuffalochamber.org
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
716-649-7917
www.hamburg-chamber.org
Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Chamber of Commerce
716-874-1202
www.ken-ton.org
Lackawanna Area Chamber of Commerce
716-823-8841
www.lackawannachamber.org
Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce
716-681-9755
www.laccny.org
Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce
716-754-9500
www.northofthefalls.com
Niagara USA Chamber
716-285-9141
www.niagarachamber.org
Orchard Park Chamber of Commerce
716-662-3366
www.orchardparkchamber.com
Springville Area Chamber of Commerce
716-592-4746
www.springvillechamber.org
West Seneca Chamber of Commerce
716-674-4900
www.westseneca.org
important phone numbers
SERVICE
ERIE
COUNTY
NIAGARA
COUNTY
SERVICE
ERIE
COUNTY
NIAGARA
COUNTY
Auto Bureau (Albany)
1-800-225-5368
1-800-225-5368
Home Energy Assistance
Program (age 60+)
(716) 858-7870
(716) 438-4020
Board of Elections
(716) 858-8891
(716) 438-4040
(716) 858-7644
(716) 438-4020
Central Library
Home Energy Assistance
Program (age to 60)
(716) 858-8900
(716) 286-4894
(716) 858-6800
(716) 434-6568
Child Protection Services
(716) 858-6437
(716) 439-7707
Household Hazardous
Waste Information
Industrial Development
Agency
(716) 856-6525
(716) 278-8760
Labor Relations
(716) 858-8476
(716) 438-4069
Child Support
Enforcement
Service Center
1-800-846-0773
Civil Service Exam Line
(716) 858-8729
(716) 438-4075
Medicaid
(716) 858-6582
(716) 439-7430
Comptroller
(716) 858-8400
-
Medicare (federal)
1-800-772-1213
1-800-772-1214
Consumer Fraud N. Y. State
1-800-771-7755
1-800-771-7755
Parks, Recreation
and Forestry
(716) 858-8355
(716) 439-7950
County Attorney
(716) 858-2200
(716) 439-7105
Pistol Permits
(716) 858-6600
(716) 439-7184
County Clerk
(716) 858-8785
(716) 439-7025
Public Works
(716) 858-8300
(716) 439-7242
County Executive/
Manager
(716) 858-8500
(716) 439-7006
Purchasing
(716) 858-6395
(716) 439-7200
County Information
(716) 858-6000
(716) 439-7000
Senior Services
(716) 858-8526
(716) 438-4020
County Legislature
(716) 858-7500
(716) 439-7000
Sheriff of Erie County
(716) 858-7618
(716) 438-3393
Courts - City
(716) 847-8200
-
Social Security
1-800-772-1213
1-800-772-1214
Courts - County
(716) 845-9300
(716) 439-7148
Social Services
Information Line
(716) 858-8000
(716) 439-7600
Courts - Family
(716) 845-7400
(716) 439-7172
Taxes County Property Tax
(716) 858-8333
(716) 439-7077
Courts - Supreme
(716) 845-9300
(716) 439-7055
1-800-688-9889
1-800-688-9890
Courts - Surrogate
(716) 845-2560
(716) 439-7148
U.S. Government
Information
Crisis Services
(Kids Helpline)
Veterans Services
(716) 858-6363
(716) 438-4090
(716) 834-1144
-
Visitor's Bureau
1-800-BUFFALO
1-877-FALLS-US
Crisis Services
(24 Hours)
(716) 834-3131
(716) 285-3515
Water Authority
(716) 849-8484
(716) 434-8835
Disabled, Office for the
(716) 858-6215
(716) 438-3030
Weights & Measures
(716) 825-1310
(716) 439-7242
District Attorney
(716) 858-2424
(716) 439-7085
Welfare Fraud
Reporting Line
(716) 858-1886
(716) 438-3407
Emergency Services
(716) 858-6578
(716) 438-3171
Women and Infant
(716) 858-7715
(716) 439-4712
Equal Employment
Opportunity
(716) 858-7542
(716) 439-7281
Youth Services
(716) 858-6801
(716) 278-6872
Food Stamps
(716) 858-8347
(716) 439-7749
Health Department
(716) 858-7690
(716) 278-1940
Highway Department
(716) 858-8363
(716) 439-7360
1-800-846-0773
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it’s where we live,
it’s where life works.
There’s so much to enjoy in Western New York that a guide twice
this size still couldn’t hold all the information. Here are some
excellent resources we recommend as starting points:
Artvoice
(www.artvoice.com)
print and online; weekly arts,
entertainment and issues
African American
Cultural Center
Buffalo Museum
of Science
(www.sciencebuff.org)
Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra
(www.bpo.org)
(www.africancultural.org)
Albright-Knox
Art Gallery
Buffalo Rising
(www.buffalorising.com)
online only; updated
several times daily
(www.albrightknox.org)
The Buffalo News
(www.buffalonews.com)
print and online;
largest daily newspaper
Allentown Art Festival
(www.allentownartfestival.com)
Buffalo & Erie County
Botanical Gardens
(www.buffalogardens.com)
Buffalo Sabres at
First Niagara Center
(www.sabres.com)
Burchfield Penney
Art Center
(www.burchfieldpenney.org)
Buffalo Place
(www.buffaloplace.com)
the place to go for information
on Downtown Buffalo
Great Information
about the History of
Buffalo Niagara and
Western New York
(Industry, Architecture,
Economy, People and More):
Buffalo & Erie
County Historical
Society
(www.bechs.org) visit the
website, then the museum
Buffalo as an
Architectural
Museum
(www.buffaloah.com)
online only, a wonderful resource
Forgotten Buffalo
(www.forgottenbuffalo.com)
website and tours that are lots
of fun (and book up quickly!)
Western New York
Heritage magazine
(www.wnypress.org)
print and online
Elmwood Village
Association
(www.elmwoodvillage.org)
Garden Walk Buffalo
(www.gardenwalkbuffalo.com)
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Buffalo Bills at
Ralph Wilson Stadium
Elmwood Festival
of the Arts
(www.buffalobills.com)
(www.eafa.techdriver.net)
Niagara Gazette
(www.niagaragazette.com)
print and online; news
about Niagara County
Business First
of Buffalo
(www.bizjournals.com/buffalo)
online and print; daily (online )
and weekly (print edition) local
and regional business news
Holiday Valley
(www.holidayvalley.com)
Niagara Falls
Our Lady of
Victory Basilica
(www.niagara-usa.com)
(www.ourladyofvictory.org)
Buffalo Spree
Shea’s Performing
Arts Center
(www.buffalospree.com)
print and online;
monthly magazine
(www.sheas.org)
Fall Fest in Ellicottville
Visit Buffalo
Niagara
(www.ellicottvilleny.com)
WNED/WBFO/
WNED-TV
(www.wned.org)
local and national public radio
and television stations
Lewiston Jazz Festival
Buffalo Niagara
Enterprise
(www.buffaloniagara.org)
online and print materials
available designed as a
regional gateway for businesses
and relocating employees
and entrepreneurs
Taste of Buffalo
(www.tasteofbuffalo.com)
© NiagaraUSA
(www.lewistonjazz.com)
(www.visitbuffaloniagara.com)
comprehensive online guide
developed for visitors but
great for everyone
Some Hidden
Gems to Discover:
Colored
Musicians Club
(www.coloredmusiciansclub.org)
Cofeld Judaic
Museum, Temple
Beth Zion
(www.tbz.org)
Dnipro Ukranian
Cultural Center
(www.ukraniansofbuffalo.com)
Eternal Flame,
Chestnut Ridge
(www.nyfalls.com/
eternalflame.html)
Seneca Iroquois
National Museum
(www.senecamuseum.org)
Zoar Valley
(www.zoarvalley.org)
Lewiston Jazz Festival
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• accolades
3rd Best- Perfoming Metro in Q4-2011
- Business Insider
Thanks to a strong base of well-educated and
skilled employees, a low cost of living and
robust access to both U.S. and Canadian
markets, Buffalo Niagara has remained a strong
and stable business region. But don’t take our
word for it. The region’s assets are repeatedly
recognized by leading business experts at
publications such as Bloomberg Business
Week, CNBC, Brookings Institution, Business
Facilities, CNN Money, and Business Week.
#1 in Hospital Value
- Data Advantage Hospital Value Index
2nd Best MSA for Commuters
- Forbes Magazine
Top 20
Buffalo City Honors School Wins
Gold in List of Top High Schools
Most Secure
Places to Live
- U.S. News and World Report
- Farmers Insurance
1 Arts Destination
#2 Real Estate
#
Market to Watch
for Mid-Size Cities
West Seneca
Among Best Places
to Raise Your Kids
- Inman News
- American Style Magazine
- Bloomberg BusinessWeek
2 Best City to Relocate to in America
#
#5 Most
- CNBC.com
3
#
Cleanest City in America - CNNMoney.com
- Readers Digest
Economic Security for Families Lauded in Study
New York State Named
4 Best Transportation Infrastructure,
5 Wind Power Generation Leader and
6 for Workplace Health and Safety
#
- Urban Institute Metro Trends
#
Batavia Among
Nation’s Top 10
#
Ranked Among
‘‘Greenest’’ Metro Areas
Micropolitans
- Business Facilities
7
Recession Proof Metro
- American City Business Journal
- Site Selection Magazine
th Strongest Job Market
Among Top Northeast US/Canadian Metros
for Business Costs and Competitiveness
- BusinessWeek
2nd Nationally and 4th Globally in
Comparative Income Growth
- KMPG
- Brookings Institution
20th Best Big
Ranked #1 Metro for
Working Mothers
City for Jobs
- Forbes Magazine
- Forbes Magazine
Roswell Park
ranked 33rd nationally
for cancer care
- US News
Among America’s
20 ‘‘Can-Do
Capitals’’
- Newsweek
Among Top 50
Buffalo Named
One of America’s
5 Most
Underrated Cities
5
th
Most
‘‘Boom Towns’’of the Future
Affordable
Housing Market
- NewGeography.com
- CNNMoney.com
#10 Best Low Cost
Manufacturing Region
- Business Facilities
- Yahoo! Real Estate/The Street.com
Amherst
Named Among Best
Places to Live
- CNNMoney.com
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#10 Best Place to
Raise a Family
- Forbes Magazine
• thank you bne investors
Buffalo Niagara Enterprise’s investors—over 50 organizations, large and
small—recognize that a growing economy benefits all the people and
businesses in our region.
why life works
in buffalo niagara
Alcott HR Group
Hodgson Russ LLP
AAA Western & Central New York
HSBC Bank USA, NA
Algonquin Studios
KeyBank, NA
Amherst Industrial
Development Agency
Lippes Mathias Wexler
Friedman LLP
Astronics Corporation
Lumsden & McCormick, LLP
Bank of America
Merchants Insurance Group
Berardi Immigration Law
Moog Inc.
Buffalo Bills
M&T Bank Corporation
Buffalo Niagara Partnership
National Fuel Gas Company
“When I tell Buffalonians that
I am from Toronto they have a
somewhat puzzled look on their
face and their first response
is ‘what are you doing here?’
My response is ‘why wouldn’t
I want to be here.’ Buffalo has
everything a major city has
but without the hassles. Major
league sports, broadway theatre,
world class philharmonic,
great restaurants–all in a
very manageable, friendly
community. What’s not to like?!
p.s. The winter weather gets
blown way out of proportion.”
Buffalo Urban Development
Corporation
National Grid
- Steve Blake, Vice President/Partner,
CB Richard Ellis-Buffalo
Business First
Cattaraugus County Industrial
Development Agency
Chautauqua County Industrial
Development Agency
CTG
Damon Morey, LLP
Delaware North Companies, Inc.
Dunn Tire LLC
Empire State Development
Corporation
Erie County Industrial
Development Agency
Ernst & Young, LLP
NOCO Energy Corporation
NYSEG
Orleans Economic
Development Agency
Phillips Lytle LLP
TM Montante Development LLC
Tops Markets, LLC
TVGA Consultants
Univera Healthcare
University at Buffalo
Wegmans Food Markets
Wyoming County
Chamber of Commerce
Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C.
Frey Electric Construction
Company
Genesee County Economic
Development Center
Hamister Group of Companies
HealthNow New York, Inc.,
d/b/a BlueCross BlueShield
of Western New York
- Douglas Levere, Photographer, Douglas
Levere Photo & University at Buffalo
Uniland Development Company
First Niagara Financial Group
Gross, Shuman, Brizdle
& Gilfillan, P.C.
“I lived and worked in NYC for
13 years. Great for the career, but
when I married and we decided to
raise a family, we chose to move to
the Buffalo area. There is a great
quality of life, wonderful neighbors,
architecture, and nature.”
“A lot of people in the television
news business don’t stay in one
place for long, but I always find
that many who leave the Buffalo
area eventually end up trying to
come back. Why? It’s the great
people, great entertainment, great
restaurants, great schools, and great
sense of community. And, unlike
bigger cities, it’s all at an affordable
price with a lot less inconvenience.
Come and see for yourself. Life
is good in Buffalo Niagara!”
- Joanna Pasceri, News Anchorwoman, WKBW-TV
www.BuffaloNiagara.org/
HowDoesYourLifeWork
(716) 842-1330
1.800.916.9073
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ILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL•BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS•1.3 HOUR FLIGHT TIME TO WASHINGTON, DC•ALFRED
NIVERSITY•RANKED AMONG GREENEST METRO AREAS•AWARDED AS #2 AREA FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY GROWTH•BEEF ON
YDROELECTRIC GENERATING STATION WAS BUILT ON THE NIAGARA RIVER IN 1881•EXTENSIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK•GREAT LAKE
OCATION•BATAVIA NAMED AMONG NATION'S TOP 10 MICROPOLITANS•CHEERIOS MANUFACTURED IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO•ANNUAL ST.
ARADE•DAREDEVIL MUSEUM•MEDAILLE COLLEGE•5TH WIND POWER GENERATION LEADER•1.8 HOUR FLIGHT TIME TO CHICAGO•FACILIT
LLION IN CROSS BORDER TRADE•98.6 MILES FROM TORONTO•KENAN CENTER•A DEDICATED WORKFORCE•INNOVATIVE•41% OF THE
OPULATION WITHIN 500 MILES•AMERICA’S THIRD MOST AFFORDABLE CITY•STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO•AVERAGE CO
ERCIAL REAL ESTATE PER SQ FT: $4.23•SECOND BEST CITY TO RELOCATE TO IN AMERICA•AVERAGE COST OF OFFICE SPACE PER SQUA
4.91•RANKED AMONG TOP 50 "BOOM TOWNS" OF THE FUTURE•GREAT AMERICAN PUMPKIN FESTIVAL•PRODUCTIVE•“WORK ETHIC HER
NA.” -DOUG DIMITROFF, PHILLIPS LYTLE•CHICKEN WINGS INVENTED AT THE ANCHOR BAR•BOSTON HISTORICAL MUSEUM•SEVEN INTER
ORTS OF ENTRY•OVER 50 COMPANIES WITH 16,000+ EMPLOYEES•12TH LARGEST MEGA-REGION IN THE WORLD•NON-STOP SERVICE TO
3 AIRPORTS FROM BNIA•TENTH BEST CITY TO RAISE A FAMILY•ARTIST CHARLES E. BURCHFIELD•NIAGARA WINE TRAIL•COMMITTED•NO
ROPERTY TAX•COMMUTE IS FOUR MINUTES FASTER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE•BUFFALO PLACE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES•QUEE
TY•AURORA HISTORICAL MUSEUM•“THINK ABOUT BUFFALO AND IT’S ROOTS, YOU THINK ABOUT WORK ETHIC.” -JOHN KOELMEL, FIRST
ANK•TENTH BEST LOW-COST MANUFACTURING REGION•MAPLE SYRUP WEEKEND•WEST SENECA AMONG BEST PLACES TO RAISE YOU
DS•CAMBRIA HISTORICAL MUSEUM•NIAGARA UNIVERSITY•THEORY OF BRAINSTORMING DEVELOPED AT BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE•TH
NOX ART GALLERY•PASSIONATE•1ST MOTION PICTURE THEATER OPENS IN 1896 IN THE ELLICOTT SQUARE BUILDING•BIG ORBIT GALLERY
MONG TOP 20 MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE•NIAGARA GORGE DISCOVERY CENTER•AFFORDABLE HYDROPOWER•NUMBER ONE IN H
ALUE•A WORKFORCE OF NEARLY 800,000•HOME OF THE BUFFALO CHICKEN WING•NAMED AMONG TOP TURNAROUND TOWNS•“BUFF
VERY WELCOMING BUSINESS COMMUNITY.” -MIKE COLSON, CTG•BUFFALO SOCIETY OF ARTISTS•7TH STRONGEST JOB MARKET•INTELL
ROPERTY COMMERCIALIZATION•BENJAMIN AND DR. EDGAR R. COFELD JUDAIC MUSEUM•5TH MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING MARKET•LA
OND HOCKEY TOURNAMENT•RANKED AMONG MOST AFFORDABLE MAJOR U.S. HOUSING MARKETS•KAZOO FACTORY AND MUSEUM•1.2
ME TO NEW YORK•ONE OF AMERICA'S FIVE MOST UNDERRATED CITIES•31% OF THE POPULATION AGED 25-34 HOLDS A BACHELOR’S DE
GHER•ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY•NAMED AMONG AMERICA'S 20 "CAN-DO CAPITALS"•ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY•THE GREATE
RCHITECTURE•BUFFALO OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY•NIAGARA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY•AREA DEVELOPMENT RANKS BUFFA
H
LEADING LOCATION IN NEW ENGLAND/ MID-ATLANTIC•FIRST NIGHT NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION•BUFFALO ARTS STUDIO•STATE UN
EW YORK COLLEGE AT BUFFALO•AQUARIUM OF NIAGARA•BUFFALO CITY HONORS SCHOOL RANKED #9 IN THE NATION•EDEN CORN FE
OLLEGE•RANKED AMERICA'S 2ND MOST AFFORDABLE CITY•NICKEL CITY•HOME TO SEVEN COMPANIES RANKED AS AMERICA’S TOP 1,00
ROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES•BUFFALO MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM•DARWIN
D. MARTIN HOUSE COMPLEX•“THIS IS A REGION I’M PROUD T
ESS IN AND EVEN PROUDER TO RAISE MY FAMILY IN.” -PETER AUGUSTINE, NEW ERA CAP COMPANY•MORE THAN 25,000 COLLEGE GRAD
Buffalo, MUSEUM•HERITAGE
New York 14203
NNUALLY•7TH STRONGEST JOB MARKET•LEWISTON HISTORICAL
OF MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE•REGION RANK
OR WORKING MOTHERS•ROYCROFT INN• BUFFALO ZOO•INTELLECTUAL
CAPITAL•STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE AT FREDO
716.842.1330
1.800.916.9073
TH
STRONGEST PRIVATE SECTOR JOB GROWTH•THE OLMSTED PARKS SYSTEM•FIRST ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTS IN THE US•FOUR PROF
PORTS TEAMS•CEPA GALLERY•AMONG TOP 100 BEST PLACES
TO LIVE•AMHERST NAMED SAFEST PLACE TO LIVE•BUFFALO TRANSPOR
ERCE-ARROW MUSEUM•5TH MOST RECESSION-PROOF METRO•TOP 20 MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE•BI NATIONAL ECONOMY•TOP A
ON FOR MID-SIZE CITIES•458.7 MILES FROM BOSTON•BURCHFIELD-PENNEY ART CENTER•3RD CLEANEST CITY IN AMERICA•$44.03 BILL
ETRO PRODUCT•JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL•21.1 MINUTE AVERAGE COMMUTE TIME•EDEN IS THE ONLY PLACE IN NORTH AMERICA THAT PR
ETAL KAZOOS•DYNGUS DAY•BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY•ELMWOOD FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS•HALLWALLS CONTE
RTS CENTER•NAMED AMONG TOP 20 STRONGEST PERFORMING METROS FOR SECOND QUARTER 2011•5TH BEST CITY FOR COMMUTERS
OODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE•2ND BEST MSA FOR COMMUTERS•LOCKPORT LOCKS & ERIE CANAL CRUISES•LEWISTON PE
where
works
ESTIVAL•ALLENTOWN ART FESTIVAL•DAEMEN COLLEGE•1.2
HOURlife
FLIGHT
TIME TO BOSTON•FIRST HYDRANT SYSTEM INSTALLED IN LOC
REATEST ASSET OF THIS REGION IS IT’S PEOPLE.” -DR. KHURSHID GURU, ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE•CARNEGIE ART CENTER•A
Sponsored by:
O CALL HOME•62.5% OF POPULATION IN THE LABOR FORCE•WINTERFEST•399.2
MILES FROM NEW YORK CITY•CLEAN ECONOMY CON
HOW STRENGTH•BUFFALO NIAGARA MEDICAL CAMPUS•SERVED BY FOUR CLASS I RAILROADS•BUFFALO IS THE FIRST MAJOR U.S. POR
HE GREAT LAKES•CANISIUS COLLEGE•SIXTH FOR WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY•GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC.•JELL-O INVENTED
EROY•FIRST TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY, FROM NIAGARA FALLS TO BUFFALO•NIAGARA FALLS TOPS MOST AFFORDABLE REAL ESTAT
OR FOUR BEDROOM HOMES•LAUDED AS #2 REAL ESTATE MARKET TO WATCH•1ST SUCCESSFUL SKIN GRAFT IN 1854 AT SISTER’S HOSPIT
VERAGE•TENTH BEST LOW-COST MANUFACTURING REGION•WEST SENECA AMONG BEST PLACES TO RAISE YOUR KIDS•NIAGARA UNIVE
F NO ILLUSIONS•THEORY OF BRAINSTORMING DEVELOPED AT BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE•PASSIONATE•RANKED AMONG TOP 20 MOST
LACES TO LIVE•AFFORDABLE HYDROPOWER•NUMBER ONE IN HOSPITAL VALUE•A WORKFORCE OF NEARLY 800,000•HOME OF THE BU
HICKEN WING•NAMED AMONG TOP TURNAROUND TOWNS•CITY OF LIGHT•5TH MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING MARKET•EASTER PARADE
MONG MOST AFFORDABLE MAJOR U.S. HOUSING MARKETS•1.2 HOUR FLIGHT TIME TO NEW YORK•ONE OF AMERICA'S FIVE MOST UNDE
TIES•HELLENIC (GREEK) FESTIVAL•31% OF THE POPULATION AGED 25-34 HOLDS A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER•NAMED AMONG A
CAN-DO CAPITALS"•KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM•ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY•THE GREATEST AMERICAN ARCHITECTU
AGARA•LANCASTER OPERA HOUSE•JUST BUFFALO LITERARY CENTER•AREA DEVELOPMENT RANKS BUFFALO NIAGARA 6TH LEADING LO
NGLAND/MID-ATLANTIC•ENTREPRENEURISM•STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE AT BUFFALO•HERSCHELL CARROUSEL FACTO
USEUM•BUFFALO CITY HONORS SCHOOL RANKED #9 IN THE NATION•PEDALING HISTORY BICYCLE MUSEUM•D’YOUVILLE COLLEGE•RA
MERICA'S 2ND MOST AFFORDABLE CITY•HOME TO SEVEN COMPANIES RANKED AS AMERICA’S TOP 1,000 FASTEST GROWING PRIVATE COM
ENTH BEST LOW-COST MANUFACTURING REGION•WEST SENECA AMONG BEST PLACES TO RAISE YOUR KIDS•NIAGARA UNIVERSITY•OC
EEKEND IN ELLICOTTVILLE•AMHERST MUSEUM•THEORY OF BRAINSTORMING DEVELOPED AT BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE•THE ALBRIGHT
ALLERY•CITY OF GOOD NEIGHBORS•NIAGARA POWER PROJECT VISITORS CENTER•PASSIONATE•1ST MOTION PICTURE THEATER OPENS
LLICOTT SQUARE BUILDING•RANKED AMONG TOP 20 MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE•AFFORDABLE HYDROPOWER•NUMBER ONE IN HO
ALUE•A WORKFORCE OF NEARLY 800,000•HOME OF THE BUFFALO CHICKEN WING•NAMED AMONG TOP TURNAROUND TOWNS•“BUFF
VERY WELCOMING BUSINESS COMMUNITY.” -MIKE COLSON, CTG•7TH STRONGEST JOB MARKET•PRESERVATION BUFFALO NIAGARA•INT
ROPERTY COMMERCIALIZATION•5TH MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING MARKET•RANKED AMONG MOST AFFORDABLE MAJOR U.S. HOUSING
OUR FLIGHT TIME TO NEW YORK•BENJAMIN LONG HOMESTEAD•ONE OF AMERICA'S FIVE MOST UNDERRATED CITIES•NIAGARA AEROSP
USEUM•31% OF THE POPULATION AGED 25-34 HOLDS A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER•NAMED AMONG AMERICA'S 20 "CAN-DO CAP
HARLES E. BURCHFIELD NATURE & ART CENTER•ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY•THE GREATEST AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE•AREA DEVE
ANKS BUFFALO NIAGARA 6TH LEADING LOCATION IN NEW ENGLAND/MID-ATLANTIC•MARK TWAIN ROOM•BUFFALO UNITED ARTISTS• STAT
F NEW YORK COLLEGE AT BUFFALO•BUFFALO CITY HONORS SCHOOL RANKED #9 IN THE NATION•D’YOUVILLE COLLEGE•RANKED AMER
OST AFFORDABLE CITY•GARDEN WALK BUFFALO•HOME TO SEVEN COMPANIES RANKED AS AMERICA’S TOP 1,000 FASTEST GROWING P
OMPANIES•“THIS IS A REGION I’M PROUD TO DO BUSINESS IN AND EVEN PROUDER TO RAISE MY FAMILY IN.” -PETER AUGUSTINE, NEW ER
OMPANY•MORE THAN 25,000 COLLEGE GRADUATES ANNUALLY•AMERICA’S FAIR IS THE 3RD-LARGEST COUNTY FAIR IN THE COUNTRY•S
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