Bivol - Buffalo

Za ostala mjesta s istim imenom vidi Bivol (višeznačna odrednica).

Buffalo je ogroman grad s nekoliko njih okrug članci koji sadrže informacije o određenim znamenitostima, restoranima i smještaju.

Najveći grad u Država New York's Granica Niagare, Buffalo je grad pun iznenađenja. Iako se Buffalo ponekad naslanja na pileća krilca, njegove dugotrpljive sportske timove i snježne planine pod kojima je navodno zakopan svake zime, lokalni stanovnici i drugi koji su upoznati pričaju drugačiju priču: jednu od živahnih noćni život, muzeji i kulturne atrakcije svjetske klase, čvrsto povezane četvrti s duhom zajednice i stvarnim osjećajem za mjesto, dobitna kombinacija visoke kvalitete života i niskih troškova života - i najsunčanijih ljeta na sjeveroistoku SAD-a.

Okruzi

Regije Buffalo - karta označena bojama

Downtown Središnja poslovna četvrt Buffala može se pohvaliti monumentalnom arhitekturom, revitaliziranom povijesnom rivom, živopisnom Kazališna četvrt, lupajući plesni klubovi Ulica Chippewa, i Medicinski hodnik.

Allentown i okrugu Delaware Hipsterski barovi, rock klubovi i umjetničke galerije u Allentownu živahni su pandan mirnim stambenim ulicama okruga Delaware. Oboje su raj za ljubitelje arhitekture, sa šarmantnim Viktorijanima poredanih sporednim ulicama pored ulice Allen i raskošnim vilama u pozlaćenom dobu na aveniji Delaware Milijunaški red.

Selo Elmwood Ono što je nekad bilo Državni koledž Buffalostudentski geto sada je postao buržoanska oaza u srcu grada: ako imate novac za spaljivanje, neobični modni butici i suvenirnice Avenija Elmwood zovu vaše ime (to se udvostručuje ako vam ukus više ide prema "osnovnom" nego prema trendu). U međuvremenu, na sjevernom kraju trake, Muzejska četvrt dom je nekih od najboljih Buffala.

Sjeverni bivol S više prigradskog osjećaja od ostalih okruga Buffalo, Sjeverni Buffalo je raznolika šuga sastavljena od Mala Italija uz aveniju Hertel, neuredno, ali ugodno Sveučilišne visine, i lijepo uređenim, povijesnim stambenim dijelovima grada Parkside, Central Park, i Park Meadow.

Zapadna strana Najuspjelije područje Buffala. Dugo bio epicentar hispanske kulture u Buffalu, West Side se sada može pohvaliti pravim Ujedinjenim narodima useljeničkih zajednica i umjetničkom scenom u nastajanju Ulica Grant, razuzdane viktorijanske vikendice u Prospect Hill i Zapadno selo postupno se pojačavajući do nekadašnje slave, a obalnih parkova u izobilju. Na sjeveru su povijesne Crna stijena i radnička klasa Uz rijeku.

Južni bivol Odvojen od ostatka grada rijekom Buffalo, ponosno se irski Južni Buffalo može činiti kao grad za sebe: na sjeveru, povijesni Stari prvi odjel i Okrug kaldrme i novo preuređena Larkinville; na istoku, ugodan park i mirne stambene ulice; na zapadu, dizala žitarica i željeznička dvorišta moćne industrijske prošlosti Buffala; uz obalu jezera, obnova Vanjska luka, Najnovije ljetno igralište Buffala.

Istočna strana Bivoli se brzo podsmjehuju istočnoj strani kao geto zaražen drogom i kriminalom. Oni koji su dovoljno pametni da zanemaruju lokalno stanovništvo bit će nagrađeni prizorom koji odbija čeljust ogromne, okićene crkve sagradili njemački i poljski imigranti iz 19. stoljeća, obrazovni pogled na afroameričku povijest Buffala, kulturne atrakcije poput Muzej znanosti Buffaloi druga iznenađenja u ovom doista zaobilaznom okrugu.

Shvati

Buffalo je drugi po veličini grad države New York, s (od 2010.) stanovništvom od 261.310 u samom gradu i 1.135.509 u gradskom području Buffalo-Niagarskih slapova. Buffalo je kulturno i gospodarsko središte zapadne regije New Yorka. Iako se u posljednjih pola stoljeća s pravom smatrao stagnirajućim gradom radničke klase koji je patio od posljedica deindustrijalizacije, gospodarstvo Buffala značajno se okrenulo, sa stopom nezaposlenosti u travnju 2014. od 5,8%, nižom od nacionalne stope od 5,9%, a stopa za taj mjesec za cijelu državu od 6,1%. Možda iznenađujuće s obzirom na svoju povijest kao središta teške industrije, Buffalo je također naveden kao treći po čistoći grad u Sjedinjenim Državama. Buffalo je proglašen jednom od desetak prepoznatljivih destinacija za 2009. godinu od strane Nacionalnog zavoda za očuvanje povijesti, čija je Nacionalna konferencija o očuvanju 2011. održana u Buffalu i bila je najveća i najbolje posjećena od ovih godišnjih konferencija u povijesti te organizacije. Ostali naslovi dodijeljeni Buffalu uključuju plasman među "44 mjesta za posjetiti u 2009" New York Times, "All-America City Award" za 1996. i 2002. godinu i jedan od 10 najboljih gradova u SAD-u za podizanje obitelji, prema značajci iz 2010. Forbes časopis.

Povijest

Veliki dio privlačnosti Buffala posjetiteljima je još uvijek opipljiv osjećaj njegove povijesti kao važnog industrijskog središta. Veličanstvene povijesne građevine i mjesta iza svakog ugla pričaju priču o gradu koji je nekada bio sjajan i ima sve alate kako bi jednog dana opet bio sjajan.

Granični počeci

Iako su to područje Irokezi naselili još prije Kolumba i povremeno su ga posjećivali francuski lovci na krzno počevši od 17. stoljeća, povijest Buffala po sebi započinje oko 1789. godine, kada je Cornelius Winney postavio trgovačko mjesto na ušću rijeke Buffalo. U to je vrijeme ovo nalazište bilo još uvijek daleko izvan granice bijelog naselja. Tek je 1793. Holland Land Company, sindikat investitora iz Nizozemska, kupio je trakt divljine zapadnog New Yorka koji je uključivao i Buffalo. Zemljišni agent Joseph Ellicott, koji je 1798. godine stigao na Winneyevu trgovačku postaju, smatrao je da to može biti mjesto uspješnog grada. Selu koje je tamo postavio dao je ime Novi Amsterdam, iako je ubrzo preimenovano u Buffalo po susjednoj rijeci. (Pitanje odakle je rijeka Buffalo dobila svoje ime i dalje je vrlo misterij - najpoznatija teorija, koju francuski istraživač Sieur de la Salle uzvikuje o beau fleuve, ili "lijepa rijeka", koju je vidio dok je plovio duž jezera Erie 1679. godine, gotovo je sigurno neistina; također, nije poznato da su bivoli ili bizoni bili prisutni u zapadnom New Yorku bilo kada od dolaska bijelca, iako su francuski istraživači 17. stoljeća pronašli neke koji žive relativno blizu na južnoj obali jezera Erie, u današnje vrijeme dan Ohio.) Ellicott je iznio sjajni radijalni uzorak ulica i javnih trgova nadahnut onim koji je za njegov brat Andrew dizajnirao za Washington DC.; međutim, usprkos svojim uzvišenim težnjama, Buffalo je ostao malena ispostava čija je glavna tvrdnja o slavi tijekom njegove vrlo rane povijesti bila mjesto nekoliko važnih vojnih postrojenja i bitaka tijekom rata 1812. (poznato je da su Britanci do temelja spalili selo trupe u prosincu 1813. u sklopu Niagarske granične kampanje tog rata).

Od luke na kanalu do "Grada svjetlosti"

Status Buffala kao graničnog rukavca naglo je prestao kada je, nakon žestoko osporavanog spora sa susjednim selom Black Rock (koje će kasnije pripojiti suparnik), luka Buffalo određena kao zapadni kraj Erie kanala, velike kopnene trake protežući se zapadno od rijeke Hudson u Albany za udaljenost od ukupno 584 km. Do tada najambiciozniji infrastrukturni posao u SAD-u, kanal Erie uvelike je smanjio troškove prijevoza i samostalno učinio veliko naseljavanje zemalja zapadno od Apalača ekonomski održivim. Kolika je komercijalna važnost kanala Erie ilustrirana je činjenicom da se u prvih pet godina nakon završetka stanovništva Buffalo više nego utrostručio (na 8.668); dvije godine kasnije, 1832. godine, Buffalo je konačno uključen u grad.

Smješten u sjeni centra grada, Komercijalni listić (ovdje se vidi) nekoć je bio zapadni kraj Erie kanal, koja je sagrađena 1825. godine i koja je Buffalo gotovo preko noći transformirala iz uspavanog pograničnog sela u jedan od najbrže rastućih gradova i najvažnijih unutrašnjih luka Sjedinjenih Država. Sada je središnje mjesto Canalside adaptacija na gradskoj rivi.

Rani ekonomski oslonac Buffala bio je kao pretovarna luka, gdje se žito iz srednji zapad je iskrcan iz jezerskih teretnjaka i prebačen na kanalske čamce prema kojima je krenuo New York City; bilo je to u Buffalu, gdje je 1843. godine izgrađeno prvo dizalo za žitarice na svijetu, a doista postoji još mnogo dizala koja još uvijek stoje oko luke Buffalo. Tijekom druge polovice 19. stoljeća, kanal Erie postupno je zastario, ali to je jedva utjecalo na eksplozivni rast Buffala. Umjesto toga, grad je zadržao status prometnog čvorišta prelaskom u drugo najvažnije željezničko središte u SAD-u (nakon Chicago); New York Central, Pennsylvania, Michigan Central, Nickel Plate, Erie, Delaware Lackawanna & Western, West Shore, Baltimore i Ohio i Lehigh Valley željeznice prolazile su kroz Buffalo u jeku željezničke ere. Uz to, industrija čelika postala je glavni igrač lokalnog gospodarstva 1899. godine, kada je tvrtka Lackawanna Steel preselila svoju bazu poslovanja iz Scranton, Pennsylvania do mjesta južno od gradske linije. Do 1900. Buffalo se mogao pohvaliti s preko 350 000 stanovnika i bio je jedan od deset najvećih gradova u Sjedinjenim Državama.

Panamerička izložba bila je svjetska izložba koja se održala u Buffalu 1901. godine, na vrhuncu gradskih dana slave; bila je namijenjena prikazivanju, između ostalog, tehnološkog čuda i ekonomskih mogućnosti električne energije (Buffalova blizina Slapovi Niagare, mjesto ranih pothvata u proizvodnji hidroelektrike, darovalo ga je s najjeftinijom električnom energijom u zemlji u to vrijeme). Iako je blistavi prizor sajmišta, osvijetljenog noću ovom novom tehnologijom, Buffalu donio trajni nadimak "Grad svjetlosti", glavno povijesno značenje Panameričke izložbe puno je sumornije prirode: bilo je to na Izložbi gdje je, 6. rujna 1901., anarhist Leon Czolgosz, smrtno je strijeljao američkog predsjednika Williama McKinleyja, nekoliko trenutaka nakon završetka govora u Hramu glazbe.

Odbiti...

Buffalo je nastavio rasti tijekom prvog dijela 20. stoljeća. Međutim, počinju se pojavljivati ​​trendovi koji će do 1950. rast grada usporiti, zaustaviti, a zatim se preokrenuti. Kao i u drugim američkim gradovima, bogatiji stanovnici počeli su napuštati domove u gradu zbog tiših, zelenijih prigradskih naselja izvan gradske linije. To je počelo 1910-ih i 1920-ih - mnoga starija predgrađa Buffala, poput Kenmore, Eggertsville, Pine Hill, i Snajder, datiraju do danas - i ubačeni u visoku brzinu tijekom gospodarskog procvata nakon Drugog svjetskog rata. Istodobno, rastuća američka srednja klasa počela je migrirati u sve većem broju u područja na zapadu i jugu s blažom klimom, o daljnjem trošku gradova sjeveroistoka. Izgradnja međudržavnog autocesta potaknula je suburbanizaciju u isto vrijeme kada je pridonijela propadanju željezničkih pruga i luke Buffalo, jer se roba mogla jeftinije slati kamionima.

Međutim, jedini najvažniji uzrok slobodnog pada koji je Buffalo pretrpio krajem 20. stoljeća bilo je otvaranje morskog puta St. Lawrence 1959. godine. Povijesno, važnost Buffala kao luke uglavnom je bila posljedica barijere kojoj su padali Niagarski slapovi. dostava. Međutim, zahvaljujući proširenju Welland kanala kao dijela Morskog puta, teretnjaci natovareni žitom i drugom robom mogli su sada pristupiti oceanu izravno rijekom St. Lawrence, umjesto da se zaustave u Buffalu kako bi svoj teret prebacili u željezničke vagone koji su išli prema istoku . U roku od deset godina od inauguracije Seawaya, većina dizala žita u luci Buffalo bila je napuštena, a luka koja je nekoć bila napunjena brodovima sada je bila gotovo prazna. Kao i čeličana u Lackawanna zatvorio svoja vrata na dobar početak 1977. godine, ne mogavši ​​se natjecati s jeftinijim stranim čelikom. Do 1980. godine stanovništvo Buffala bilo je približno jednako onome što je bilo 1900., što je gotovo 40% manje od vrhunca od 580,132 samo trideset godina ranije.

Da dodaju uvredu ozljedama, tijekom šezdesetih i sedamdesetih Buffalo-ovi građanski čelnici odgovorili su na pogoršanje socijalnih uvjeta u gradu rušenjem (u ime "urbane obnove" i "čišćenja siromašnih četvrti") etničkih četvrti na mjestima poput okruga Ellicott i Donja zapadna strana koja je, iako radnička klasa, u mnogim slučajevima bila zdrava i živahna. Osobito su sjajne viktorijanske kućice od cigle nekadašnje "Male Italije" sa donjeg zapadnog dijela bile gotovo sve izgubljene, dok su novi javni stambeni projekti podignuti u okrugu Ellicott ubrzo postali visoke verzije siromašnih četvrti zamijenjen, jer puka izgradnja novih zgrada nije učinila ništa za rješavanje temeljnih socijalnih problema u susjedstvu. Istodobno su bučne i nametljive brze ceste izgrađene izravno kroz park Delaware i park Humboldt, uništavajući zeleni ambijent najvećeg i najvećeg parka koji je za grad projektirao krajobrazni arhitekt Frederick Law Olmsted; srećom, snažno protivljenje stanovnika susjedstva poštedjelo je povijesnu četvrt Allentown sličnu sudbinu. U središtu grada, samo se jedan od mnogih primjera besmislenog uništavanja arhitektonskog naslijeđa Buffala dogodio 1969. godine, kada je srušeno nekoliko blokova zgodnih viktorijanskih komercijalnih blokova, kao i zadivljujuća, nalik dvorcu, zgrada štedionice okruga Erie kako bi se napravilo mjesto za Glavno mjesto. Tower, nepristojni modernistički uredski toranj s pripadajućim trgovačkim centrom u prigradskom stilu koji krajnje nije uspio privući kupce u centar grada u korist trakastih trgovačkih centara i trgova u predgrađu.

... i ponovno rođenje

Unatoč ovim ozbiljnim problemima, mentalitet u Buffalu nikada nije prešao granicu do potpunog defetizma, što je bilo korisno kad je Buffalov pad počeo polagano padati u 1990-ima. Širokoprosječni prosvjedi koji su pratili otvaranje kasina Seneca Buffalo Creek 2007. godine, a koji su gradu predstavljeni kao sredstvo za poticanje razvoja i privlačenje turista, mogu poslužiti kao možda najbitniji primjer novog pristupa grada: umjesto da oslanjajući se na jednokratna rješenja "gradskih metaka" za gradske probleme kao što je kasino, Buffalo je počeo oblikovati svoju strategiju na uspješnom oživljavanju drugih gradova Rust Belta poput Pittsburgh i Cleveland - strategija prihvaćanja stvarnosti da je teška industrija zauvijek nestala i, umjesto toga, korištenje dragocjenog resursa neobično velikog broja fakulteta i sveučilišta u Buffalu kako bi se potaknuo razvoj raznolikog spektra visokotehnoloških industrija, poput medicinskih istraživanja i biotehnološki pothvati koji su nikli sjeverno od centra pod pokroviteljstvom Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Buffalu. Poslovna četvrt, nekada prepuna obloženih izlozaka, a gotovo napuštena nakon završetka radnog dana i vikendom, uživala je novu mjeru vitalnosti, uglavnom zahvaljujući pretvorbi neiskorištenog uredskog prostora u vrhunske stanove u centru grada i stanove, roba za kojom su se mnogi bivolovci iznenadili kad su otkrili da postoji znatna zaostala potražnja. Uz to, Buffalo se može pohvaliti arhitektonskom baštinom koja je i dalje značajna unatoč nezgodama iz 1960-ih, živahnim rasponom kulturnih institucija i višegodišnjim niskim životnim troškovima. U posljednjih nekoliko godina, ovaj je novi pristup stvorio novu snagu među Buffalovom zaštitničkom zajednicom, snažnu odanost svojih građana kulturnim atrakcijama kao što su Umjetnička galerija Albright-Knox i Zoološki vrt Buffalo, te nastavak diverzifikacije lokalne ekonomije. Suprotno tome, ono što je ostalo od tradicionalne teške industrije Buffala profitiralo je mini-oporavkom američke proizvodnje nakon recesije 2008. godine; na primjer, unatoč financijskim problemima General Motorsa iz tog razdoblja, ta je tvrtka uložila značajna sredstva u svoje postrojenje u blizini Tonawanda u 2010., dodajući pritom nekoliko stotina novih radnih mjesta. Iako Buffalo nije u potpunosti zaustavio gubitke stanovništva i još uvijek postoji puno napretka, pomalo šepurenje kojim se danas nose stanovnici "Grada bez iluzija", konačno oživljeno nakon desetljeća propadanja, nepogrešivo je.

Klima

Buffalo, iako najpoznatiji po zimama, ima četiri vrlo izražene sezone.

U prvoj polovici zime, počevši otprilike u studenom, grad može dobiti snijeg s efektom jezera: hladni vjetrovi koji pušu nad toplijim vodama jezera Erie skupljaju puno vodene pare koja se izbacuje kao snijeg čim stignu na kopno. To obično završava u siječnju, kada se jezero napokon zaledi. Suprotno popularnom mitu, međutim, Buffalo nije najhladniji ili najsnježniji grad u zemlji - pa čak ni u New Yorku. Zračna luka Buffalo zimi prosječno sniježi 236 cm snijega. U prosjeku, Buffalo ima samo 3 dana u godini gdje zabilježena temperatura padne ispod -18 ° C. Snježna reputacija Buffala velikim se dijelom temelji na nekim od njegovih najpoznatijih oluja: Mećava iz 77., "Listopadsko iznenađenje" iz 2006. i mećava "Snježni vetar" u 2014. godini, sve su medijski popraćene, ali niti jedna od njih stvari su normalne pojave u prosječnoj zimi Buffala.

Proljeće je kišovito i zahladiti do kraja travnja. Temperature mogu divljati u ožujku i travnju. Nije neobično vidjeti snijeg jednog dana, a sljedeći temperaturu sredinom 60-ih Fahrenheita (gotovo 20 ° C).

Tipičan zimski dan u povijesnom zapadnom selu Buffalo.

Ljeto je vrlo ugodno i sunčano - zapravo, Buffalo ima više sunčanih ljetnih dana nego bilo koji drugi veći grad na sjeveroistoku SAD-a. Umjereni učinci jezera Erie omogućili su da Buffalo bude jedno od rijetkih mjesta u Sjedinjenim Državama gdje temperatura nikada nije dosegao 38 ° C. U prosjeku Buffalo ima 60 dana u godini s temperaturama koje prelaze 27 ° C.

Jesen je također topla i lijepa. Temperatura se obično zadržava dovoljno toplo tijekom listopada ili tako nekako, a čovjek može ugodno gledati kako drveće mijenja boje. Dani su topli, noći prohladne, a prvi mraz obično dođe tek nakon Noći vještica. Lovci na lišće bit će zadovoljni brojem stabala (Buffalo je ujedno i jedan od gradova s ​​najviše drveća u zemlji!), Kao i u okolnim područjima.

Čitati

Za više knjiga o Buffalu, posebno onih koje se održavaju ili imaju veze s određenim gradskim susjedstvom, pogledajte odgovarajuće okrug članaka.

• Buffalo Unbound: Proslava autorice Laura Pedersen (ISBN 9781555917357). Autorica je rođena Bivola koja je od ovog pisanja napisala petnaest knjiga, kao i niz predstava i mjuzikala, od kojih su mnogi smješteni u njezin rodni grad tijekom njezine mladosti 1970-ih i 80-ih. Od svih tih djela, Buffalo bez veza je onaj koji najbolje bilježi zeitgeist. Ova zbirka šaljivih eseja daje komentar u boji za Buffalov uspon iz močvare, s često tmurnim i umornim tonom (možda neizbježnim s obzirom na vremenski okvir njezinog života) u djetinjim sjećanjima na Pedersenovo ranije djelo kaljeno sada sa zdravom dozom optimizam. Čitateljima će u početku biti teško pratiti stalni tok šale i kulturološke reference specifične za Buffalo, ali uskoro će se naći prilagođeni lokalnoj kulturi na način koji malo koji posjetitelj ikad doživi.
• Grad svjetlosti Lauren Belfer (ISBN 9780385337649). To je 1901, i planovi za Panamerička izložba napreduju na vrućici. Louisa Barrett neudata je ravnateljica škole za djevojke Macaulay, pokretačica i tresljačica u svijetu kojim dominiraju muškarci. Njezin ponos i radost je njezino kumstvo Grace, čiji je otac Tom Sinclair bogati industrijalac koji se nada da će zauvijek promijeniti lice grada svojim snom o crpljenju električne energije iz vodopada Niagara. Ali kad se glavnog inženjera hidroelektričnog projekta nađe ubijenog u parku Delaware, u lokalnoj eliti dolazi do gadne borbe za moć da se odredi tko će biti na mjestu vozača Buffalove budućnosti. Usred svega - i svoje procvjetale ljubavi prema Tomu - Louisa se bori s teretom mračne tajne čiji pipci prodiru duboko u Buffalovu aristokraciju plave krvi. Grad svjetlosti je Belferov debitantski roman, a tour de force povijesne fikcije koja je hvaljena, pomno istražena i daje živopisnu sliku Buffala na vrhuncu svog zlatnog doba.
• Gangsteri i organizirani kriminal u Buffalu: povijest, hitovi i sjedište Michael F. Rizzo (ISBN 9781609495640). Ova labavo organizirana zbirka uzavrelih istinito-kriminalnih priča započinje prilično sporo - prepričavajući priče o šugavim uličnim bandama i maloljetnim hapšaćima Johna Dillingera koji su pljačkali banke na poljskoj Istočnoj strani dvadesetih i tridesetih godina - ali ubrzo dolazi do para koja bilježi rast i pad obitelji Buffalo Mafia i njezinog cijenjenog don Stefana "Undertaker" Magaddina, koji je iz svoje baze na zapadnoj strani grada (i, kasnije, neugledne kuće na ranču u predgrađu Lewiston) kontrolirao golem teritorij koji se protezao od Ohaja do Montreal u svojoj visini. Što je najbolje od svega, mjesta svih ubojstava, skrovišta, klubova i kockarnica opisanih u knjizi detaljno su dokumentirana, što bolje ići istraživati ​​i pratiti korake ovih starih gangstera.
• Istaknuti ugostitelj-lokalni-povjesničar Mark Goldman napisao je trilogiju knjiga pogodnih i za akademsku i za slučajnu publiku, koje zajedno predstavljaju možda konačni analitički komentar o razlozima propasti Buffala i kako mu najbolje pomoći da u budućnosti vrati dio svoje prošle slave.
  • Velike nade: uspon i pad Buffala, New York (ISBN 9780873957359). Napisana 1983. godine - možda nadir povijesti Buffala - prva Goldmanova knjiga prati priču o Queen Cityu od njegovog rođenja kao pogranične stražarske ispostave, do njegovih dana kao zujanja u unutrašnjosti luke i industrijskog diva, sve do pada nakon Drugog svjetskog rata. U Velike nade, Buffalo se koristi kao primjer klasičnog obrasca urbanog razvoja u 19. i 20. stoljeću, njegova sreća je neraskidivo povezana s ekonomskom dobrobiti urbane Amerike u cjelini.
  • Grad na jezeru: izazov promjena u Buffalu, New York (ISBN 9780879755799). Ova knjiga minira veći dio istog tla kao i prethodnik - i dijeli svoj format diskretnih vinjeta koje se spajaju da bi se stvorila široka kohezivna slika - ali fokus je ovdje na prekretnici u povijesti Buffala, 1950-ih kroz 70-te, kada dani slave ustupili su mjesto postindustrijskom siromaštvu i propasti. Od rasnih napetosti i bijelog bijega do loše promišljenih programa obnove gradova do ekonomskog dezinvestiranja, Grad na jezeru analizira sve aspekte propadanja Buffala iz 20. stoljeća, zajedno s ostatkom pojasa hrđe. Međutim, u oštroj suprotnosti s pesimističkim tonom svog ironično naslovljenog prethodnika, cjelokupna je nota pretjerano nadana da se, još 1990. godine, malo koji drugi komentator još usudio udariti.
  • Grad na rubu: Buffalo, New York, od 1900. do danas (ISBN 9781591024576). Unatoč onome što podnaslov može sugerirati, Grad na rubu je mnogo više od pukog ponavljanja Goldmanova prva dva toma - mračno doba koje Buffalo sada ostavlja iza sebe navodi se samo kao uvod u ono što predstavlja ljubavno pismo kulturnim institucijama, snažne veze u zajednici i preživjeli duh koji su preživjeli oluja i sada služe kao temelji na kojima će se graditi oživljeni Buffalo. Završetak knjige prekida se s odmjerenim akademskim tonom ostatka serije, slikajući ružičastu sliku Buffalovog najboljeg scenarija budućnosti i postavljajući sveobuhvatan putokaz kako (i kako ne) doći tamo.

Gledati

Povijest i opseg Buffalove povezanosti s američkom kinematografijom možda će nekoga iznenaditi. Rano u povijesti filma, u centru Buffala Zgrada trga Ellicott bio dom prvog svjetski izgrađenog, trajnog kazališta kinematografije, Kazalište Vitascope, koji su 19. listopada 1896. otvorili Mitchel i Moe Mark, koji će nekoliko godina kasnije nastaviti graditi prvu "filmsku palaču" na svijetu u New Yorku. Također 1896. godine Thomas Edison poslao je snimateljske ekipe u Buffalo, što ga je učinilo jednim od prvih gradova u Americi koji se pojavio u filmovima. Edison je također dao snimiti Panameričku izložbu 1901. godine.

Pod okriljem Povjerenstvo za film Buffalo Niagara, na tom se području razvila embrionalna filmska industrija koja počinje proizvoditi neke neovisne značajke o kvaliteti. Ovi i više od 100 drugih filmova koji su snimljeni na području Buffala tijekom prošlog stoljeća uključuju:

• Sakrij se u običnom pogledu (1980). Temeljeno na istinitoj priči. Suprug iz radničke klase (James Caan) pokušava pronaći svoju suprugu i djecu koja su skrivena programom zaštite svjedoka.
• Prirodno (1984.). Robert Redford i Glenn Close glume u adaptaciji romana Bernarda Malamuda o Royu Hobbsu, misterioznom igraču bejzbola koji se niotkuda pojavljuje kako bi okrenuo sreću tima iz 1930-ih.
• Vampiranje (1984.). U ovoj noirish indie drami u režiji domaćeg sina Fredericka Kinga Kellera, Patrick Duffy je srušeni svirač saksofona koji se miješa u plan krivog vlasnika antikvarnice kako bi opljačkao dom bogate udovice, a na kraju padne u ljubav sa svojom žrtvom. Kao film, doduše je to niskobudžetni, amaterski nered - ali ako želite dobro shvatiti kako je Buffalo izgledao 80-ih, funta za funtu to je još bolja izložba od Prirodno, zahvaljujući obilnim snimkama Allentowna, Lincolna Parkwaya, Larkinvillea i tada nedavno zatvorene Središnji terminal Buffalo.
• Buffalo '66 (1998). Rođeni Buffalo Vincent Gallo napisao je, režirao i glumio u ovoj hvaljenoj mračnoj komediji o čovjeku koji se, nakon puštanja iz zatvora zbog zločina koji nije počinio, sve vrijeme zatekao da će pronaći trafiku Buffalo Billsa koja ga je tamo stavila. prisiljavajući mladu plesačicu tapkanja (Christina Ricci) da se predstavlja kao njegova supruga kako bi zaslužila poštovanje od svojih zanemarivih roditelja.
• Manna s Neba (2002). Glumačka ekipa glumi zvijezde - Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman, Seymour Cassel i Frank Gorshin igraju sve uloge, a bio je to posljednji nastup na filmu Jerryja Orbacha i Shelley Duvall prije njihove smrti, odnosno umirovljenja iz show businessa - ali glavna uloga pripada relativno novoj pridošlici Ursuli Burton, glumeći časnu sestru u misiji da uvjeri svoje ekscentrične susjede iz djetinjstva da vrate Božji "zajam", koji je došao u obliku tajanstvenog pljuska dolarskih novčanica na njezinu četvrt Buffalo 20 godina prije .
• Divljaci (2007.). Laura Linney i Philip Seymour Hoffman glume Wendy i Jona Savagea, otuđenog brata i sestru koji se međusobno ponovno povezuju i počinju sakupljati svoje disfunkcionalne živote nakon što su se okupili kako bi svog starijeg oca preselili u starački dom u Buffalu.
• Henryjev zločin (2011.). Keanu Reeves glumi bivšeg ubiratelja cestarine iz Thruwaya koji se, nakon što je vrijeme proveo u zatvoru zbog zločina koji nije počinio, odluči osvetiti držeći se u stvarnom životu iste banke za koju je lažno osuđen zbog pljačke.
• Američka strana (2016.). Matthew Broderick, Janeane Garofalo i Robert Forster svi su se pojavljivali u ovom neobičnom filmu noir, ali zvijezda je lokalni prvi igrač Greg Stuhr. Glumi malog privatnog detektiva Charlieja Paczynskog, koji istražujući ubojstvo striptizeta na slapovima Niagare nailazi na zavjeru na visokoj razini za izgradnju nerealiziranog izuma otkrivenog u novootkrivenim "izgubljenim papirima" Nikole Tesle.
• Marshall (2017.). Chadwick Boseman igra naslovnu ulogu u ovom razdoblju koje prati mladog Thurgood Marshalla, budućeg prvog afroameričkog suca Vrhovnog suda, u jednom od prvih i najvažnijih slučajeva njegove odvjetničke karijere: braneći crnog šofera (Sterling K. Brown ) optužen za silovanje i pokušaj ubojstva svog bogatog bijelog poslodavca (Kate Hudson) 1940 Connecticut.

Informacije o posjetiteljima

• Posjetite Buffalo Niagara, 403 Glavna sv., besplatni: 1 800 283-3256, ✉[email protected]. M-Ž 9:00 - 17:00, sub 10:00 - 20:00. Službeno udruženje posjetitelja za regiju Buffalo / Niagara Falls. Njihovo mjesto u centru grada Zgrada u Brisbaneu nudi informacije, brošure i suvenire. Visit Buffalo Niagara također ima još jedan centar za posjetitelje u Međunarodna zračna luka Buffalo Niagara to je otvoreno M-Sa 6 AM-7PM, Su 6 AM-6PM. 

Razgovor

Engleski se u Buffalu i okolici govori gotovo na univerzalnoj osnovi. Iako je West Side dobro poznat kao dom gradske hispanske zajednice (uglavnom Portorikanaca i Dominikanaca), većina Buffalovih Latinoamerikanaca može govoriti engleski, kao i španjolski. Također na zapadnoj strani postoji raznolika kolekcija zajednica doseljenika prve generacije usredotočenih oko ulice Grant, od kojih većina uz određeni jezik govori i neki engleski jezik (istaknuti su amharski, somalijski, vijetnamski, burmanski i bengalski) ). U svakom slučaju, posjetitelji West Sidea neće imati značajnih problema s jezikom.

Iako susjedstvo Buffala uključuje mnoge živahne etničke enklave, vrlo mali broj stanovnika ovih okruga (osim možda nekoliko starijih osoba) može govoriti više od riječi ili fraze ili dva jezika svojih predaka.

Regionalni dijalekt engleskog jezika koji se govori u Buffalu - posebno među Talijanima i Poljacima radničke klase - spada u okvir sjevernoameričkog engleskog jezika, s tvrdim, nazalno, pomalo stegnutim samoglasnikom u riječima poput "auto" i "stop "i defrikativizacija tvrdog" th "zvuka (pri čemu" ovo "i" ono "postaju" dis "i" dat "), dijalekt koji će odmah biti poznat onima koji se sjećaju momaka iz" Da Bearsa "iz Subotom navečer uživo. Bez obzira na to, Buffalov preokret na dijalektu Sjevernog Sjevernog uključuje neke jedinstvene značajke poput posvećivanja glasovnih završnih ploziva ("hladnoća" postaje "ždrebec", "prostirač" postaje "ruck") i naviku završavanja rečenica riječju "tamo" (izgovara se "usuditi se") na približno isti način na koji Kanađani koriste "a?" - dva govorna uzorka koja su notorno zastupljena u poljskoj zajednici Buffala.

Uđi

Avionom

Unatoč ovoj fotografiji, Međunarodna zračna luka Buffalo Niagara je najprometnija zračna luka u državi New York.

• Međunarodna zračna luka Buffalo Niagara (BUF ^IATA), ☎ 1 716 630-6000. Međunarodna zračna luka Buffalo Niagara opslužuje Buffalo, kao i Niagarske vodopade, ostatak zapadnog New Yorka, sjeverozapadne Pensilvanije i južnog Ontarija. Zračna luka posebno je popularna kod potonje skupine; Kanađani traže cijene niže od cijena pronađenih u Toronto Pearson čine oko 40% putnika u međunarodnoj zračnoj luci Buffalo Niagara. Međunarodnu zračnu luku Buffalo Niagara opslužuju American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest i United, s oko 110 direktnih letova dnevno za Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago (Midway i O'Hare), Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers (sezonski), Jacksonville (sezonski), Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami (sezonski), Minneapolis/Sveti Pavao, Nashville, Newark, New York (JFK i LaGuardia), Orlando, Philadelphia, Feniks, Raleigh/Durham, Tampa, i Washington (Dulles i Reagan National). Međunarodne letove obavlja niskotarifni charter prijevoznik Vacation Express, sa sezonskim linijama do Cancún, Zaljev Montego, i Punta Cana.

Iz zračne luke, Buffalo je dostupan putem četiri autobusne linije NFTA-e:

• NFTA metro autobus # 24 - Genesee prometuje četiri različite rute, od kojih tri služe zračnoj luci. Autobus # 24B i Autobus # 24L run between the airport and Canalside via Genesee Street, also serving the Municipal Transportation Center. The latter of the two is advertised as a more convenient service with a limited number of intermediate stops, but in reality the difference in travel time between the L and the B is insignificant (42-43 minutes vs. 47-48 minutes), so it doesn't really matter which one you take. Express service is offered Monday through Friday by Bus #24X, with four inbound trips in the morning (leaving the airport at 6:03AM, 7:03AM, 7:33AM, and 8:03AM) and four outbound ones in the afternoon (leaving Canalside at 3:50PM, 4:20PM, 4:45PM, and 5:20PM). Travel time to and from the airport is about half an hour. Finally, if you plan to take the bus back to the airport at the end of your visit, make sure not to board Bus #24A, whose route ends at the city line in a not-very-nice neighborhood.
• NFTA Metro Bus #47 — Youngs Road runs 15 times per day from Monday to Friday from the airport through Williamsville to the University Metro Rail Station, from which point downtown is easily accessible via the subway.
• NFTA Metro Bus #68 — George Urban Express makes one trip in each direction Monday through Friday between the airport and the Buffalo-Exchange Street Amtrak station downtown, leaving the airport at 6:56AM and leaving the train station at 4:38PM. Outbound trips (towards the airport) also serve the Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center.

In addition, the Buffalo Niagara International Airport is served directly by a number of intercity bus lines; see the "By bus" section. All buses, NFTA and long-distance, are boarded at the bus lane on the east side of the terminal, on the arrivals level. This is also where Uber i Lyft (see "Ride sharing" section below) pick up.

Buffalo Airport Taxi's stand, as well as a number of rental car facilities, are found directly across from the terminal's main exit, on the arrivals level. For more information on taxi service and car rental, see the "Get around" section below.

For those who are coming by private plane and want to avoid the congestion of Buffalo Niagara International Airport, the closest alternative is Buffalo Airfield u West Seneca. Other general-aviation airports in the vicinity include Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport u Lancaster, Akron Airport u Akron, i North Buffalo Suburban Airport u Lockport.

Automobilom

The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) runs east to west and connects Buffalo to other major cities and regions — New York City, the Hudson Valley, Albany, Utica, Sirakuza, i Rochester to the east, and Erie and Cleveland to the west. The New York State Thruway is a toll highway over most of its length, with the sole exception of the toll-free portion between Exits 50 and 55, which roughly corresponds to Buffalo's inner-ring suburbs. The New York State Thruway Authority accepts E-ZPass for toll payment, as well as cash.

Interstate 190 begins at Exit 53 of I-90 near the city line, extending west into downtown. At that point, it turns northward and mostly parallels the Niagara River, linking Buffalo to Niagara Falls and extending onward to Canada via the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. Interstate 290 links I-90 with I-190 via Buffalo's northern suburbs. Interstate 990 runs southwest-to-northeast through suburban Amherst between I-290 and the hamlet of Millersport, after which point Lockport is easily accessible via NY 263 (Millersport Highway) and NY 78 (Transit Road).

If coming from Ontario, Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) is the best way to access Buffalo. The most direct border crossing into Buffalo, the Peace Bridge, is at the end of the QEW in Fort Erie. Other bridge crossing options include the Dugin most in Niagara Falls, along with the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in Lewiston. All of these bridges are easily accessible from the QEW; follow the well-posted signs.

By car, Buffalo is about two hours from Toronto, one to one and a half hours from Rochester, two and a half hours from Syracuse, and six to seven hours from New York City.

Average wait times at the various border entries vary: at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo/Fort Erie and the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, wait times over 30 minutes are unusual on most days other than holiday weekends, whereas at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, the norm is 30-60 minutes, more on holiday weekends.

Vlakom

Buffalo is accessible from the east and west by Amtrak, which services two stations in or near Buffalo.

• Buffalo-Depew (BUF) is at 55 Dick Rd. in the suburb of Depew, about 8 miles (12 km) east of the city. The Buffalo-Depew station can be reached by cab or (with considerable difficulty) via NFTA Metro Bus #46 — Lancaster.
• The Buffalo-Exchange Street (BFX) station is downtown at 75 Exchange St., near the Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center, and is directly accessed by a number of NFTA Metro Bus routes. Unlike Buffalo-Depew, there is no QuickTrak Machine and the ticket office is not open for certain departures. Passengers needing to purchase or pick up tickets for a departure when the ticket office is closed will need to do so in advance of the date of departure, or print out an e-ticket from online. Tickets can also be mailed to you, but this option is slower and more expensive. Fares, schedules, and reservations are available through Amtrak.

Buffalo is served by the following Amtrak lines:

• The Empire Service runs from New York City via Yonkers, Croton-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff, Hudson, Albany (Rensselaer), Schenectady, Amsterdam, Utica, Rim, Syracuse, and Rochester, and continues past Buffalo to Niagara Falls.
• The Javorov list, which runs from Toronto via Oakville, Burlington (Aldershot), Grimsby, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, USA, then continues to New York City along the same route as the Empire Service.
• The Lake Shore Limited, which, unlike the Empire Service and Maple Leaf, only serves Buffalo-Depew. Eastbound trains on this route travel from Chicago via South Bend, Elkhart, Waterloo, Bryan, Toledo, Sandusky, Elyria, Cleveland, and Erie. Westbound trains begin either at Boston or New York City; trains from Boston proceed to Albany via Framingham, Worcester, Springfield, i Pittsfield; with trains from New York City making stops at Croton-on-Hudson and Poughkeepsie. At Albany, the two routes converge and trains follow the same route as the Empire Service, stopping at Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse, and Rochester.

Autobusom

The Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center, at 181 Ellicott St. downtown, serves as Buffalo's hub for intercity buses, a stop on most NFTA Metro Bus routes, and the city's main taxi terminal.

The following bus routes serve the Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center:

• Coach USA

Service from Jamestown preko Fredonia, Dunkirk, and various points in between.

Service from Olean preko Franklinville, East Aurora, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, and various points in between.

• Fullington Trailways

Service from DuBois preko Sveta Marija, Bradford, Olean, Salamanca, Ellicottville, Springville, and various points in between.

• Greyhound

Service from Cleveland via Ashtabula and Erie (not all runs stop at all intermediate cities).

Service from New York City via Newark, Binghamton, Cortland, Syracuse, Rochester, Batavia, and Buffalo Niagara International Airport (not all runs stop at all intermediate cities).

Service from New York City via Scranton, Binghamton, Itaka, Ženeva, Rochester, and Batavia.

Service from Boston via Worcester, Springfield, Albany, Schenectady, Amsterdam, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Batavia, and Buffalo Niagara International Airport (not all runs stop at all intermediate cities).

Service from Toronto via Mississauga, Burlington, Grimsby, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, and Fort Erie (not all runs stop at all intermediate cities).

• Megabus

Service from New York City via Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Service from Toronto via St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, and Fort Erie (not all runs stop at all intermediate cities), and onward to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Service from Washington, D.C. via Baltimore and Philadelphia.

Brodom

As the place where the Erie Canal met vast Lake Erie, Buffalo's early growth came thanks to the Great Lakes shipping industry. Nowadays the canal has been rerouted to end downstream in Tonawanda, but that's not to say that the canal and the lake aren't still a fairly common, if novel, way to arrive in Buffalo. The West Side, downtown, and the Outer Harbor boast a variety of places for boats to dock. For visitors, the best place to dock is:

• Erie Basin Marina, 329 Erie St., ☏ 1 716 851-6501. Season lasts May 1st-Oct 15th. The Erie Basin Marina is not only one of the premier venues in Buffalo for locals and visitors to moor their boats, it's also a true waterfront destination in itself — the marina boasts two restaurants (Otvor for burgers, hot dogs, and the like, and William K's for more upscale fare), the verdant Erie Basin Marina Gardens, an observation tower boasting stunning views of Buffalo's downtown and waterfront, and even a waterfront boardwalk that leads to a small swimming beach. As well, the Ship Store at the base of the observation tower (M-F noon-6PM, Sa-Su 10AM-7PM in season) stocks a full range of snacks, boating supplies, and essentials such as sunscreen, and there's also a fueling station. The Erie Basin Marina is within easy walking distance of Canalside i Naval and Military Park. Transient slip rental based on length of boat, $1.90 per foot per day. 

Zaobiđi se

For most visitors to Buffalo, access to an automobile will prove extremely useful, if not quite utterly necessary. Buffalo's public transportation system provides access to the majority of the metropolitan area. Travelling around the city proper by public transit can be relatively hassle-free, especially on weekdays; however, transit riders travelling to the suburbs should be prepared for service that is infrequent (and, on the weekends, often non-existent).

The Kensington Expressway approaches its western terminus in downtown Buffalo.

Automobilom

In addition to the Interstate highways mentioned in the "Get In" section, Buffalo has several intraurban expressways useful to visitors:

• The Kensington Expressway (NY 33) begins at the airport on Genesee Street, proceeding westward through the suburb of Cheektowaga and the East Side before turning southward and concluding downtown at Oak Street.
• The Scajaquada Expressway (NY 198) is a short highway that connects the Kensington Expressway with Interstate 190. The Scajaquada is a convenient route to the neighborhoods of Parkside and the Elmwood Village, the popular commercial strips of Hertel Avenue and Grant Street, as well as attractions like Delaware Park, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Buffalo History Museum, the Darwin D. Martin House, and the Burchfield Penney Art Center.
• The Buffalo Skyway (NY 5) begins downtown at I-190, extending southward parallel to the shore of Lake Erie with access to Gallagher Beach, Tifft Nature Preserve, and other Outer Harbor attractions. After passing over the Union Ship Canal via the Father Baker Bridge, the divided highway ends, but Route 5 continues as a wide, busy six-lane surface road (variously known as the Hamburg Turnpike, Lake Shore Road, or simply Route 5) that passes through the suburban areas of Lackawanna and Hamburg and continuing southward along the lake shore.

Buffalo's highway system was designed for a city twice its size (a reflection of the population loss the area has undergone between the 1950s and today); as a result of that, the city does not suffer nearly as much from traffic congestion as other U.S. cities. Rush hour, such as it is, occurs on weekdays roughly from 6:30AM-9AM and from 4PM-6:30PM. A good rule of thumb the locals know is that, even at the height of rush hour, it generally takes no more than 30 minutes to drive from downtown to the outer edge of suburbia.

Rental cars

Rental car facilities can be found mainly at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Alamo, Avis, Proračun, Dollar, Poduzeće, Hertz, i Nacionalni all have offices directly on airport property, while the Buffalo locations of ACE i Fox Rent A Car operate out of the Quality Inn across the street.

U Dodatku, Hertz, Proračun, i Poduzeće all operate smaller car rental facilities at various locations in the city itself. See the various okružni članci for more information on those.

Car sharing

Članovi Zipcar car-sharing program can access vehicles in the Buffalo area from various locations in the city, as well as from the North Campus of the University at Buffalo in nearby Amherst. See the okružni članci for further information.

Ride sharing

After what seemed like an eternity of political wrangling, New York's state legislature fully legalized ride-sharing in June 2017, whereupon both Uber and Lyft immediately started operating in Buffalo. As of November 2017, pricing for both includes a booking fee of $2.15, plus a base fare of $1.10, plus 22¢ per minute and 95¢ per mile on top of that, ili a minimum total fare of $7.35 (Uber) or $5.20 (Lyft). There's also a $3.00 surcharge for service to and from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport for Lyft, but ne Uber. Surge pricing comes into effect during certain periods of high demand, and can inflate the above prices drastically.

Javnim prijevozom

Buffalo's public transportation system is operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA). They run a single-line light rail system (the Metro Rail) as well as an extensive bus network. The NFTA system is focused around three main nodes. From largest to smallest, these nodes are located in downtown Buffalo, at University Station (at the outer end of the Metro Rail), and at the Portage Road Transit Center in Niagara Falls. Most of the buses whose routes begin and end downtown access the Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center directly; many also service the Buffalo-Exchange Street Amtrak station.

The Metro Rail extends along Main Street from the University at Buffalo's South Campus at the northeast corner of the city southward to Canalside in downtown Buffalo, a distance of 6.4 miles (10.3 km). With nearly 25,000 riders per day, the Metro Rail boasts the third-highest number of passengers per mile (km) among light-rail systems in the United States. The northern portion of the system is below ground. As the subway enters the downtown core, at the Theater District, it emerges from the tunnel and runs at street level for the remainder of its length. Rides on the above-ground portion of the Metro Rail are free of charge. To ride in the underground portion of the system, it costs $4 for a round-trip ticket, or $2 for a one-way ticket. The Metro Rail is a popular mode of transportation for employees and residents who live along the line and north of the city to commute downtown, and also for attendees of downtown events who want to avoid paying high prices for parking.

The NFTA eliminated the zoned fare system in October 2010. Generally speaking, rides on a single bus or light rail vehicle now cost $2.00 regardless of length. The exception is the "Enhanced Express" service introduced by the NFTA in September 2012 and applied to Routes #60 — Niagara Falls Express, #64 — Lockport Express, and #204 — Airport-Downtown Express, as well as to selected runs of Routes #69 — Alden Express and #72 — Orchard Park Express. An additional 50¢ surcharge per trip applies on Enhanced Express buses.

There are no free transfers between buses. Passengers who will need to transfer from the bus to the Metro Rail, from the Metro Rail to a bus, or between bus lines should consider purchasing a day pass for $5. For further information on public transit in Buffalo including schedules and maps of individual routes, visit the NFTA Metro webpage.

Taksijem

In Buffalo, taxis can generally be dispatched quickly and with ease; however, in general, the only places where they can be hailed on the street are at the airport and around the Metropolitan Transportation Center, the various downtown hotels, and (at certain times, and with some luck) Allentown, the Elmwood strip, and around the colleges and universities.

Biciklom

As in many cities, bicycling as an alternative method of transportation is growing more and more popular in Buffalo. However, in terms of the development of infrastructure such as dedicated bike lanes on city streets and bike parking areas, Buffalo lags behind many other "bikeable" cities such as Minneapolis, Portland, and Boston. Despite this, scenic bike routes such as the Shoreline Trail i Scajaquada Creekside Bike Path are immensely popular with locals, and under the aegis of the city's newly adopted "Complete Streets" program, dedicated bike lanes and other rights-of-way are being added to more and more of the city's streets.

GO Bike Buffalo is the local organization that promotes and advocates for cycling and other sustainable transportation alternatives in Buffalo. The Community Bicycle Workshop they operate at 98 Colvin Ave. in North Buffalo offers used parts and complete refurbished bikes for sale, as well as special programs periodically throughout the year.

Reddy Bikeshare has about three dozen bike racks around the city, including this one on Delaware Avenue downtown.

Bike sharing

After a three-year pilot program that was a smashing success, the erstwhile Buffalo BikeShare relaunched in July 2016 as Reddy Bikeshare, with Independent Health newly on board as a corporate sponsor. Almost instantaneously, the bright red bikes and racks became a ubiquitous sight along city streets. Today, Reddy has 200 bikes to tool around town on, each GPS-equipped with Social Bicycles (SoBi) technology. Rates are $8.50 for a 30-day membership or $55 for an annual membership, after which point use of the bikes costs 6¢ and 1¢ per minute, respectively.

To use a Reddy bike, sign in to the SoBi mobile app to find and reserve an available bike at any of the various Reddy racks around the city (or simply walk up to a rack and enter your account number and PIN on the bike's keypad to unlock it). Then, when you're finished, simply lock your bike up at any Reddy rack, or else at any public bike rack within one of Reddy's free parking zones (Elmwood Avenue, Allen Street, Main Street downtown, and two locations on the South Campus od UB). There's a $2 fee for locking a Reddy bike up anywhere other than a Reddy rack or free parking zone. If you need to stop off somewhere along the way, you also have the option to "hold" your Reddy bike, which will enable you to lock it temporarily without incurring the $2 parking fee and without the bike becoming available for reservation by other users. When you're ready to take off again, simply enter your PIN number on the bike's keypad and you're good to go.

See the okružni članci for the locations of individual Reddy bike racks.

Vidjeti

For individual listings of attractions, please see the respective okrug članaka.

Muzeji

Buffalo's wealth of cultural attractions is surprising given the city's somewhat small size. The museums here are many and varied, and are a point of pride for Buffalo's citizens. Arguably the most interesting among them are a great number of institutions that focus on the area's past. Those who are curious about Buffalo's rich history are advised to first stop in at the gargantuan Buffalo History Museum which focuses on the city's history in a general sense, then take your pick of the smaller, more specialized museums — the Lower Lakes Marine Historical Society Museum to learn more about the Great Lakes shipping routes that gave Buffalo its importance as an inland port, the Colored Musicians Club Museum ili Nash House Museum for African-American history in Buffalo, the Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum for the story behind Buffalo's importance in the early-20th century automotive industry, the Buffalo Fire Historical Society for the history of firefighting in Buffalo, and more.

Buffalo City Hall is seen in this view down Court Street from Lafayette Square. Built in 1931 from a design by the local firm of Dietel & Wade, it is widely considered one of the world's finest examples of Art Deco architecture.

Umjetnost

More so even than its range of cultural attractions, Buffalo's art scene is ogroman for a city its size, with galleries large and small to suit all tastes. The Museum District at the north end of the Elmwood Village is the site of Buffalo's two largest art galleries, the beautiful Albright-Knox i Burchfield-Penney. The Buffalo Religious Arts Center is an off-the-beaten-path gem in Black Rock, dedicated to preserving the statuary, icons, stained glass, and other objets d'art from the many churches and other houses of worship that have closed in the wake of Buffalo's late-20th-century population losses.

Smaller storefront galleries are plentiful, and are concentrated in some of Buffalo's more interesting areas, such as Allentown, Kazališna četvrt, i Hertel Avenue — as well as, increasingly, emerging artistic communities on the Lower West Side, u Grant-Amherst, and just south of the Theater District in the 500 Block of Main Street.

Arhitektura

More and more, Buffalo's exquisite and well-preserved architecture has grabbed the attention of locals and tourists alike. Buffalo's architecture took center stage when the 2011 National Preservation Conference was held in the city to unanimous acclaim. Buildings from almost every decade of Buffalo's existence are still preserved, with more being restored each year.

An enormous wealth of information about Buffalo's rich architectural heritage is available at the award-winning website, Buffalo Architecture and History.

Vani

Buffalo is a great place to enjoy the outdoors — especially in the warm months. A side effect of Buffalo's notoriously nasty winters is that locals really make the most of the warm-weather months. Predictably, in March or April on the first nice day of the year, the streets are thronged with pasty-skinned locals, dressed in shorts and tank tops despite the still-chilly temperatures, ravenously drinking in the fresh air and sunlight after the long, bleak winter. Autumn is also a pleasant time to be outdoors in Buffalo, with the crisp, fragrant air a perfect complement to the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot.

The city of Buffalo contains over 200 parks, both large and small. Among the largest and most interesting of Buffalo's parks were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, unquestionably the greatest landscape architect of the 19th Century, in conjunction with his then-partner Calvert Vaux. Buffalo's Olmsted parks are an interconnected network of six large parks and six smaller green spaces (three of the latter survive today), linked to each other by wide, tree-lined thoroughfares called parkways modeled after the grand boulevards of Pariz. Though he would go on to design similar park systems for other cities, Buffalo's is the oldest and one of the best-preserved Olmsted park systems in existence — and the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the not-for-profit that's been in charge of maintenance of the Olmsted park system since 2004, is hard at work repairing and restoring elements that have been lost over the years to put the parks in even better shape than they are now.

Nearly 150 years after it was constructed, Delaware Park continues to fulfill the intent of its designer, allowing citizens of Buffalo to escape into nature without leaving the city limits.

The Olmsted parks that will be of the most interest to visitors are Delaware Park, Buffalo's largest at 234 acres (93 ha) which boasts amenities including the Buffalo Zoo, a Vrt ruža i a Japanese Garden, and public art installations, and South Park, which contains the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens. Additionally, though it's not an Olmsted park, LaSalle Park has an outdoor amphitheater, baseball and soccer fields, a dog run, and walking and jogging trails in a beautiful waterfront setting overlooking Lake Erie.

Speaking of which: as if to defy the ugly, intrusive Interstate 190 i Buffalo Skyway that run along the shoreline, Buffalo's waterfront is becoming more and more of a focal point for outdoor recreation. Situated in the heart of downtown, Canalside is ground zero for waterfront recreation in Buffalo, with summertime concerts and festivals held seemingly every day in the midst of preserved remnants of the historic Canal District. A number of harbor cruise lines are also based at Canalside, as is the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park.

Parkland is also abundant on Buffalo's waterfront. In addition to the aforementioned LaSalle Park, Broderick Park is a small green space at the southern tip of Unity Island that's most famous as the northern end of the Bird Island Pier, a 1.3-mile (2 km) walkway with an unparalleled view of the mouth of the Niagara River, lower Lake Erie, and — at its southern tip — the Erie Basin Marina and downtown. Further north, Riverside Park is an Olmsted park at the far northwest corner of the city, adjacent to the Niagara River. Deserving of special mention is the Outer Harbor, a vast expanse of former industrial land south of downtown that became a state park in September 2013. The Outer Harbor features Gallagher Beach, a pebble beach popular with boaters and windsurfers, as well as Times Beach Nature Preserve i Tifft Nature Preserve, where walking trails meander through wetland habitats filled with migratory birds and native fauna.

Čini

Festivali i događanja

Buffalo's calendar of annual festivals, parades and events is huge and growing. Ethnic pride festivals such as the Buffalo Greek Fest, Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival, i Dyngus Day play a preeminent role, though a diversity of events of all kinds is enjoyed by citizens. Naturally, the lion's share of these festivals take place during the warm months, but efforts have been made to expand the slate of offerings in winter as well.

The festivals and events listed in this section take place at multiple venues city- or regionwide. For events specific to a particular venue or neighborhood, see the respective okrug članaka.

• Buffalo Pride Festival. The gay rights movement emerged later in conservative, blue-collar Buffalo than it did in many other American cities. However, every year since 1991 in early June, the Buffalo Pride Festival has been helping LGBT Buffalonians and their straight allies make up for lost time, with a festive atmosphere of fun and entertainment infused with a message of tolerance for all people. The Buffalo Pride Festival is multifaceted and multi-venue: it kicks off with a flag-raising ceremony in Niagara Square proudly attended by Buffalo's best and brightest, continues with a "Gay 5K" footrace through the streets of downtown, picks up intensity in Allentown with the Dyke March and a raucous street festival (21 admitted) that sees Allen Street awash in rainbow flags, live music and performances, and street activism, and culminates with the Pride Festival itself in Canalside, a family-friendly event featuring food and drink, entertainment, and information booths. The festival closes out each year with a beach party at Woodlawn Beach State Park u Hamburgu. 
• National Garden Festival. This "five-week-long garden party" has, since its inception several years ago, turned Buffalo into one of the premier destinations in the U.S. for garden tourism. Under the aegis of the National Garden Festival fall not only Garden Walk Buffalo, the centerpiece of the festivities that Atlantik magazine cited as the best event of its kind in the nation, but also many other garden walks throughout the various neighborhoods of Buffalo (and, beginning in 2012, even in the suburbs!) where participating residents design and maintain beautiful gardens in their front yards for walkers to enjoy. In addition, there are bus tours of the area's various urban farms, nurseries, and community gardens, weekday Open Gardens, speakers, symposia and the popular Front Yard Garden Competition. The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, Erie Basin Marina Gardens, Delaware Park's Japanese Garden i Vrt ruža, and even the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmer's Market are, understandably, replete with visitors during the National Garden Festival.  
• Buffalo Infringement Festival. This celebration of genre-defying, boundary-pushing DIY art and spectacle by artists who may not have the straight-world cachet or blockbuster budgets of those who display at the Allentown or Elmwood Avenue festivals takes place annually on the last week of July and the first week of August. Displays of music, dance, theater, and visual arts, as well as more offbeat genres such as puppetry, fire art, mime, and "miscellaneous insurrection", can be seen at a multiplicity of venues around the city free or for a nominal price. 
• Jack Craft Fair. Lovers of everything artisanal, take note: since 2014, the Jack Craft Fair has been at the service of Buffalonians and visitors alike with a panoply of decorative and functional objets d'art — the handiwork of over 100 different artists and artisans — for sale every mid-August at a different venue each year. But this is far from your average junk sale: aside from the live music performances, interactive public art displays, and roster of about a half-dozen workshops for those who'd like to try their hand at their own DIY project, the Jack Craft Fair's lineup of vendors is carefully and rigorously curated by founder and lead organizer Sam Epps, the better for visitors to experience the true crème de la crème of the Western New York and Southern Ontario creative community. Besplatno. (updated Dec 2017)
• Buffalo International Film Festival. Founded in 2006, the not-for-profit Buffalo International Film Festival is presented yearly by the Buffalo Film Society in late September and early October with a mission of highlighting the cinematic contributions of individuals of the past and present who hail from Western New York. Furthermore, the Buffalo International Film Festival's focus also includes exposing people in Buffalo and the surrounding region to exciting works of film by lesser-known individuals around the world who represent a diverse array of cultures, ethnicities, and educational backgrounds. An exciting array of workshops and symposia are also presented.  

Sportski

Make no mistake about it — Buffalo is a sports town. Buffalonians are doggedly loyal to their teams despite the fact that the city hasn't won a national championship in any of the big four American sports since 1965 — the four fruitless trips to the Super Bowl by the Buffalo Bills and two to the Stanley Cup Finals by the Sabres in the intervening years are losses that local fans have been looking to avenge for a long time.

Major-league sports are played downtown at the KeyBank Center, where the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sablje have their home ice, and at New Era Field in suburban Orchard Park gdje je Buffalo Bills play for the National Football League.

Buffalo has a number of teams in smaller leagues as well. These teams tend to be more successful on the field than the big-league clubs. Baseball's Buffalo Bisons have won seven pennants in the AAA-level International League and American Association, most recently in 2004; they play at Sahlen Field u centru grada. The Razbojnici bivola play indoor lacrosse at the KeyBank Center and have won four NLL championships. Soccer fans will want to check out the NPSL's FC Buffalo; matches take place at All-High Stadium on Main Street. Finally, the city's newest sports team, the Buffalo Beauts, play their National Women's Hockey League opponents at the HarborCenter.

In the world of college sports, the University at Buffalo's Buffalo Bulls reign supreme. Bulls football and basketball games are played on the North Campus in Amherst, at UB stadion i Alumni Arena odnosno. Canisius College's Golden Griffins, who play at the Atletski centar Koessler on Main Street and the HarborCenter downtown, also have a sizable local following.

Golf

Golfers visiting the area might want to check out the suburbs first; public and private courses are plentiful outside the city limits. However, those who want to hit the links in Buffalo itself can do so in style. No fewer than three of Buffalo's Olmsted parks — Delaware, Cazenovia, i South Parks — boast golf courses (the former has 18 holes, the latter two have nine), and the Grover Cleveland Golf Course in University Heights is famous as the site of the 1912 U.S. Open. See the okrug articles for more details on individual courses.

Anglers cast their lines into the Upper Niagara River at Broderick Park.

Ribarstvo

Buffalo is a hotspot for freshwater fishing, with a remarkable diversity of species thanks to its location at the junction of Lake Erie and the Niagara River, which each feature different scenarios for anglers.

In Lake Erie, the marquee catch is smallmouth bass: the Queen City has been recognized by Bassmaster magazine as one of the top three bass fishing destinations in the United States. If you're angling from shore — say, at Buffalo Harbor State Park ili Ship Canal Commons in South Buffalo — the prime times are early May through mid-June and October through November, just after the lake thaws and before it freezes again. The bass move to cooler waters in midsummer, but if you have a boat, they're still easily catchable at those times in the deeper parts of the lake. Most of the bass you'll catch will be between 2 and 4 pounds (1 and 2 kg), though it's not unheard of to reel in whoppers of 6 or 7 pounds (3 kg) from time to time. Aside from bass, Lake Erie has some of the best walleye fishing you'll find anywhere, with average catches ranging from 5 to 8 pounds (2.5 to 3.5 kg), as well as muskellunge (especially around the mouth of the Buffalo River) and yellow perch.

The Buffalo River boasts its share of fishing spots too — notably RiverFest Park, Conway Park, Mutual Park, Seneca Bluffs, and other green spaces in the emerald necklace of the Buffalo River Greenway. Despite generations of heavy industry that once left it an ecological dead zone, the river was cleaned up enough by the early 1980s for fish to filter their way in once again, and today a typical catch might include bullhead, largemouth bass, yellow perch, and steelhead trout.

The upper Niagara River, meanwhile, is a great place to catch steelhead, lake trout, and northern pike which teem in its cool, fast-flowing waters all season long. This is also a place to find smallmouth bass in the summer months, when the shoreline areas of Lake Erie are too warm for them. Unity Island is the place to be for river fishing in Buffalo — folks from the West Side's Burmese refugee community reeling in dinner for their families are a regular sight at places like Broderick Park, Bird Island Pier, i Unity Island Park. (But think twice before you follow their lead in eating your catch: though the Niagara River and Lake Erie have come a long way in terms of pollution, it's advised to severely restrict if not completely avoid eating fish caught in local waters. For more specific information, see the New York State Department of Health Fish Advisory.)

Kockanje

It's no Vegas, but gamblers have a number of options in and around Buffalo.

The $130 million permanent home of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in the historic Cobblestone District opened in 2013 and expanded only four years later; it boasts over 1,100 slot machines and 36 table games. The Buffalo Raceway, on the grounds of the Erie County Fair in the suburb of Hamburg, has slot machines, video poker, and, in season, live harness racing.

Further afield, there are several other destinations for fans of horse racing, slots, and other gaming (Niagara Falls foremost among them). See the Idi dalje section for more on those.

The heart of downtown Buffalo's Kazališna četvrt, with its great variety of performance venues, restaurants, and other attractions.

Kazalište

For a city its size, Buffalo has a surprisingly large, active, and diverse theater scene. Even after the closure in 2008 of the biggest producing theater in town, the Studio Arena Theatre, the Kazališna četvrt, bounded roughly by Washington, Tupper, Franklin, and Chippewa Streets, has remained vibrant, with Curtain Up!, the gala event that marks the opening of the theater season, drawing larger-than-ever crowds downtown each September.

There are plenty of theaters outside the Theater District as well, many of which are connected to the theater programs of the various colleges and universities in the area. See the okrug articles for details.

Live music

For listings of individual venues, see the various okružni članci.

Despite the many directions in which it has evolved over the decades — from the soulful, R&B-influenced "Buffalo Sound" of the '60s exemplified by local acts like Raven and The Vibratos (the latter featuring a young Cory Wells, later lead singer of Three Dog Night), to a thriving punk, hardcore and new wave scene in the early '80s, to a ragtag brotherhood of vaguely jangly alternative acts in the '90s, to the kaleidoscopic diversity of today — one thing that's always remained the same about Buffalo's music scene is its tight-knit camaraderie, its loyalty to its hometown fan base, and, despite the occasional native son or daughter that's gone on to greater fame (notably Rick James, Ani DiFranco, Brian McKnight, the Goo Goo Dolls, and most recently the Griselda Records hip-hop collective), its relative obscurity outside the confines of the local area. Buffalo may not have the reputation of Austin, but as a live music town it's worthwhile for locals and visitors alike.

Major national touring artists usually take the stage downtown. The biggest of the big stars — your U2's, your Rolling Stones — usually play at the KeyBank Center, or occasionally at New Era Field out in Orchard Park. But downtown also has a handful of midsize concert venues such as the Town Ballroom, Mohawk Place, i Rec Room that play host to second-tier acts. Visitors from north of the border might be surprised to see many Canadian groups that haven't yet "made it big" in the States playing to packed houses at places like the Town Ballroom — long lacking decent homegrown rock radio, local fans have taken a shine to Toronto stations and, as a result, bands like the Tragically Hip are huge draws in Buffalo. As well, summertime brings well-known names to the outdoor Canalside Live concert series, and Babeville, on Delaware Avenue on the northern fringe of downtown, is both the headquarters of Righteous Babe Records, the label helmed by Buffalo's own Ani DiFranco, and the site of Asbury Hall, a concert venue situated in a former church that regularly hosts shows by Righteous Babe's stable of folky indie singer-songwriters and other artists of the same ilk.

Ako je lokalna glazba ono što tražite, dvije gradske četvrti su Allentown i Grant-Amherst. Allentown barovi poput Knežev boemski gaj i katova Nietzscheova sjajna su mjesta za vidjeti domaće rockere i kantautore kako rade svoje - obično istih dvadesetak bendova koji sviraju "glazbene stolice" među mjestima. Iako je to neobično, ponekad ćete na ovim mjestima vidjeti pozornicu nacionalno slavnog imena (čini se da se to najčešće događa kod Dukea). U Grant-Amherstu vjerojatnije ćete uhvatiti country, blues ili root-rock djela - jezgra glazbene scene Grant-Amherst, Konoba sportaša, sebe naziva "najsmješnijim, najtonskijim pivskim džointom u gradu".

Ni ljubitelji drugih vrsta glazbe nisu izostavljeni na hladnoći: blues se prikazuje u Main Streetu Central Park Grill su lokalno legendarni, ljubitelji jazza mogu prisustvovati sjajnim povijesnim koncertima Klub obojenih glazbenika ili pogledati izložbe o lokalnoj glazbenoj povijesti u priloženom muzeju i Glazbena dvorana Kleinhans, u kojem Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra drži sud, nacionalno je registrirano povijesno mjesto koje su arhitekti Eliel i Eero Saarinen dizajnirali izvrsnom akustikom.

Naučiti

U Buffalu se nalazi velik broj privatnih i javnih fakulteta i sveučilišta. Najveća škola na tom području je Sveučilište u Buffalu (UB). Jedno od četiri "sveučilišna središta" Državno sveučilište u New Yorku (SUNČANI) sustav, UB je poznat kao veliko javno istraživačko sveučilište. Iz tog je razloga jedan od 62 izabrana člana prestižnog Udruženja američkih sveučilišta. UB ima dva kampusa: manji Južni kampus nalazi se u četvrti University Heights na sjeveroistočnom uglu grada i većoj je Sjeverni kampus nalazi se u predgrađu Amhersta, oko četiri kilometra (6 km) sjeveroistočno od Južnog kampusa.

Državni koledž Buffalo, također dio SUNY sustava, nalazi se preko puta Umjetničke galerije Albright-Knox, na sjevernom kraju sela Elmwood. Canisius College je najveći privatni koledž u Buffalu, smješten u blizini križanja Humboldt Parkway i Main Streeta. Ostali fakulteti i sveučilišta u gradu i okolici uključuju Koledž Trocaire, Koledž Medaille, Koledž Villa Maria, Koledž D'Youville, Koledž Daemen, i tri kampusa u Erie Community College.

Sveučilište u Buffalu ima godišnji Serija uglednih zvučnika, koji je bio domaćin Billu Clintonu, Al Goreu, Michaelu Mooreu, Dalai Lami, Stephenu Colbertu i dr. Sanjayu Gupti. Ti se događaji odvijaju u sjevernom kampusu i otvoreni su za javnost; ulaznice se mogu dobiti na blagajni Sveučilišta. UB ima besplatna serija ljetnih predavanja dostupan javnosti, a država Buffalo redovito ima događaja otvoren za posjetitelje.

Kupiti

Za popis pojedinih trgovina, pogledajte odgovarajuće okrug članaka.

Buffalo ima niz zanimljivih trgovačkih četvrti, svaka sa svojim okusom.

Avenija Elmwood, okosnica sela Elmwood, prepuna je prometnica lijepih butika, umjetničkih galerija, kafića na pločniku i finih restorana.

The Selo Elmwood proteže se uz aveniju Elmwood od Državnog koledža Buffalo južno do Sjeverne ulice. Ovo područje sadrži razne male trgovine s vrlo "neovisnim" osjećajem - ovdje nećete naći mnogo nacionalnih lanaca trgovina ili restorana. Posebnost avenije Elmwood su otmjeni butici odjeće koji služe modernim urbanim stanovnicima; to je također dobro mjesto za traženje lokalno proizvedene umjetnosti i nakita, neobičnih poklona i nekih od najboljih blagovaonica koje Buffalo može ponuditi.

Allentown usredotočen je cijelom dužinom ulice Allen od Glavne do ulice Wadsworth, ali posebno zapadno od avenije Linwood. Susjedio je i na neki je način sličan selu Elmwood, Allentown ima više boemske i umjetničke vibracije u usporedbi sa studentima i yuppiesima koji često posjećuju Elmwood. Usred širenja hipsterskih barova, vidjet ćete puno antikvarijata, malih umjetničkih galerija i dućana odjeće urbanijeg stila.

Avenija Hertel, između avenije Delaware i Parkside u sjevernom Buffalu, dom je rastućeg asortimana malih trgovina. Hertel je mjesto koje možete posjetiti radi pregledavanja umjetničkih galerija, kupovine antiknog i suvremenog namještaja i uređenja doma, uglađenih u glavnim trgovinama poput Stanica Terrapini probajte bliskoistočnu kuhinju u raznim restoranima i bodegasima na zapadnom kraju trake, blizu avenije Delaware.

Ulica Grant, koja prolazi sjeverno prema jugu kroz Gornju zapadnu stranu, glavna je prometnica dva novo revitalizirana trgovačka područja u ovom brzo gentrificirajućem dijelu grada. Prostor između (približno) avenije West Delavan i ulice Hampshire, sa središtem na ulici West Ferry, nova je komercijalna traka poznata kao Grant-Ferry. Pravi "lonac za topljenje", s Hispancima koji su ovdje već godinama, a pridružuju im se Somalci, Jugoistočni Azijati, Arapi, Istočni Europljani i studenti Državnog koledža Buffalo, Grant-Ferry je u skladu s tim dom skromne, ali rastuće kolekcije etničkih grupa tržnice hrane, trgovine odjećom i slično. Također, Grant-Amherst, nedaleko sjeverno na uglu ulice Amherst, proglašen je Buffalovim "Najboljim nadolazećim kvartom" na natjecanju "Najbolje iz Buffala 2011" u Artvoice. Grant-Amherst može se pohvaliti malom, ali rastućom kolekcijom umjetničkih galerija, antikvarnica i restorana na pješačkoj udaljenosti od Državnog koledža Buffalo. Posjetitelje treba upozoriti da su, unatoč kontinuiranom usponu, četvrti oko ulice Grant i dalje u velikoj mjeri "prljavije" od mjesta poput Elmwood Villagea i Allentowna.

U 'burbsima se može naći uobičajena postava trgovačkih centara i plaza. Najveći trgovački centar na tom području je Walden Galleria, na aveniji Walden u Cheektowagi, 10 minuta od centra grada putem autoceste Kensington i / ili međudržavne ulice 90. Ostali uključuju Trgovački centar Boulevard u Amherstu, Trgovački centar McKinley na granici između Hamburga i parka Orchard i Trgovački centar Eastern Hills u Clarence. U samom Buffalu nalazi se malo područje između avenije Delaware i Elmwood na sjevernom rubu grada gdje se mogu naći trgovačke tržnice, trgovine s velikim kutijama i lanci restorana.

Jesti

Buffalo je utočište za izvrsnu hranu.

Lokalni specijaliteti

Kanonska Buffalo krila: krila, celer, plavi sir, pivo i vlažni ručnici.

• Nijedan posjet nije potpun bez pokušaja Krila bizona. Oh, naravno svima misli probali su ih, ali ništa se ne može usporediti s onima koje možete dobiti u Buffalu. (Ali molim te nemoj poziv njih "bivolja krila"; ovdje su samo "krila".) Klasični recept, nastao 1964 Sidrena traka u Main Streetu je pileće krilce prženo oštro, a zatim bačeno u smjesu maslaca i ljutog umaka (Frank's Red Hot za najbolje rezultate) u različitim omjerima prema toleranciji začina, a zatim po želji dovršite na roštilju za malo dodatnog ugljena. Rasprava o tome tko služi najboljim krilima u gradu je beskrajna i često žestoka, ali kao općenito pravilo, uputite se u jedan od brojnih kutnih barova u Buffalu.

Ako niste ljubitelj umaka Buffalo, gotovo bilo gdje s krilima na jelovniku kao alternativu ponudit će umak za roštilj. Ostale sorte s kojima ćete se često susretati uključuju parmezan od češnjaka, limunov papar (posebno popularan među Buffalovim afroameričkim zajednicama), medenu senf i "talijanski stil"tj. pohani i umačeni u umaku od marinare). Ili za nešto uistinu jedinstveni, zaputite se u Južni Buffalo, koji - iako neobičan kraj - ima svoj vlastiti domaći stil krila nećete naći nigdje drugdje u zapadnom New Yorku, a kamoli na svijetu.

• Otprilike u istom duhu: ako uživate u pilećim prstima, jedva da postoji bolje mjesto za posjetiti od Buffala. Kao i bilo koji drugi grad, zasigurno ih možete pronaći poslužene kao obrok, ali ovdje također dolaze usitnjeni i koriste se kao dodaci za pizzu, u tacosima, na salatama i - prije svega - u obliku kokošji prst, cjeloviti pileći prsti umačeni u umak od krila Buffalo i koriste se kao punjenje u podmorskom sendviču, preliveni ne samo standardnim podzačinima salate, rajčice i luka, već često i preljevom od plavog sira. Varijanta je stinger sub, u osnovi hoagie odrezak plus pileći prsti. Bilo koja trgovina u trgovini ili pizzeria u gradu trebala bi vam omogućiti da napravite trgovinu s pilećim prstima, ali za stingera je omiljen lokalni lanac Jimov odrezak, gdje je izumljeno.
• Izvan carstva pržene piletine još je jedan lokalni specijalitet govedina na wecku, sendvič koji se sastoji od kriški nježne, sočne sporo pečene govedine naslojene na kümmelweck kiflica (Kaiserova rolada prelivena sjemenkama kima i košer soli) i tradicionalno ukrašena hrenom, što više to bolje. Bilo koje mjesto koje poslužuje vruće sendviče vjerojatno će na jelovniku imati govedinu na wecku, ali dva restorana čija govedina na wecku ima najbolju reputaciju među lokalnim stanovništvom su Schwablova (na Central Roadu u zapadnoj Seneci) i Charlie Mesar (Pogledaj ispod).
• Teksaška žarišta, unatoč svom imenu, nisu izmišljeni u Teksas, ali u Buffalu, gdje su započeli kao jedinstvena ponuda u grčkim restoranima na tom području (Seneca Texas Hots tvrdi da će im biti prvi koji će ih uslužiti, iako je ovo pitanje nekih sporova). Texas hot je hrenovka prelivena senfom, lukom i začinjenim mesnim umakom ili čilijem; gotov proizvod donekle sliči hrenovkama s "Coney Islanda" koje se poslužuju u Detroitu, iako je čili umak na teksaškim žarištima svjetliji i rjeđi.
• Kad smo već kod toga: grčka hrana je naravno teško nepoznata u Sjedinjenim Državama, ali u Buffalu je to kuhinja koja ima iznenađujuće dugu povijest i široki doseg - postojalo je Grčka zalogajnica u praktički svakom susjedstvu od 1960-ih ili 70-ih. Ali Buffalo nema posebno veliku grčku zajednicu, pa što daje? Sve se vraća Theodoru Liarosu, koji je otvorio prvo mjesto omiljenog lokalnog lanca hot-dogova Tedova 1927., kao i cijenjena iseljenička tradicija etničkih zajednica koje su se okupljale kako bi pomogle novim dolascima: kako je vrijeme odmicalo, sve više i više Grka - neki daleki rođaci obitelji Liaros, neki stari prijatelji iz njegovog rodnog grada - Buffalo, naučili su restoranski posao kod Teda, a zatim su sami zacrtali udarac. Čak i danas, spisak lokalnih grčkih ugostitelja ostaje zamršena mreža obiteljskih odnosa i brakova. Što se tiče hrane, tradicionalno su ova mjesta posluživala amerikanizirane verzije grčke ulične hrane poput souvlaki, žiro i spanakopita uz uobičajene zalogajnice poput hamburgera i topljenih sendviča. Ovaj model i dalje prevladava u predgrađima, gdje ćete također vjerojatnije naići na onaj koji se drži stare tradicije ostajanja otvorenim 24 sata, što je praksa koja sve više odmiče kako tvornički poslovi temeljeni na smjeni nestaju i djeca s fakulteta postaju sklonija kasnim noćima provoditi u gužvanju za test nego u zabavama. Međutim, mnogi grčki restorani u samom gradu - posebno Pano's, Mythos, i Akropola na aveniji Elmwood; Allentownov Restoran Towne izuzetan je izuzetak - ponovno su se izmislili u luksuznijoj sceni, sa sve kreativnijim stavkama izbornika, otmjenijim dekorom i višim cijenama.

Ako želite probati Chiavetta piletinu, najbolje je da vam oči budu oljuštene zbog ovakvih znakova.

• Ključ za Chiavetta piletina (obično skraćena na samo "Chiavetta") je marinada, smjesa na bazi octa od češnjaka i jabukovača prožeta tajnom mješavinom bilja i začina (obrazovane pretpostavke obično uključuju crni papar, Worcestershire umak i možda đumbir, luk u prahu i začin za perad) u kojem meso sjedi oko četiri sata prije pečenja na roštilju na ugljen. Rezultat je nježan i nevjerojatno sočan, s tek primjesom hrskavog ugljena na koži. Ako ovo zvuči primamljivo, imate brojne mogućnosti: Prirodna staništa Chiavette su blagdani na travnjacima u crkvi, kuhanja prikupljanja sredstava za vatrogasce i drugi takvi neformalni događaji ili ako ste slučajno u gradu tijekom Sajam okruga Erie, uputite se do vlastitog štanda tvrtke Chiavetta Catering da biste je odveli ravno od izvora. Puno ćete ga teže naći u restoranima: ako ne uspijete doći do Lockporta u posjet Chiavettina hrana za roštilj, možete pokušati Krila krila na aveniji Elmwood, čija nekoliko desetaka vrsta umaka od pilećih krila uključuje prilično precizan Chicavetta knockoff. A ako sve drugo zakaže, marinadu ćete pronaći na polici većine lokalnih supermarketa (ako je izrađujete sami, za najbolje rezultate upotrijebite bedra s kostiju; grudi također ne upijaju okus).
• Negazirano, tamnoljubičasto bezalkoholno piće s okusom koji bi se mogao opisati kao izuzetno slatko i generički voćno, loganberry nije točno porijeklom iz lokalnog područja - bobica je hibridizirana u Kalifornija 1883., a pića, želei i koncentrati sirupa izrađeni od njih bili su kratka pomodarnost cijele države oko prijelaza stoljeća - ali samo u Buffalu je imao moć zadržavanja. Queen-O bio velika lokalna punionica tijekom većeg dijela 20. stoljeća, ali pitajte ovdje starosjeditelje o njihovim sjećanjima na loganberry i oni će najvjerojatnije razgovarati o Kristalna plaža, zabavni park iz prošlih vremena, gdje se služio ne samo kao piće, već i u obliku lizalica i bombona s okusom loganberryja. Ovih dana Kod tete Rosie je najpoznatija marka, s receptom koji se temelji na formuli Crystal Beach, a u vlasništvu je i ekskluzivno distribuira lokalna tvrtka za punjenje Pepsi-Cola (ne Sam PepsiCo, koji uvelike objašnjava nedostatak dostupnosti izvan Buffala). Teta Rosie's dostupna je samo na lokalnim fontanama soda, pa ako želite flašu ponijeti kući iz supermarketa kao uspomenu, potražite Johnnie Ryan marka, flaširana u slapovima Niagara.
• Riba pržena je glavna vrsta Buffala koje svoje postojanje duguje tradicionalnoj prevlasti rimokatoličanstva među lokalnim građanstvom - katolicima koji su prakticirali nekada je bilo zabranjeno jesti crveno meso i perad petkom. Iako ta zabrana nije na snazi ​​od šezdesetih godina prošlog stoljeća, tradicija uživanja u ribljim mlađima petkom navečer ostala je pri ruci. U tradicionalnom receptu vide se masivni fileti haddoka ili bakalara obloženi brašnom, tučeni pivom i prženi dok se ne porumene, a zatim dovršeni umakom od tartara i / ili limunovim sokom i posluženi sa stranama koje mogu obuhvaćati pomfrit, kupus salatu ili možda makarone salata. Ako želite, možete jesti riblju prženu hranu u nekim ljepšim restoranima Buffala, ali ovo je ipak u srcu radnička hrana i, u skladu s tim, poput krila, najbolju riblju mlađicu poslužuju manje susjedne pojilišta i masne žlice. Očekujte da će redovi za mladice ribe biti posebno dugi tijekom sezone korizme (obično od veljače do travnja, iako se razlikuje od godine do godine), kada još uvijek vrijedi staro pravilo da se meso ne smije petkati.
• Buffalo također ima vlastiti program bomboni, peciva i slatkiši lokalne provenijencije:
  • Spužvasti bombon, iako je (suprotno lokalnom vjerovanju) ne jedinstven za područje Buffala, najpoznatiji je od njih, a naći ćete ga u bilo kojoj lokalnoj prodavaonici slatkiša vrijedne njegove soli. Smeđi šećer, kukuruzni sirup i soda bikarbona pomiješaju se zajedno u gusti sirup, a zatim peku, oslobađajući iz njega mjehuriće ugljičnog dioksida koji se zaglave u smjesi kad se stvrdne i postavi u karamelu, stvarajući hrskavu, rešetkastu unutrašnjost . Cijela stvar je tada prekrivena čokoladom. The Fowlerova lanac čokoladnih trgovina navodno prodaje najbolje, iako to čine konkurenti Watsonova i Parkside Candy molio bi za razliku.
  • Ljubitelji sladoleda koji posjećuju Buffalo ne bi se trebali truditi pitati o podrijetlu Meksičke sunde, koji su obavijeni mrakom, ali treba iskoristite priliku da kopate u ovom slano-slatkom omiljenom sladoledu od vanilije prelivenom vrućom kremom, šlagom i - ovo je ključni sastojak - španjolskom kikirikiju na koži. Ljeti ga ima na jelovniku bilo koji šetalište za sladoled u lokalnom vlasništvu koje ćete pronaći po gradu; ako ste u posjeti u hladnijim mjesecima, najbolje je da se uputite na Slatkiši Nicka Charlapa na brdu u zapadnoj Seneci.
  • The Charlie Chaplin, u kojoj se isjeckani kokos i sjeckani indijski oraščić dodaju otopljenoj čokoladi, a zatim preliju preko grudica pahuljastog sljeza i posipaju krupnom soli, navodno stvoren tijekom posjeta istoimene filmske zvijezde Buffalu 1917. godine za premijeru njegovog filma Pustolov. Otok jagoda, u Broadway tržište na istočnoj strani, dobro je mjesto za njihovo pronalazak; oni svoje poslužuju na štapu, za razliku od trupaca ili grumenova kao drugdje.
  • Konačno, slastičarska srca, također poznat kao Anđelova krila, ravni su komadići lisnatog tijesta u obliku srca presvučeni debelom ljuskom od bijele šećerne glazure koja je izvana idealno tvrda i suha, a iznutra mekana, gnjecava i zabavno slatka. Oni su specijalnost lokalne poljske zajednice; Mazurekova pekara u Starom prvom odjelu i Pekara Bijeli orao u spomenutom Broadway tržište dobar su odabir gdje ih nabaviti.

Restorani

Za popise restorana, pogledajte odgovarajuće okrug članaka.

Iako je to područje nekada bilo uglavnom domena nemaštovitih restorana s lancima za rezanje kolačića i "masnih žlica", lokalni se stanovnici slažu da je scena blagovanja u Buffalu u proteklih dvadeset godina jako napredovala. Sve više inovativnih i visokokvalitetnih ustanova pojavljuju se sve češće, a posjetitelji - čak i oni koji su u Buffalu bili u prošlosti - mogu biti ugodno iznenađeni nizom mogućnosti.

Otprilike na isti način kao kod maloprodajnih trgovina, čini se da svako susjedstvo u Buffalu ima svoju posebnost kada su restorani u pitanju. Općenito govoreći, glava u centru grada za najfiniju finu kuhinju koju zapadni New York nudi Selo Elmwood za Grčke zalogajnice i sportske barove dudebro, do Allentown otrijezniti se nad tanjurom "pijane hrane" nakon noći poskakivanja, Hertel za izdašnu domaću talijansku kuhinju ili Istočna strana za roštilj i soul hranu. A ako ste ljubitelj ukusnih azijskih okusa, popravite to na Zapadna strana ili izvan predgrađa, u kvazi Kineskoj četvrti koja se spajala u Amherstu između dva UB kampusa.

Govoreći o: Burmanska kuhinja teško je pronaći drugdje u zemlji, ali zahvaljujući živoj zajednici imigranata i izbjeglica spojio se na zapadnoj strani od prijelaza milenija u Buffalo je prilično popularan. Dva najpoznatija dobavljača su West Side Bazaar u ulici Grant i lokalnom lancu Sunce (izvorno mjesto u ulici Niagara u Black Rocku; grane u centru grada, na Avenija Hertel, i u Williamsvilleu), iako su obojica čvrsto na radaru zapadnih njujorških gurmana, autentičnost varira. Kulinarski puristi trebali bi krenuti prema Uz rijeku, gdje će pronaći niz alternativnih rješenja.

Lokalni lanci

Lokacije većine nacionalnih lanaca restorana mogu se naći u Buffalu. Međutim, Buffalo se također može pohvaliti s nekoliko lokalnih i regionalnih lanaca koji su voljeni zapadnim New Yorcima i koji služe kao osnovna jela lokalne kuhinje.

• Sidrena traka. Ljubitelji hardcore krila mogu hodočastiti u "Dom izvornog pilećeg krila Buffalo"u Glavnoj ulici sjeverno od centra grada da pokupi sve vrste majica s pilećim krilima i druge robe, ali naopako je to što je to možda jedino mjesto u Buffalu koje se opravdano može nazvati" turističkom zamkom ", sa svim nepažnja prema kvaliteti hrane i korisničkoj službi koji pojam podrazumijeva. Dobro pravilo za one koji se jednostavno žele zataknuti u tanjur s krilima jest držanje mjesta podružnica (dva u Amherstu, jedan u Niagarinim vodopadima, sezonski štand na Jezero Darien tematski park i uzletište na Međunarodna zračna luka Buffalo Niagara u Cheektowaga): razlika je zaista noć i dan. Osim krila, u ponudi su i razne salate, sendviči (uključujući onu drugu istaknutu kuhinju zapadnog New Yorka, govedina na wecku), i jednostavna, ali izdašna talijanska hrana. (ažurirano ožujka 2017)
• Andersonova. Od 1946. obitelj Anderson upravlja ovim lancem pogona koji su neizmjerno popularni kod Buffalonaca, posebno u ljetnim mjesecima. Jedan od Andersonovih specijaliteta je pečena govedina; po lokalnoj reputaciji njihov govedina na wecku je prohodne kvalitete, ali blijedi u usporedbi s Charlie Mesarje i Schwablova. Andersonova istinska snaga leži u njihovom odabiru deserta, s ponudom vrtoglave raznolike smrznute kreme, mliječnih šejkova, aromatiziranih sladoleda, tvrdog i mekog sladoleda i slastica. Na sedam lokacija Andersona spadaju restorani u sjevernom Buffalu i predgrađima Amherst, Cheektowaga, Kenmore, Lancaster, Lockport i Williamsville. 
• Bagel Jay's. Bivši vlasnici Bagel Bros., koji su se mogli pohvaliti s dva tuceta lokacija prije nego što je tvrtka prodana, vratili su se s istim ukusnim pecivima koje su Buffalonians zavoljeli. Na tri lokacije Bagel Jay's (jedna na Aveniji Delaware u sjevernom Buffalu i dvije u predgrađu Amherst) nudi se širok spektar bagela u njujorškom stilu - tradicionalne sorte poput sezama, maka i luka, kao i inovativne one poput pestoa od rajčice i naranče od brusnice - s jednako širokom raznolikošću običnog ili aromatiziranog krem ​​sira "shmears". U ponudi je i niz sendviča s doručkom i tamno prženih kava, dok je za vrijeme ručka popularna impresivna paleta sendviča, juha i salata. 
• Charlie Mesar. Charlie Roesch nije izumitelj govedine na wecku - ta čast pripada Schwablova, koji se otvorio 1837. godine na Bliskom istoku, a kasnije se preselio u predgrađe Zapadne Seneke - ali on i njegovi potomci zasigurno su učinili najviše za popularizaciju tog specijaliteta iz Buffala izvan neposrednog lokalnog područja. Mesnica Charles E. Roesch and Company osnovana je 1914. godine i radila je više od osam desetljeća u Broadway tržište, sa svojim naslovnim vlasnikom, koji je također bio gradonačelnik Buffala od 1930. do 1934. godine. Njegov unuk Charles W. izvorno vodi obiteljsku tvrtku Mesarska kuhinja Charlie u Williamsvilleu, Carvery Mesara Carvery u selu Elmwood i četiri Charlie Mesar Express lokacije u centru grada, kao i predgrađa Amherst, Orchard Park i East Aurora. 

Mjesto Allentown Jimov odrezak.

• Jimov odrezak. Kredo Jim's Steakouta - "Ako si gore, vjerojatno smo otvoreni" - privukao je ovaj lanac klaberima, studentima i raznim noćnim sovama širom područja Buffala. Pljeskavice, tacosi, oblozi, pileća krilca i prstići te brza hrana slične prirode poslužuju se kod Jima, ali to su njihove poznate šnicle odresci (čija je klasična sorta odjevena salatom, rajčicom, rastopljenim sirom, prženim lukom i Jimovim Tajni umak) koji je ovo mjesto stvarno stavio na lokalni radar. Jim's Steakout ima pet lokacija u gradu Buffalo (u Allentownu, zabavnom okrugu Chippewa Street, selu Elmwood, University Heights i North Buffalo), kao i pet prigradskih lokacija (dvije u Amherstu i po jedna u Tonawandi, zapadna Seneca, i istočna Aurora). 
• Louie's Texas Red Hots. Osnovan 1967. godine, Louie's je vjerojatno najpoznatije mjesto u Buffalu koje se specijaliziralo za žarišta u Teksasu, ali na jelovniku se nalaze i druge standardne brze hrane, poput redovnih hrenovki, pljeskavica, mliječnih šejkova, pilećih prstića, pomfrita i slično . Podrijetlo teksaških žarišta među Buffalova grčka useljenička zajednica manifestira se i na jelovniku - cheeseburgeri napravljeni s fetom zanimljiva su opcija, pita kruh naveden je kao popratna narudžba, a dostupni su i grčki deserti poput pudinga od riže i baklave. Louie's ima tri lokacije u gradu (u Sjevernom Buffalu, Kensington-Baileyu i selu Elmwood), kao i četiri prigradska mjesta (Zapadna Seneca, Depew, Orchard Park i Sjeverna Tonawanda). 
• Marco's Italian Deli. Marco Sciortino, dugogodišnji kuhar Marcoov talijanski restoran na zapadnoj strani, proveo je posljednjih desetak godina hraneći ljubav zapadnih New Yorka prema obilnoj, ukusnoj talijanskoj kuhinji svojim sve većim popisom Marcovih talijanskih franšiza. Ovdje su pravilo ukusni sendviči, koji se mogu pohvaliti najboljim vrhunskim delirijskim mesom i sirevima od Boar's Heada, kao i nezaboravnim nadimcima poput "Don Corleone", "How-You-Doin '" i "Forget About It". Također se poslužuju juhe, salate, pljeskavice i panini. Pored originalnog restorana koji poslužuje širi spektar predjela, lokacije se nalaze u aveniji Hertel u sjevernom Buffalu, kao i dvije u predgrađu Amhersta. 
• Moćni Taco. Možda najveći i najpoznatiji lanac restorana lokalne provenijencije, Mighty Taco je meksička odjeća za brzu hranu koja je osnovana 1973. godine, a sada se može pohvaliti s 21 lokacijom diljem područja metroa. Popularnost ovog mjesta među lokalnim stanovništvom je toliko velika Taco Bell bio je isključen s tržišta Buffalo sve do devedesetih, a Mightyjevi podaci o prodaji još uvijek zaostaju za podacima njegovog mnogo većeg multinacionalnog rivala. Posebni su specijaliteti El Niño Burrito i njihova bogata linija "Roastitos", kao i sezonska ponuda kao što su Chipotle Chili i BBQ Beef Burritos. Moćni Taco također je poznat po jedinstvenim, pomalo psihodeličnim reklamama koje vode na lokalnoj televiziji, posebno tijekom kasnih noćnih sati.  
• Rachelin mediteran. "Kao Chipotle za mediteransku hranu ", riječima jednog recenzenta: u Rachel's odabirete svoje favorite s naizgled neprestanog popisa mesa, povrća i dodataka koji će se prilagoditi vašem vlastitom omotu, salati ili zdjeli s rižom. Žiro i souvlaki su uključeni točka, ali puristi uzimaju na znanje: ovo mjesto ima čudnu i očito netočnu definiciju shawarma (njihova verzija je u osnovi pileći suvlaki pire s prženim krumpirom). Dodajte sa strane - humus i tabbouleh su popularne opcije - i spremni ste za početak. Pored izvornog mjesta koje još uvijek ide na snažnoj ulici Main Street u Williamsvilleu, postoje lokacije i na UB North Campusu u Amherstu, u ulici Chippewa u centru grada, te u Cheektowagi i Hamburgu. 
• Tedovi hrenovke. Hrenovke koje na ovom mjestu poslužuju od 1927. godine tri generacije obitelji Liaros svrstale su Teda među najomiljenije lokalne tradicije Buffala. Psi s ugljenom ugljenom dolaze sa standardnim začinima kečapa, senfa, luka i kiselih krastavaca, kao i čilijem i sirom uz nominalnu nadoplatu - treba napomenuti da se Tedov umak od čilija razlikuje od onoga što vi želite. Pronaći ću na teksaškim žarištima. Pljeskavice, krumpirići, kolutići luka, mliječni napici i bezalkoholna pića (uključujući loganberry) zaokružuju ponudu. Nažalost, Tedovo originalno mjesto na zapadnoj rivi zatvoreno je 1990-ih, ali lanac se i dalje može pohvaliti s devet lokacija u centru grada i u predgrađu Amherst, Cheektowaga, Lancaster, Lockport, North Tonawanda, Orchard Park, Tonawanda i Williamsville - ili hop online i pogledajte hoće li se Tedov kamion za hranu "Charcoal Chariot" pojaviti u vašoj blizini.  

Za dodatne lance kojima nedostaju mjesta u samom gradu, pogledajte odgovarajući odjeljak u našem članku o Granica Niagare.

Kamioni za hranu

Kamioni za hranu napokon su stigli u Buffalo i oni su senzacija. Danas u Buffalu posluje nekoliko desetaka kamiona s hranom koji poslužuju sve, od standardnih hrenovki i tacosa do neobičnijih odabira poput elegantnih slastica napravljenih od ogrebotina, gurmanske fuzijske kuhinje i karnevalskih jela. Rast kamiona s hranom u Buffalu nije prošao bez udjela u borbi: 2013. godine, prijedlog Zajedničkog vijeća, iza kojeg su stajali mnogi istaknuti vlasnici lokalnih "stacionarnih" restorana, za pranje rublja novih naknada i propisa za kamioni za hranu samo su tijesno poraženi zahvaljujući intenzivnim naporima na terenu. Međutim, u novije vrijeme linija između kamiona s hranom i restorana od cigle i maltera zamagljena je: mnogi od posljednjih su pristupili pristupu "ako ih ne možete pobijediti, pridružite im se" i pokrenuli vlastite kamione za hranu, dok je nekoliko najpopularnijih kamiona svoj uspjeh proširilo otvaranjem vlastitih ciglanih restorana koji su ujedno i pripremne kuhinje za njihove mobilne operacije.

Popis u nastavku uključuje neke od popularnijih kamiona s hranom u Buffalu (isključujući one koji su spinoffi iz ciglarskih restorana, ali uključujući i one koji su započeli kao kamioni za hranu, a kasnije otvorili restorane). Kamioni za hranu najčešće se mogu naći u centru grada ili u Allentownu, selu Elmwood, sjevernom Buffalu i Larkinvilleu; ako ste u predgrađu, parkirališta s uredskim kompleksima još su jedno često mjesto. Mnogi kamioni s hranom održavaju Facebook fanpages i / ili Twitter feedove koji obožavatelje informiraju o tome gdje će postaviti trgovinu.

• Cheesy Chick, ☏ 1 716 418-2241. Sir na žaru ovdje je naziv igre, ali ovo nisu vaši uobičajeni sendviči: Cheesy Chick jela čine naizgled beskonačne permutacije ove klasične dječje hrane, s najsvježijim sastojcima u ponudi. Bivoli koji traže udobnu hranu u pokretu mogu birati između neprestano promjenjivog i zapanjujuće obilnog niza specijalnih sendviča; smjesa Cheesy Chicka obuhvaća kombinacije sireva od standardnog cheddara do briea i havartija, kruha od talijanskog do kiselog tijesta do cimetove grožđice do paninija, te dodataka kreativnih poput pršuta, kupusa, svježih jabuka i krušaka. Skromni izbor ponuda sira bez roštilja uključuje niz slastica, salata i (u sezoni) vrućih juha. Višegodišnja Ahilova peta Cheesy Chicka njihova je usluga koja se kreće od brze i prijateljske do spore i ravnodušne. 
• Plamteća riba, ☏ 1 716 279-9725. Flaming Fish pokrenuta je 2014. godine da odgovori na poziv ljubitelja morskih plodova koji traže kamion za hranu Buffalo da nazovu svoje, i to s aplombom: ovo je jedan od najcjenjenijih kamiona na lokalnoj sceni. Široko govoreći, morski plodovi ovdje se mogu naći u dva oblika: pohana i pečena sorta (kozica je popularna stavka na sendvič ploči, a fileti od vahnje korisna su približna vrijednost Petka riba pržena Bivoli uživaju generacijama, iako su ovdje dijelovi za malo manji) i kao svježi, ukusni riblji tacosi, koji su zaista istaknuta stavka na jelovniku The Flaming Fish. Cijene su poštene, korisnička usluga je bez premca - jedina loša stvar koju možete reći je da njihova web stranica pretjeruje s raznolikošću ponuda za ljude koji ne vole plodove mora (u tom slučaju birajte između quesadillas i hoagie od odrezaka). (ažurirano lipnja 2018)
• Frank Gourmet hrenovke. "Gurman" u imenu nije šala - premda će vam sa zadovoljstvom poslužiti standardni kečap / senf / luk / užitak, srce i duša ovog mjesta nalaze se u umješnim kreacijama poput vatrenog "Svetog Molija" gdje vrućinu srirache i jalapeñosa malo ublažavaju svježi guacamole, slatko-slana "Violet Beauregarde" sa sirom, hrskavim prženim lukom i (pogađate) glazura od borovnica, a vjerni preuzimaju Čikaški hrenovka. De rigueur u gradu gdje Tedova je kralj hrenovki, Frankovi psi su pečeni na ugljen i koriste samo najsvježije sastojke, što stvara proizvod koji se može održati uz cijenu u tom dugogodišnjem lokalnom lancu. Ako biste radije sjeli za stol i stolice nego u pokretu pojeli neku od ovih neurednih izmišljotina, krenite u Frankov samostalni restoran u Kenmoreu. (ažurirano travnja 2019)
• Kuća Muncha, ☏ 1 716 866-0106. Godinama prije nego što su se počeli pojavljivati ​​na drugim događanjima ili jednostavno lutati gradskim ulicama, karnevali su bili jedno mjesto na kojem se lako mogu naći kamioni s hranom - a čak i do danas, karnevalski kamioni s hranom prepoznatljivo su iskustvo, gotovo njihov vlastiti žanr kuhinje. Što učiniti za posjetitelje Buffala koji zbog toga neće biti u gradu Sajam okruga Erie ili neki drugi takvi događaji, ali ipak želite popraviti prženo tijesto (kućni specijalitet), redoviti ili napunjeni krumpirići, bombone, kukuruzne pse i slično? House of Munch is the answer. The food is reliably good, house-made birch beer to drink is an authentic nod to an old-fashioned hometown favorite, and though prices are high, they're the only game in town for those looking to mine this offbeat culinary vein. (updated Apr 2019)

Take your pick of Buffalo's best mobile cuisine at Food Truck Tuesdays, held weekly at Larkin Square from May through October.

• Lloyd Taco Truck, ☏ 1 716 863-9781. The original and still the undisputed king of Buffalo food trucks, Lloyd made its mark on the local scene with astonishing speed: just a few years after its launch in 2010 in service of a citizenry who barely knew what food trucks were and where their legal status was uncertain, it found itself a local culinary institution in a town where Mighty Taco long ruled the taco roost. Lloyd's fleet now comprises not only four trucks but also two brick-and-mortar locations, on Hertel Avenue and in Williamsville respectively. Wherever you choose to indulge in Lloyd's "high-end food and service at street-level prices" — staples include tomatillo pork tacos, braised beef burritos and "tricked-out nachos" — you can rest assured you're getting free-range, antibiotic- and hormone-free meats and locally grown produce. Wash it all down with an ice-cold Jarritos soda or HFCS-free Coke imported from Meksiko. (updated Apr 2019)
• The Louisiana Cookery, ☏ 1 716 202-8787. Southern food (in all its myriad subgenres) has been enjoying something of a renaissance in Buffalo — and at the vanguard of that renaissance is this food truck, which has been dishing out some of the most authentic specialties Buffalo has to offer since 2014. Crawfish étouffée, shrimp and grits, the ever-popular jambalaya, and other downhome fare stay true to traditional Creole and Low Country recipes. A bit pricey for the portion size, but worth it. Louisiana Cookery is another one of those food trucks that's made the jump into the "stationary restaurant" industry, serving up the same limited but delicious menu in their brick-and-mortar home on Walden Avenue in Pine Hill. (ažurirano lipnja 2018)
• Maria's Bene Cibo, ☏ 1 716 322-7314. Launched in 2017, Maria's Bene Cibo is a new kid on the block in the Buffalo food truck scene that's already receiving rave reviews for its short but well-curated menu of Italian-inspired sandwiches, panini, and homemade cannoli for desert. You're in almost equally good hands no matter what you order — after an 11-year career at Tim Hortons i Tops supermarkets, the eponymous Maria Freyne Price really knows her stuff — but customers tend to gravitate toward the Sicilian panini (Italian cold cuts topped with provolone, roasted red peppers, spinach, pesto, and Italian dressing) as well as the muffuletta sandwich (regular or spicy). If none of those are to your liking, they offer a build-your-own option as well. (ažurirano lipnja 2018)

Pizza

Of course, nothing goes better with a big plate of chicken wings than a hot, fresh pizza, and Buffalonians are justifiably proud of the pizza served in their city. You'll find a lot of pizzerias here, but one thing you won't find a lot of are big national outfits like Domino's ili Papa John's. Instead, the scene in Buffalo is dominated by neighborhood mom-and-pop pizza places and locally based chains, each of whose individual variation on the classic recipe inspires fierce loyalty — and rivalry.

Buffalo pizza features a crust that's thicker than New York-style but not nearly as much so as Chicago deep dish, with a slightly nutty flavor and an airy sponginess that struggles to support the heaping mass of toppings that generally get piled on. Cheese comes in a thick, gooey layer that spreads out almost to the edge of the crust, the sauce has a noticeably sweet tinge, and pepperoni is invariably of the "cup and char" variety: smaller and more thickly sliced than elsewhere, they curl up into a bowl shape as they cook, blackened on the edges and with a pool of hot grease in the middle.

Of course, locals swear that the pizza here is the best in the world, but the Buffalo style takes some getting used to and definitely has its detractors among visitors. That's probably why in areas with dense concentrations of out-of-towners — tj. the downtown hotel district and near the large university campuses — the script is flipped, and national chains are more numerous than local joints. (Also, with student populations that draw heavily from downstate, university-adjacent neighborhoods are good places for lovers of New York-style pizza to get their fix.)

Below are listed some of Buffalo's better-known pizza chains:

• Bocce Club. The Bocce Club is a small operation, barely worthy of the term "chain" — it only has two locations, both in Amherst — but it merits inclusion here due to its outsize reputation among Buffalonians. Though there are some who say Bocce's is not quite as good as it used to be, the Pacciotti family's secret recipe is still often cited as the gold standard of Buffalo pizza. The key is the freshness of the ingredients, with dough made from scratch on the premises and only 100% whole-milk mozzarella cheese, which makes up for the fairly modest range of toppings offered. The usual array of wings, subs and sides are also offered, along with a decent fish fry. Also on Transit Road in East Amherst is the Original Bocce's Pizza, run by a different branch of the same family; local consensus says it's not as good. 
• Franco's. The happy medium of Buffalo pizza, Franco's pies are offered with a respectable variety of toppings, but they're not as creative as Just Pizza; fresh-tasting and well-balanced, but not as artfully executed as Bocce's. Though the quality here can sometimes be inconsistent, Franco's is generally agreed to be above-average on the Buffalo pizza hierarchy. Where they truly excel, however, is the accompaniments — the garlic bread here is soft, moist and has a pleasantly sharp garlic flavor, the wide variety of subs on offer are all large and delicious, and the hot wings pack a spicy punch. Franco's pizzas stand out from the rest of the pack thanks to their square(-ish) shape; as the slogan goes, "Franco's doesn't cut any corners"! Locations are concentrated in Buffalo's northern suburbs, with two Tonawanda outlets and one each in Amherst, Kenmore and North Tonawanda. 
• Just Pizza. The closest thing to "gourmet" that you'll find in the realm of Buffalo pizza delivery, the creativity and endless variety on Just Pizza's menu have earned it comparisons to a homegrown version of California Pizza Kitchen — the online menu even suggests wine pairings to accompany their more popular specialty pies. Retaining the classic Buffalo crust and sauce but reinventing everything else, the dizzying selection of toppings, cheeses, and fourteen different crusts offered here are such that even the most diehard pizza fanatic will never be bored. Despite the name, they also serve respectable chicken wings (with, true to form, your choice of 20 sauces), subs, tacos, and the like. By far the largest chain of pizzerias in the area, Just Pizza boasts nine locations, three in Buffalo and one each in Amherst, Clarence, Grand Island, Lancaster, Tonawanda, and West Seneca. 
• La Nova. Poput Bocce Club, the extent of La Nova's reputation belies the small size of the business, with only two locations: one on the Upper West Side and another in suburban Williamsville. But this truly is among the best Buffalo has to offer — not only to citizens but to the whole country; they do a brisk business shipping all over the continental U.S. (a testament, again, to that outsize renown). La Nova's crust tends to be thicker and doughier than the average Buffalo pizza, the better to support the generous portions of toppings and mounds of cheese piled on top. And the wings are in the same league as Duff's i Anchor Bar. (Those who'd like to try both the pizza and the wings — highly recommended — should opt for a Combo Pack). 

For additional chains that neither are located in nor deliver to the city proper, see the corresponding section in our article on the Granica Niagare.

Namirnice

Buffalo's range of grocery stores is comparable to other U.S. cities its size. Naturally, the lion's share of them can be found in the suburbs, but unlike the infamous "food deserts" of other Rust Belt cities like Detroit, even the most forlorn inner-city precincts usually have at least one full-service supermarket.

Among the three major players on the Buffalo grocery-store scene, locally based Tops has the most stores, but the upscale, just-this-side-of-pretentious Wegmani chain, based in Rochester, enjoys by far and away the most loyalty and devotion among locals. Walmart, meanwhile, has greatly expanded its slice of the pie since its first Buffalo-area "supercenter" opened in 1997.

Wegmans has traditionally been the local go-to for upscale specialty groceries, and though Amherst now has a location each of Trader Joe's i Whole Foods, that largely remains the case. An exception to that rule is the Lexington Co-op, a cooperatively-run purveyor of upscale natural, organic, and often locally sourced foods with locations in the Elmwood Village and on Hertel Avenue in North Buffalo.

Budget shoppers can choose from Aldi, Save-a-Lot, i PriceRite, each of which have a handful of stores in Buffalo that sell a more limited range of items in a no-frills environment, for costs considerably lower than the major grocery chains. Of these, PriceRite boasts an especially good selection of fresh produce including an abundance of tropical fruits and vegetables, and Save-a-Lot's offerings in the realm of meats is equally impressive — they're the only discount supermarket in Buffalo that employs their own butchers. Dash's is another small, locally based chain, though with higher prices than the aforementioned three. As a last resort, "dollar stores" such as General dolar i Family Dollar usually stock a limited range of canned vegetables, dry groceries, snacks, and occasionally milk, eggs, and frozen foods, but not fresh produce or meat.

Finally, the latest craze in Buffalo among aficionados of fresh, locally-grown foods are the farmers' markets which have exploded in number and size over the past decade or so. There are about two dozen of them all over the metro area, where local farmers, vintners, cheesemakers, and producers of other artisanal food products come to sell their goods directly to the public. Farmers' markets usually take place on a weekly basis during the growing season, and many of them double as full-fledged street festivals, with live music, games, and other entertainment.

Piće

For bar listings, please see the respective okrug članaka.

As a historically (and enduringly) blue-collar town, Buffalo has traditionally had a fairly dense concentration of bars and taverns. In fact, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Buffalo is among the top ten cities in the United States in number of bars per capita.

Drinkers in Buffalo aren't limited to rough-and-tumble working-class watering holes, though — although there are plenty of those, Buffalo has quite a number of more upscale nightlife districts, each with a distinct character. There's truly a bar scene in Buffalo for every taste, from the thumping dance clubs of Ulica Chippewa, to the cooler-than-thou hipster dives of Allentown where local rock bands gig, to the chichi cocktail bars in the Kazališna četvrt that fill with theatergoers before and after shows, to the chill yuppie hangouts of the Selo Elmwood, to the historic taverns of the Okrug kaldrme i Stari prvi odjel where it doesn't take much imagination to picture the canal boaters, grain scoopers, and railroadmen of a century ago relaxing at the bar with a frosty mug after a long workday.

Weekend nights usually see the police out in force in Buffalo's nightlife districts, searching for drunk drivers. As mentioned in the "Get around" section, you can often find taxis lingering around the bars, but competition for a cab can be fierce and rates are often high. Uber and Lyft are often a better option in these cases.

Last call in Buffalo is 4AM. For this reason, many bars in Buffalo don't get going until sometime after midnight on weekends. As elsewhere in the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.

Coffee shops

Coffee culture is alive and well in Buffalo. Iako Starbucks outlets are a dime a dozen here as elsewhere in the country, locally owned mom-and-pop cafés have always been where it's at for Buffalo's trendy set, and there are three principal neighborhoods where you'll find them. Downtown — particularly the Theater District and the 500 block of Main Street — sports a handful of grab-and-go places for office workers in need of a quick caffeine fix, Allentown's coffee shops are great places to lounge in an ambience that's trendy yet not stiflingly pretentious, and at the far end of the spectrum, the off-the-beaten-path coffeeshop scene on the Zapadna strana cranks the hipster factor up to 11, with an atmosphere and clientele such that you might wonder whether you're in Buffalo or Brooklyn.

There are a couple local coffeeshop chains of note:

• Ashker's. Born in 2008 in the Elmwood Village, today Angelo Ashker's eponymous chain of cafés counts four locations (the original as well as branches in Delaware Park, Grant-Amherst, and the Buffalo Athletic Club building downtown). Each location has a slightly different menu, but broadly speaking, you can expect a copious slate of smoothies in both regular (various combinations of puréed fruits), "Fusion" (a healthier alternative where vegetables such as kale, golden beet, and spinach enter the picture), and "Fortified" (in full health-food mode here, featuring chia seed, turmeric, maca, and other trendy "superfoods") varieties, as well as cold-pressed fruit juices, espresso drinks, and other beverages. For those who are hungry rather than thirsty, a similarly healthy selection of sandwiches, salads, and an all-day breakfast menu are also available. (ažurirano u studenom 2017)
• SPoT Coffee. It's not exactly a lokalno coffeeshop chain — the company has been Canadian-owned since 2004 — but Buffalonians still claim SPoT as their own based on the fact that Western New York is where you'll still find the vast majority of locations (despite ambitious plans to expand into the Canadian market, their two Toronto-area shops only lasted a few years). High-quality house-roasted coffee is the name of the game, along with a range of sandwiches and panini, healthy salads, and other gourmet lunch fare; pricey but worth it. You'll find locations in the Elmwood Village, the Chippewa Strip, North Buffalo, and the suburbs of Williamsville, East Amherst, Orchard Park, Hamburg, and Kenmore, as well as two additional SPoT Express counters downtown at Waterfront Village Center and in the lobby of Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Additional locations in Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda are set to open soon.  

Spavati

For hotel listings, please see the respective okrug članaka.

The Hotel Lafayette is one of a growing number of new or newly remodeled hotels that are mushrooming in downtown Buffalo.

There is a wide range of high-quality lodging to choose from in both Buffalo and its suburbs, encompassing hotels, motels, B&Bs, hostels, and guest houses. In particular, downtown Buffalo is in the middle of a boom in hotel construction, with about a half-dozen new properties opened or nearing completion. Much of this is the product of the preservation of architectural heritage that has come into vogue in Buffalo, with beautiful but vacant old buildings restored and repurposed — so if you're staying downtown, particularly at the Lofts on Pearl ili Hotel Lafayette, be prepared for a real Gilded Age treat. Of course, not all hotels downtown are old — the 205-room Marriott that opened in 2015 is the centerpiece of the HarborCenter development in burgeoning Canalside, and existing hotels such as the Hyatt Regency have been renovated extensively. Elsewhere in the city proper, Delaware Avenue in Allentown is the site of the luxurious Mansion as well as the grand old Hotel Lenox, and several B&Bs can be found peppered here and there catering to travelers in search of a distinctive, quirky urban experience.

In suburbia, the usual range of budget and mid-priced chains can be found clustered mostly around highway interchanges and in various other places. Two especially big clusters of hotels exist just south of the University of Buffalo's North Campus in Amherst, as well as around the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, where the arrival of discount airlines in Buffalo, cheap airport parking, and the highest airfares in North America out of Toronto have combined to spark a hotel boom comparable to downtown's.

Spojiti

The area code for the entire Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area (as well as Chautauqua i Cattaraugus Counties to the south) is 716. It is not necessary to dial the area code for local calls.

Publicly accessible wireless Internet is mainly limited to coffee shops, bookstores, and other such establishments; Internet cafés are virtually unknown in Buffalo. In particular, McDonald's, Starbucks, SPoT Coffee, Tim Hortons, i Barnes & Noble offer free WiFi and boast many easy-to-find locations throughout the region. Public libraries also usually offer Internet access.

Buffalo's main post office and mail processing facility is at 1200 William St. in the city's Lovejoy neighborhood.

Ostati siguran

The reputation of Buffalo's East Side as a rough part of town can be over-exaggerated by locals, but it's not entirely undeserved. Generally speaking, the East Side is the city's poorest residential district, with widespread urban blight and high crime rates plaguing many parts of the district (especially the Bailey Avenue corridor). To a lesser extent, some parts of the West Side also have these problems. That being said, crime rates in Buffalo have fallen to levels not seen in half a century. What violent crime does occur is usually drug- and gang-related and does not target tourists. Follow general precautions that would apply in any urban area — locking car doors, keeping valuables out of sight, being aware of your surroundings, etc. — and you should be fine pretty much anywhere.

Panhandlers can be found occasionally on Chippewa Street downtown and in Allentown and the Elmwood Village, though not nearly to the degree of most other cities. Aggressive panhandling is virtually unknown.

Snaći se

Newspapers and print media

Budući da je Courier-Express went bankrupt in 1982, the Buffalo News has been the city's sole daily newspaper. With a circulation of nearly 155,000 daily and over 235,000 Sunday, the Buffalo News is the most widely circulated newspaper in Upstate New York. Journalists employed by the Vijesti have won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for Editorial Cartooning and one for Local Reporting; in 2009, the New York State Associated Press Association named the Buffalo News New York State's "Newspaper of Distinction" for that year in recognition of the quality of its journalism. These facts may come as a surprise to locals. Listings for concerts, movies, theatre productions, and other events around town are published in Gusto, a weekly supplement to the Buffalo News published on Thursdays.

Buffalo Rising is an excellent online publication whose "beat is New Buffalo" and which features "original content written by fellow Buffalonians knowledgeable and passionate about their city". Buffalo Spree is a monthly magazine that features articles on dining, events, and the arts in the local area.

The African-American community of Buffalo is served by the Challenger Community News, which celebrated its 50th year in operation in 2013. La Ultima Hora i Panorama Hispano publish news relevant to Buffalo's Latino community in both English and Spanish, and also serve the Hispanic communities in the nearby cities of Dunkirk, Jamestown, and Rochester. The Am-Pol Eagle is a weekly paper featuring news and commentary of interest to the Polish-American community in the area. The weekly Karibu News serves Buffalo's growing immigrant and refugee community with local news, commentary, and event information in a variety of languages including English, French, Arabic, Swahili, and others. Also, many of Buffalo's neighborhoods boast community newspapers of their own, such as the Allentown Neighbor i North Buffalo Rocket.

Radio

In the field of radio broadcasting, Buffalo's history is one of the longest in the nation; its oldest radio station, WGR, has been on the air since 1922. Sadly, though, Buffalo radio leaves much to be desired now, a fact that has led many locals to become listeners of radio stations based in Toronto and elsewhere in Southern Ontario. As of autumn 2018, Buffalo's highest-rated radio stations are WBLK, WYRK, and WHTT on the FM dial, and WBEN and WGR on the AM dial.

Radio stations serving the Buffalo area include:

• Vijesti / Razgovor: WBFO 88.7 FM (NPR), WBEN 930 AM (conservative), WLVL 1340 AM (conservative).
• Sportski: WGR 550 AM, WHLD 1270 AM, WWKB 1520 AM.
• Oldies/Classic rock: WBUF 92.9 FM, WGRF 96.9 FM, WHTT 1120 AM/104.1 FM, WECK 1230 AM/100.5 FM/102.9 FM (light oldies), WEBR 1440 AM (nostalgia and big band).
• Top 40/Adult Contemporary: WMSX 96.1 FM, WKSE 98.5 FM, WTSS 102.5 FM/104.7 FM.
• Urban: WBLK 93.7 FM, WUFO 1080 AM/96.5 FM (classic R&B, hip-hop and gospel), WWWS 1400 AM/107.3 FM (soul).
• Zemlja: WYRK 106.5 FM, WXRL 1300 AM.
• Alternativni rock: WEDG 103.3 FM, WLKK 107.7 FM.
• College radio: WBNY 91.3 FM (Buffalo State College).
• Klasična: WNED 94.5 FM.
• Vjerski: WBKV 89.9 FM (Christian rock and pop), WZDV 92.1 FM, WDCX 99.5 FM/970 AM, WLOF 101.7 FM (Catholic)

Televizija

Buffalo's television stations represent all major American television networks. In addition to these, many Canadian television stations based in Toronto are available through Spectrum cable system; however, over-the-air reception of these stations is generally very poor.

Television stations serving Buffalo include:

• WGRZ Channel 2: NBC.
• WIVB Channel 4: CBS.
• WKBW Channel 7: ABC.
• WNED Channel 17: PBS.
• WNLO Channel 23: The CW.
• WNYB Channel 26: Tri-State Christian Television.
• WUTV Channel 29: Fox.
• WDTB Channel 39: Daystar Television Network. Christian television.
• WNYO Channel 49: MyNetworkTV.
• WPXJ Channel 51: Ion Television.
• WBXZ Channel 56: Cozi TV.
• WBBZ Channel 67: Me-TV.

Bolnice

In case of medical emergency, Buffalo is well-served by a wide variety of hospitals and other medical facilities. The Erie County Medical Center on Grider Street is Buffalo's largest hospital and is a teaching facility for students of the University of Buffalo Medical School. Kaleida Health operates Buffalo General Hospital, Oishei Children's Hospital, and (in the suburbs) Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital i DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Catholic Health Systems of Buffalo operates Mercy Hospital i Sisters of Charity Hospital, which each have one city location and one suburban location.

Mesta bogoslužja

The foundation of St. Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr in 1872 gave rise to the Polish community centered in Broadway-Fillmore. Unlike most East Side Catholic churches, St. Stanislaus is still an active and vibrant parish.

For more information on specific places of worship, please see the respective okrug članaka.

From early in its history, Buffalo's population has been predominantly Roman Catholic, a trend that still holds true today. The seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo je Katedrala svetog Josipa, at 50 Franklin St. downtown. Buffalo has some truly magnificent Catholic churches, particularly on the East Side, where 19th-century German and Polish immigrants built a bevy of massive, ornate stone churches and cathedrals, some still in use, most not. Outside of Buffalo proper but still worthy of note is Lackawanna's Our Lady of Victory Basilica, a massive marble structure that is a testament to the charitable institutions headed by Father Nelson Baker.

Protestant churches are far more numerous in the suburbs than in Buffalo proper; however, there are a few large and active congregations in the city, especially in neighborhoods such as Allentown, the Elmwood Village, and Parkside that still contain significant numbers of old-money WASPs. Notable Protestant churches in Buffalo include St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral at 125 Pearl St. downtown, the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York as well as a Nationally Registered Historic Place and a National Historic Landmark, and E. B. Green's Prva prezbiterijanska crkva on Symphony Circle, the oldest religious congregation in Buffalo.

Black churches are numerous on the East Side, and the most well-known among them is the Michigan Street Baptist Church, whose roots stretch back to the very beginning of Buffalo's African-American history. Though it no longer hosts regularly-scheduled services, it is still of great importance to connoisseurs of local history as a former "station" on the Underground Railroad and the modern-day centerpiece of the Michigan Street African-American Heritage Corridor. As for congregations that remain active today, you have everything from huge modern megachurches like True Bethel Baptist Church to historic congregations almost as old as Michigan Street Baptist, like Bethel A.M.E. Crkva.

Those of Eastern Orthodox faiths are served by the Delaware District's Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation i St. George Orthodox Church in Park Meadow. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a location near downtown as well as suburban churches in Amherst, Lancaster, and Orchard Park.

Buffalo's modest-sized Jewish community is found primarily in the suburb of Amherst. Congregation Shir Shalom (Reform), Temple Beth Tzedek (Conservative), and Young Israel (Orthodox) are all located there. Temple Beth Zion, situated in a boldly modernist building on Delaware Avenue, is the largest Jewish congregation in the area and also one of the oldest and largest congregations of Reform Jews in the United States. As well, North Buffalo contains several Orthodox shuls left over from its bygone days as Buffalo's Jewish stronghold.

The Jaffarya Islamic Center of Buffalo is Buffalo's largest mosque, a Shia congregation on Transit Road in Swormville, about 20 miles (30 km) northeast of the city. Sunni mosques can be found just south of the city line in Lackawanna — a place that's well-known locally for its growing Muslim population — and also on the East Side.

Adherents of other religions may be interested in the ̈Chùa Từ Hiếu Buddhist Cultural Center of Buffalo at 647 Fillmore Ave., the Buffalo Zen Center in suburban West Seneca, the Hindu Cultural Society of Western New York in Amherst, and the Buffalo Gurdwara Sahib, a Sikh temple at 6569 Main St. in Williamsville.

Consulates

• Czech Republic (Honorary), John Zavrel, c/o Museum of European Art, 10545 Main St., Clarence, ☏ 1 716 759-6078, faks: 1 716 759-1983, ✉[email protected]. 
• France (Honorary), Pascal Soarès, 32 Admiral Rd., ☏ 1 716 903-7441, faks: 1 716 853-6927, ✉[email protected]. 
• Germany (Honorary), Christian Koelbl, c/o Hodgson Russ LLP, 140 Pearl St., Suite 100, ☏ 1 716 848-1256, faks: 1 716 819-4633, ✉[email protected]. 
• Switzerland (Honorary), Stephen Slater, 199 Bridle Path, Williamsville, ☏ 1 716 633-4430, faks: 1 716 633-4430, ✉[email protected]. 

Idi dalje

Suburbs and exurbs

Unlike the faceless cookie-cutter residential tracts surrounding other American cities, many of Buffalo's suburbs have real character — individual identities of which their residents are fiercely proud. More than that, suburbia's range of attractions, festivals and events, and other items of interest to visitors can hold its own with the urban core.

Where to next?

• Tonawanda — a 19th-century lumber port turned middle-class residential community, Tonawanda is the western terminus of the modern-day Erie kanal.
• Amherst — Buffalo's most populous suburb contains the gargantuan UB North Campus, the charming village of Williamsville, and rural farmland in the far north.
• Cheektowaga — postwar suburbia at its most banal, but also shopping galore, including the area's largest mall. As the site of the Međunarodna zračna luka Buffalo Niagara, Cheektowaga is likely on the itinerary of most visitors to Buffalo whether they actively seek it out or not.
• West Seneca — a proud German heritage dating to the town's foundation in the 1850s by the religious Ebenezer Society, and natural beauty that inspired watercolorist Charles Burchfield.
• Lackawanna — a rough-and-tumble company town that fell on hard times after the closure of the steel plant that gave the city its name, now the home of a vibrant Yemeni community and the magnificent Basilica of Our Lady of Victory.
• Veliki otok — once a summer retreat for Buffalo's turn-of-the-century aristocracy, now the site of riverfront parkland and wide-open spaces a stone's throw from the bustle of the city.
• North Tonawanda — Tonawanda's sister city has a grittier and more working-class feel, but also a restored downtown with lively nightlife.
• Lancaster — an upper-middle-class second-ring suburb east of Cheektowaga in whose lovely town center stands the historic Lancaster Opera House.
• Orchard Park — the home of the Buffalo Bills has something for everyone, from bustling strip malls to a charming small-town downtown to the forests and hills of Chestnut Ridge Park.
• Hamburg — birthplace (allegedly) of the hamburger, Hamburg is also home of the Erie County Fair and boasts beautiful views over Lake Erie.
• East Aurora — the almost too-cutesy-for-its-own-good village that's home to the Roycroft Community of artists and artisans, an important exponent of the early 20th-century Arts and Crafts Movement.
• Clarence — tony exurb about a half-hour's drive from downtown Buffalo. Hit up the antique shops in Clarence Hollow if that's your thing, or tool around the exclusive Spaulding Lake neighborhood to gawk at the lifestyles of the Niagara Frontier's rich and famous.
• Lockport — Niagara County's seat makes the most of its history as an important Erie Canal port, with attractions such as the Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises i Lockport Erie Canal Museum on offer.

And of course, no trip to the Niagara Frontier would be complete without checking out...

• Slapovi Niagare, which lies a short 30-minute drive from Buffalo. Compared to its counterpart in Ontario, the American side might seem at first like just another down-at-the-heels industrial burg of the Rust Belt, but those who look beyond that will come to appreciate charms such as the revitalized Mala Italija along Pine Avenue, the world-class Aquarium of Niagara, and the attention that is finally being paid to the historic downtown area, centered around Old Falls Street. As for the falls themselves, Niagara Falls State Park is understated and even serene, with no hoopla to distract attention away from the main attraction. Fans of Niagara Falls, Ontario-style neon glitz need not be completely disappointed, either: the Seneca Niagara Hotel and Casino has been in operation on the American side since 2003.

Further afield

• Lewiston is a historic village on the Niagara River about 40 minutes north of Buffalo via Interstate 190. Aside from the cute boutiques, restaurants, and B&Bs in the charming business district, Lewiston contains Earl W. Brydges Artpark, the only state park in the U.S. devoted to the arts. Water Street Landing, on the riverfront, is the site of the Freedom Crossing Monument, where many escaped African-American slaves staged their final push toward Canada, and the Whirlpool Jet Boat, which takes passengers on a thrilling ride through the Niagara River rapids.
• Darien Lake is a theme park resort in rural Genesee County, about 40 minutes east of Buffalo. "Western New York's Coaster Capital" contains over 40 rides, plus a hotel, campground, and laser light show, and is hands-down the most popular amusement park for Buffalonians in the summer. Also, the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center is one of Western New York's premier venues for live music.
• The hills south and southeast of Buffalo bear the brunt of the lake-effect snow that falls in early winter; as such, this is Buffalo's ski country. The closest ski resort to Buffalo is Kissing Bridge, on Glenwood-East Concord Rd. in the town of Colden. Kissing Bridge gets 180 inches (450 cm) of snow per year on average — about twice as much as Buffalo itself gets — creating perfect conditions for its 36 slopes. More ski resorts can be found in Chautauqua County and in Ellicottville, discussed below.
• The beaches along Jezero Erie south of Buffalo are popular summer day trips for locals. Though many are privately owned or restrict admission to residents of their respective towns, several are accessible to the general public. The most popular of these is Evangola State Park, just before the county line in the town of Brant, offering not only one of Western New York's finest beaches but also picnic shelters, campsites, and recreation facitilies. Other public beaches further afield can be found in Chautauqua County, in Silver Creek (Sunset Bay) and Dunkirk (Wright Park i Point Gratiot Park).
• Genesee County is located along I-90 about midway between Buffalo and Rochester. Batavia, the county seat, is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Western New York; visitors to Batavia may be interested in Batavia Downs Casino, which features harness racing, slots, and video gaming. Other Genesee County attractions include Darien Lake, described above, and the JELL-O Gallery, a kitschy roadside museum dedicated to the gelatin dessert in the town of Le Roy, where it was invented.
• A 45-minute drive north of Buffalo, Youngstown is a small village with a huge role in local history: it's the site of Old Fort Niagara, a state park and National Historic Landmark with a history that goes back to 1678, when it was established as a French trading post and military base. The fort's centerpiece, the "French Castle", is the oldest building in the U.S. between the East Coast and the Southwest, erected in 1726. Today 100,000 visitors each year come to take tours, see historical reenactments and other events, and peruse a museum of archaeology and local history.
• Chautauqua County is southwest of Buffalo and is easily accessible via Interstate 90. A place of farms, forests, mountains, and beaches, Chautauqua County contains the Chautauqua Institution, a historic retreat on the shores of Chautauqua Lake offering performances, lectures and workshops in a charming Victorian setting. A bit south of Fredonia, Lily Dale is a center of the Spiritualist movement and boasts psychic mediums, fortune-tellers, and the like. Peek 'n Peak Resort in Clymer is a year-round destination in Chautauqua, with 27 ski slopes, downhill tubing, and golf.
• Located southeast of Buffalo, the "Enchanted Mountains of Cattaraugus County" include several notable sites. Ellicottville is a year-round destination best known for its two ski resorts, Holiday Valley i HoliMont. Griffis Sculpture Park in East Otto is the oldest sculpture park in the country, founded in 1966. Next to the state line is Allegany State Park, the "wilderness playground of Western New York", offering camping, skiing, hiking, and natural beauty. Nearby is the Seneca Allegany Hotel and Casino, u Salamanca.
• New York State's third-largest city, Rochester, is a short drive of 60 to 90 minutes eastward along Interstate 90. Museums, art galleries, street festivals, exciting professional sports, and more are to be had in a perfect combination of big-city amenities and small-town intimacy.
• The Finger Lakes region is between Rochester and Syracuse, about two hours east of Buffalo along Interstate 90. Named for the series of eleven long, slender lakes found there, the region offers natural beauty and small-town charm, but is best-known among locals for its status as the most important wine-producing area in the Eastern U.S. Over 100 wineries can be found in the Finger Lakes, many of which offer tours and tastings in season.

North of the border

Everyone, including U.S. citizens, is required to produce a passport or an enhanced drivers' license, both upon crossing the Canadian border and reentering the United States. Vehicles may be stopped and searched, but more often travellers will be sent on their way quickly after showing their passports and answering a few brief questions about the purpose of their trip and the planned length of their stay (this is especially true of U.S. and Canadian citizens).

There are four border crossings in Western New York: the Peace Bridge, by which travellers cross from Buffalo to Fort Erie, Ontario for a toll of $3.00 (payable in either U.S. or Canadian funds), the Dugin most in Niagara Falls (toll $3.25 U.S. or Canadian), the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge also in the Falls (open only to NEXUS members; toll $3.25 U.S. or Canadian), and the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge furthest north (toll $3.25 U.S. or Canadian). For travellers to most Canadian destinations other than Niagara Falls and Fort Erie, the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge offers the most direct route, but is also the one that is most prone to delays.

• Fort Erie is a small city of about 30,000 just west of Buffalo, easily accessible via the Peace Bridge. Attractions here include Old Fort Erie, a reconstructed garrison where several War of 1812 battles were fought. From May to October, Fort Erie Racetrack is the scene of thoroughbred races including the Prince of Wales Stakes, the second jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown. Uncle Sam's Bingo Palace i Golden Nugget Bingo offer games of chance. Also near town are some of Canada's finest freshwater beaches, such as Crystal Beach, Waverly Beach, i Bay Beach.
• Niagara Falls, Ontario is directly across the river from Niagara Falls, New York, and accessible via the Dugin most. In sharp contrast to its U.S. counterpart, the views of the Falls from Ontario are almost unanimously considered to be better, but rather than the greenery that abuts the falls on the American side, in Ontario can be found Clifton Hill, a gaudy, Vegas-like neon jungle of high-rise hotels, casinos, restaurants, nightclubs, and gimmicky tourist traps like the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum i Movieland Wax Museum. It's considerably quieter outside of the main tourist district, with romantic B&Bs, parkland, and (further north) wineries lining the Niagara Parkway, a scenic drive stretching from Fort Erie to Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• Niagara-on-the-Lake is an hour from Buffalo, at the mouth of the Niagara River. The provincial capital was briefly located here in the late 1700s, and the town was of strategic importance during the War of 1812 — historic Fort George is still open for tours. Today, visitors to the Falls often make the short drive north to take in the charming streets and stone buildings here, a scene straight out of a prim British village. Niagara-on-the-Lake is also home of the Shaw Festival; svake godine od travnja do studenog u tri povijesna kazališta izvodi se predstava Georgea Bernarda Shawa i drugih.
• The Poluotok Niagara proteže se između jezera Erie i jezera Ontario, neposredno zapadno od Buffala. Osim plodnog poljoprivrednog zemljišta u regiji i povijesne važnosti kao bojišta tijekom rata 1812. godine, poluotok Niagara izuzetno je omiljen među turistima kao najproduktivnija kanadska regija za proizvodnju vina. Postoje desetine vinarija u europskom stilu koje se prostiru na obje strane Niagarske skale, a posjetitelji su otvoreni u sezoni. Jedinstvena mikroklima na poluotoku Niagara posebno je pogodna za proizvodnju ledeno vino, izuzetno slatka sorta popularna kao desertno vino.
• Toronto udaljen je oko dva sata od Buffala (pod pretpostavkom idealnih prometnih uvjeta i bez zadržavanja na carini). S više od pet i pol milijuna ljudi koji žive na širem području Toronta, najveći kanadski grad uzbudljiva je i dinamična metropola koja nudi sva uzbuđenja u velikom gradu koja se mogu poželjeti.

KRAJ ← Niagarski slapovi (New York) ←	W  E	→ Depew → Albany (Rensselaer)
Niagarski slapovi (Ontario) ← Niagarski slapovi (New York) ←	W  E	→ Depew → Albany (Rensselaer)
Slapovi Niagare ← Tonawanda ←	N  S	→ Cheektowaga → Završava u WE
Niagarski slapovi (Ontario) ← Tvrđava Erie ← ←	W  E	→ Završava u
Slapovi Niagare ← Tonawanda/Amherst ←	N  S	→ Lackawanna → Warren
Erie preko ← Lackawanna ←	W  E	→ Amherst → Auburn
KRAJ ←	N  S	→ Zapadna Seneka → Olean
KRAJ ←	W  E	→ Cheektowaga → Rochester
KRAJ ←	N  S	→ Lackawanna → Salamanca

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