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Notable locations in Buffalo: Gates Circle (A), Black Rock Station (B), McClellan Circle (C), Seaway Piers (D), Pier 2 (E), Pier 1 (F), Buffalo Psychiatric Center (G), Buffalo Yacht Club (H), Colonial Circle (I), Strawberry Island Lower Cut Range Light (J), Strawberry Island Upper Cut Range Light (K), Radio Station (L), RCR Yacht Marina (M), Bird Island Pier (N), Rosa Coplon Home (O), State University College Lakes Laboratory (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buffalo include: Norwood Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Temple Beth-El (C), Grace Church (D), Saint Ambrose Church (E), South Park Church (F), Temple Beth Israel (G), Saint Josephs Cathedral (H), Carmelite Monastery (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Forest Lawn Cemetery (1), Concordia Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Buffalo River (A), Scajaquada Creek (B), Cazenovia Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Buffalo include: War Memorial Stadium (1), Cazenovia Park (2), Days Park (3), Delaware Park (4), Dewey Playground (5), Front Park (6), Gay Playground (7), Grover Cleveland Park (8), Heacock Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Amherst Museum (3755 Tonawanda Creek Road) (1), Cheektowaga Historical Museum (3329 Broadway Street) (2), Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences (Museums; 1020 Humboldt Parkway # 1) (3), Africana Research Museum (3065 Bailey Avenue) (4), Buffalo Fire Historical Society (Museums; 1850 William Street) (5), Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society (Museums; 25 Nottingham Court) (6), Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Museums; 1285 Elmwood Avenue) (7), Buffalo & Erie County Botanical GDNS Society Inc (Botanical Gardens; 2655 South Park Avenue) (8), Allentown Art Festival (Art Museums; 449 Franklin) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: City Fit Fitness & Racquets at the Buffalo Hilton (120 Church Street) (1), Clarion Hotel Buffalo Airport (6700 Transit Road) (2), Buffalo Comfort Lodge (1159 Main Street) (3), Comfort Inn University (1 Flint Road) (4), Buffalo South Self Storage (4344 Milestrip Road) (5), Adam's Mark Buffalo-Niagara (120 Church Street) (6), Clarion Hotel Blasdell (S-3950 McKinley Parkway) (7), Adam's Mark Hotel (120 Church St) (8), Comfort Suites Buffalo (901 Dick Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Erie-County - County Clerk- Actions & Proceedings (92 Franklin) (1), Lackawanna City Bocci Court (Madison Avenue) (2), New York State Government Offices - Court Of Claims (125 Main Street) (3), New York State Government Offices - Attorney Grievance Committees- 8th Judicial Dist (295 Main Street Suite STE) (4), US District Court (68 Court Street) (5), Williamsville Village - Village Court- Persons Living West Of Union North Of Sheridan (5565 Main Street) (6), Amherst Town - Court (400 John James Audubon P) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Buffalo
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide: 1.6 ppm in 2005 (it was 2.0 ppm in 2000, 3.5 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean at 2 sites: 0.016 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.018 ppm in 2000, 0.020 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 2 sites: 0.090 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.083 ppm in 2000, 0.089 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 2 sites: 0.109 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.101 ppm in 2000, 0.106 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 3 sites: 14.4 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 14.6 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 2 sites: 0.0049 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0084 ppm in 2000, 0.0106 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Buffalo and their reported violations in the past:
BUFFALO WATER AUTHORITY (Address: City Hall, Room 602, Population served: 310548, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JUL-12-2002)
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS (Population served: 66, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
RACERS (Address: 162 TITUS, Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
EMERY PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-29-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAY-29-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAY-29-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-25-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUN-25-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-25-2001), St Boil Water Order (JUN-25-2001)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Buffalo that have no violations reported:
- BOSTON WD #3 (Population served: 320, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- YMCA CAMP WEONA (Population served: 160, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ALDEN WD #1 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- BAIN WD (Population served: 1, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- CLEVELAND HILL WD (Population served: 1, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- AMHERST WD #2 (Population served: 1, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- AMHERST WD #3 (Population served: 1, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- CHEEKTOWAGA WD #8 (Population served: 1, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- AMHERST WD #4 (Population served: 1, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- CAMP ROAD LAKESHORE WD (Population served: 1, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Buffalo compared to New York state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
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Arenas or stadiums:
- HSBC Arena. Buffalo Sabres (NHL), Buffalo Bandits (NLL).
- Alumni Arena, Buffalo. University at Buffalo.
Banks with most branches in Buffalo (2007 data):
- HSBC Bank USA, National Association: 20 branches. Info updated 2006-10-20: Bank assets: $165,673.0 mil, Deposits: $107,265.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 446 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: 19 branches. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
- Bank of America, National Association: 11 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Keybank National Association: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
- Citizens Bank, N.A.: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $17,125.2 mil, Deposits: $11,398.7 mil, headquarters in Albany, NY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 240 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- Greater Buffalo Savings Bank: West Amherst Branch, Connecticut Street Branch, at 2421 Main Street, Court Street Branch, Kenmore Branch. Info updated 2006-10-11: Bank assets: $805.1 mil, Deposits: $665.2 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc.
- Northwest Savings Bank: 3670 South Mckinley Parkway at 3670 South Mckinley Parkway, branch established on 2005-06-06; Ellicott Square Branch at 295 Main Street, branch established on 2004-06-14. Info updated 2006-06-07: Bank assets: $6,564.7 mil, Deposits: $5,434.2 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 162 total offices
- First Niagara Bank: North Buffalo Branch at 2141 Elmwood Avenue, branch established on 1997-05-19. Info updated 2007-01-26: Bank assets: $7,932.7 mil, Deposits: $5,759.4 mil, headquarters in Lockport, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 120 total offices
- 2 other banks with 2 local branches
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Fire - Other |
46 | $239,506 | $62,480 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
75 | $250,138 | $40,022 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
15 | $40,279 | $32,223 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
20 | $64,410 | $38,646 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
728 | $3,696,038 | $60,924 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
23 | $102,220 | $53,332 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
779 | $4,816,654 | $74,197 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
147 | $725,103 | $59,192 | 161 | $101,968 |
| Solid Waste Management |
329 | $1,123,607 | $40,983 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
413 | $1,480,823 | $43,026 | 5 | $1,145 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
326 | $1,032,576 | $38,009 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
132 | $482,451 | $43,859 | 0 | $0 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
4493 | $23,419,466 | $62,549 | 807 | $1,170,628 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
796 | $2,286,207 | $34,465 | 929 | $849,607 |
| Other and Unallocable |
236 | $717,484 | $36,482 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
72 | $216,990 | $36,165 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
210 | $939,367 | $53,678 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
8840 | $41,633,320 | $56,516 | 1902 | $2,123,348 |
Buffalo government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $72,091,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $47,976,000
Solid Waste Management: $15,545,000
All Other: $13,036,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,111,000
Parking Facilities: $1,150,000
Parks & Recreation: $744,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $114,000
- Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $114,551,000
Regular Highways: $8,395,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,426,000
General: $3,097,000
General Public Buildings: $1,717,000
Police Protection: $1,015,000
Libraries: $178,000
Fire Protection: $37,000
- Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $590,547,000
General - Other: $115,960,000
Police Protection: $65,823,000
Housing & Community Development: $52,229,000
Fire Protection: $52,100,000
Sewerage: $36,625,000
Regular Highways: $18,674,000
Water Utilities: $16,907,000
Solid Waste Management: $15,769,000
General Public Buildings: $7,864,000
Central Staff Services: $6,420,000
Financial Administration: $5,854,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,307,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,253,000
Parking Facilities: $2,376,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,117,000
Health Services - Other: $975,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $47,047,000
All Other: $5,416,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $31,301,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,176,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $60,714,000
Education: $31,937,000
All Other: $2,482,000
Highways: $248,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $123,601,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $178,133,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $343,549,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $81,646,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,700,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $333,042,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $168,826,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $120,474,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $92,153,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,007,000
Water Utilities: $3,127,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,575,000
Interest Earnings: $5,614,000
Property Sale Other: $555,000
Special Assessments: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,869,000
General - Other: $1,667,000
Sewerage: $1,015,000
Regular Highways: $432,000
Police Protection: $349,000
Fire Protection: $198,000
Central Staff: $73,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $57,000
Financial Administration: $56,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $52,000
Parking Facilities: $6,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $96,603,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $34,485,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $120,000,000
Beginning: $18,000,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $148,325,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $554,532,000
All Other: $86,351,000
General Support: $32,353,000
Highways: $2,089,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,252,000
Housing & Community Development: $160,000
- Tax - Property: $131,120,000
Public Utilities: $15,974,000
NEC: $6,339,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $502,196,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,454,000
2.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,341 average adjusted gross income) | Here: |  2.75% | | New York average: |  5.41% |
0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($879 average AGI)| Erie County: | 0.18% | | New York average: | 0.24% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
3.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.75% | | New York average: | 6.26% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($549 average AGI)| Erie County: | 0.06% | | New York average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo:
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WWWS (1400 AM; 1 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WUFO (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; AMHERST, NY)
- WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
- WECK (1230 AM; 1 kW; CHEEKTOWAGA, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMNY (1120 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo:
- W284AP (104.7 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WEDG (103.3 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBLK (93.7 FM; DEPEW, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WJYE (96.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WYRK (106.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHTT-FM (104.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBNY (91.3 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- W297AB (107.3 FM; WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
- WKSE (98.5 FM; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNED-FM (94.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/C ASSOC.)
- WBFO (88.7 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WDCX (99.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WBUF (92.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WFBF (89.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- W207BB (89.3 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC)
- W207BG (89.3 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W201BE (88.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Buffalo:
- WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WFHW-LP (Channel 58; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITIZENS TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBXZ-LP (Channel 56; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
- WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBNF-CA (Channel 15; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
- WNYB (Channel 26; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
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