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Lovejoy and Kaisertown are two adjacent neighborhoods on the Far East Side of Buffalo. This article also covers the Clinton-Bailey area on the western periphery of Kaisertown.

History
Churchyard Farm, Kazimierzowo, the coming of the Germans and Irish, then the Italians

By car
streets - Bailey Avenue and William Street are, respectively, the main north-south and east-west thoroughfares in the district but, surprisingly, this is not where you'll find most of the POIs.

'Clinton Street is the main shopping street in Kaisertown and also passes by the Clinton-Bailey Market and Niagara Frontier Food Terminal on its way toward downtown. East Lovejoy Street is the center of the action in Lovejoy. Ogden Street runs north and south at the outer edge of the district, at or near the city line; easy access from I-190'

I-190 via Exits 1 (Ogden St.) and 2 (Clinton St./Bailey Ave.)

parking - disallowed on Bailey, but restriction-free on Lovejoy and Clinton & spots never hard to find

By public transportation
Public transit in Buffalo and the surrounding area is provided by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA). The NFTA Metro system encompasses a single-line light-rail rapid transit (LRRT) system and an extensive network of buses. The fare for a single trip on a bus or train is $2.00 regardless of length. No transfers are provided between buses or trains; travelers who will need to make multiple trips per day on public transit should consider purchasing an all-day pass for $5.00.

By bus
The district is traversed by a number of NFTA Metro bus routes:

To and from downtown
NFTA Metro Bus #1 — William. Beginning at the AppleTree Business Park in Cheektowaga, Bus #1 crosses the city line on William Street, serving Lovejoy via North Ogden Street, East Lovejoy Street, and Bailey Avenue. Returning to William Street, the route passes westward into Polonia before ending on the Lower West Side.

NFTA Metro Bus #2 — Clinton. Beginning at the Bank of America Operations Center in West Seneca, Bus #2 proceeds down Clinton Street through Kaisertown and Clinton-Bailey, ending on the Lower West Side.

NFTA Metro Bus #4 — Broadway. Beginning at the Thruway Mall Transit Center in Cheektowaga, Bus #4 proceeds down Broadway through the northernmost reaches of Lovejoy. It ends on the Lower West Side.

Crosstown routes
NFTA Metro Bus #19 — Bailey. Beginning at the University Metro Rail Station, Bus #19 passes down Bailey Avenue through Lovejoy and Clinton-Bailey before ending in South Buffalo.

By Metro Rail
'The Metro Rail doesn't come anywhere near Lovejoy or Kaisertown, but the Church Street station downtown is just a block or two from the Metropolitan Transportation Center, where you can catch the 1 or 2. Also, at the other end of the line, the University Station is the 19's point of departure.'

By bike
standard section lede - notwithstanding that, Lovejoy and Kaisertown are both woefully bereft of bike infrastructure

In Kaisertown, South Ogden Street has "sharrows" (pavement markings on roads too narrow to accommodate dedicated bike lanes, indicating that drivers should be aware of bicyclists on the road) between Seward and Griswold Streets, continuing north of there as a pair of parallel bike lanes on each side of the street as far north as Dingens Street.

On foot
'Bucking the trend among East Side neighborhoods, Lovejoy and Kaisertown are both pleasant places for travellers on foot. Clinton-Bailey much less so, especially due to heavy semi-truck traffic'

Museums
Lovejoy has a couple of pleasant OtBP museums, one reputedly haunted



Parks
 and in Lovejoy and  in Kaisertown - neither are anything special per se, but they're pleasant neighborhood gathering places, they'll do the trick if the kids want to burn off some energy on a playground or whatnot; I think Hennepin Park has a pool even - probably listingify these

Do
'can we find some festivals/events to fill out this section? (Dyngus Day venues, maybe?)'

Lovejoy Pool

Buy
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Lovejoy
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In addition to the small neighborhood shops listed throughout this section, the South Ogden Plaza just off William Street contains a location of the national big-box discounter,.



Kaisertown
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Clinton-Bailey
Since 1931, Clinton-Bailey has been the home of the Niagara Frontier Food Terminal, founded in 1931 by the Erie and Nickel Plate Railroads for wholesale produce vendors as an alternative to the congested Elk Market Terminal in the Old First Ward. Despite both the demise of the railroads and the rise of suburban-style supermarkets as the dominant option for grocery shoppers, the Niagara Frontier Food Terminal continues in operation and is today the home of a number of specialty food concerns, as well as the Clinton Bailey Farmers' Market.



Pizza
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The following pizzerias are located in Lovejoy. Those who are interested in pizza delivery (as opposed to pickup) might want to also check listings in adjacent districts; local pizzerias will often deliver to several different neighborhoods of the city.



Pizza
The following pizzerias are located in Kaisertown. Those who are interested in pizza delivery (as opposed to pickup) might want to also check listings in adjacent districts; local pizzerias will often deliver to several different neighborhoods of the city.



Groceries
The Niagara Frontier Food Terminal is home not only to Buffalo's largest farmers' market, but also a cooperatively-run community food market as well as a "cash and carry" market where you can buy groceries directly from distributors at wholesale prices.

Pizza
The following pizzerias are located in Clinton-Bailey. Those who are interested in pizza delivery (as opposed to pickup) might want to also check listings in adjacent districts; local pizzerias will often deliver to several different neighborhoods of the city.



Drink
At the gin mills of Lovejoy and Kaisertown, you'll find all of the blue-collar grit and off-the-tourist-track feel of the bar scene in Broadway-Fillmore, but not quite as much of the old-Buffalo charm. It's definitely a safer part of town, though, especially at night.

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Lovejoy


And for teetotalers, there's...



Sleep
The East Side's lone recommendable accommodation is a charming former convent-turned-guest house in Lovejoy. If that kind of thing doesn't suit you, your next closest options are the cluster of low- to mid-priced chain hotels around exit 1 of Interstate 190, just over the city line in Cheektowaga.



Connect
Buffalo's large is located at 1200 William Street in Lovejoy. In addition to being the primary mail-processing center for the Niagara Frontier region, it's also a functioning post office in its own right. Letters, postcards, etc. that are dropped off here generally arrive at their destination at least a day earlier as opposed to those sent from a roadside mailbox or another post office, so if fast shipping is important to you, you might want to head here.

blah blah blah in Kaisertown has ten fixed computer terminals as well as two portable laptops that are available for in-library use.

Stay safe
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Newspapers
The East Clinton Shopper is a small, eight-page monthly newspaper that covers Lovejoy and Kaisertown as well as adjacent areas of Sloan, Cheektowaga and West Seneca. You'll mostly find local business and event listings, but also of interest is a column written by Lovejoy's District Councilman, Richard Fontana, as well as the minutes of the Kaisertown Coalition ' s monthly meetings.

Hospitals
'where is the nearest? Cheektowaga? Mercy Hosp. in S Bflo? ECMC?'

Places of worship
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Catholic
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Eastern Orthodox
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Buddhist
A nexus of Buffalo's Vietnamese Buddhist community is the...



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