Buffalo, New York

About Buffalo

Buffalo, NY is a big city located in northwestern New York with an estimated population of 276,617. It ranks as the 2nd largest city in New York and the 82nd largest in the entire United States.

Officially, Buffalo is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 40.38 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 6,850 residents per square mile.

📰 Buffalo News Today

• New UB president is all ears as she gets acquainted with her workplace Buffalo News · Aug 18
• Motorcyclist killed in crash on Clinton Street in Elma WKBW · Aug 18
• How to Take a Walk—in Buffalo, and Beyond: Bowling Alone? Not in Western New York Buffalo Rising · Aug 17
• Buffalo's waterfront transformation built on decades of state investment Spectrum News · Aug 17
• Popular WNY Japanese restaurant announces closing WGRZ · Aug 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Buffalo Unique

• One of the 5 largest cities in New York (#2 statewide).
• One of 16 places in the US named Buffalo — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Buffalo

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Buffalo

• Abyssinia Ethiopian Cuisine
• Alibaba Kebab — indian
• Angeline — fine dining
• Augie’s — burger
• Bada Bing — burger
• Ballyhoo — sausage
• Bella Ciao — italian
• Bflo Pizza Bistro — pizza
• Breezy Burrito — mexican
• Brothers Resstaurant and Bar

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Albright-Knox Northland · Art gallery
• Allen Street Art · Art gallery
• Atrium 124 Art Gallery · Art gallery
• Buen Vivir Gallery for Contemporary Art · Art gallery
• Buffalo Harbor Museum · Museum
• Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum · Museum
• Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Museum · Museum
• Charles & Marie Fontana Boathouse Tour · Attraction
• Heritage DiscoveRy Center · Museum
• North Hall - The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Buffalo

• Broadway Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Lighthouse Point Park reviews ★
• Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site reviews ★
• Urban Roots · Garden reviews ★
• 4th Street Park reviews ★
• 5 Loaves Farm · Garden reviews ★
• Albany & School Triangle reviews ★
• Arlington Park reviews ★
• Bidwell Parkway reviews ★
• Bingham Triangle reviews ★
• Box Street Park reviews ★
• Bristol Emslie Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Buffalo

• BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
• BUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOL
• CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
• CHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRY
• ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK
• ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL
• ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL
• HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
• KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL
• SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL
• TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOL
• WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL
• WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL
• WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Upstate New York Va Healthcare System (Western Ny Va Healthcare System) ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Kaleida Health ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Sisters Of Charity Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Erie County Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Brylin Hosp · Psychiatric
• Buffalo Psychiatric Center · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Buffalo

🏘️ Nearby Communities