The city of Buffalo, New York consists of five sectors of thirty-five different

neighborhoods A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...

, over an area of fifty-two square miles.

Background

The boundaries of Buffalo's neighborhoods have changed over time. The city is officially divided into five areas with each containing several neighborhoods; in total, there are 35 of them in the city. Some neighborhoods in Buffalo have seen increased investment since the 1990s, beginning with the

Elmwood Village Elmwood Village is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. Geography Elmwood Village is in the central part of Buffalo. The neighborhood is located along Elmwood Avenue. The neighborhood is bordered on the south by the Allentown neighborhood. The ...

. The redevelopment of the Larkin Terminal Warehouse in 2002 led to the creation of the Larkin District, home to several mixed-use projects and anchored by corporate offices. Downtown Buffalo and the central business district (CBD) saw a 10.6% increase in residents from 2010–2017 as over 1,061 units of housing came online, continuing into 2020 with the redevelopment of the Seneca One Tower. Other revitalized areas include Chandler Street in the Grant-Amherst neighborhood and Hertel Avenue in Parkside. In 2017, the

Buffalo Common Council The Buffalo Common Council is the legislative branch of the city of Buffalo, New York government. It is a representative assembly, with one elected member from each of nine districts: Niagara, Delaware, Masten, Ellicott, Lovejoy, Fillmore, Nort ...

adopted its Green Code, which was the first overhaul of the city's zoning code since 1953. Its emphasis on regulations which promote pedestrian safety and mixed usage of land earned an award at the Congress for New Urbanism conference in 2019.

Central

The Central sector contains Downtown Buffalo as well as portions of the Outer Harbor.

East

Masten Park

Delavan Grider

Also known as "Lamp City"

Ellicott

Fillmore-Leroy

Pratt-Willert Park

Fruit Belt (Medical Park)

Genessee-Moselle

Hamlin Park

The

Hamlin Park Historic District Hamlin Park Historic District is a national historic district and neighborhood located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The district encompasses 1,368 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 6 contributing structures in a predomin ...

was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 2013.

Kenfield

Kensington-Bailey

Lovejoy

MLK Park

Broadway-Fillmore

Schiller Park

North

Black Rock

Central Park

Grant-Amherst

North Park

Parkside

See

Parkside East Historic District Parkside East Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The district is architecturally and historically significant for its association with the 1876 Parks and Parkways Plan for the city of ...

and

Parkside West Historic District Parkside West Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The district is architecturally and historically significant for its association with the 1876 Parks and Parkways Plan for the city o ...

Riverside

University Heights

West Hertel

South

South Buffalo, which was split by the construction of Interstate 190 during the 1950s, is troubled by the presence of a concrete crushing facility which is grandfathered in as a pre-existing use, while dust and truck traffic from the facility strongly affect residences in the neighborhood."Buffalo’s decade-long dust bowl"
article by Dan Telvock in '' Investigative Post'' April 3, 2014

First Ward

Hopkins-Tifft

Kaisertown

Seneca Babcock

Seneca-Cazenovia

South Park

West

Allentown

Elmwood-Bidwell

Elmwood-Bryant

The American Planning Association named the Elmwood Village neighborhood in Buffalo one of ten Great Neighborhoods in 2007.

is a pedestrian-oriented, mixed use neighborhood with hundreds of small, locally owned boutiques, shops, restaurants, and cafes. The neighborhood is located to the south of

Buffalo State College The State University of New York College at Buffalo (colloquially referred to as Buffalo State College, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo State, or simply Buff State) is a public college in Buffalo, New York. It is part of the State University of New ...

Linwood Historic District

Runs along the entirety of Linwood Avenue from North Street in the south to West Delavan Avenue in the north.

Lower West Side

See West Village Historic District and

Fargo Estate Historic District Fargo Estate Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The district encompasses 390 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects on the Lower West Side of Buffalo. ...

Upper West Side

West Side

References

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