User:AndreCarrotflower/Northeast Buffalo

The agglomeration of neighborhoods in the northeast corner of the City of Buffalo include Kensington-Bailey, Delavan-Bailey, Highland Park, and Schiller Park.

History
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By car
streets - Bailey Avenue is the main thoroughfare that threads all these neighborhoods together; it's also the busiest shopping street not only in the district but on the entire East Side.

Other north-south routes include Fillmore Avenue, a thoroughfare of some import in Highland Park; Suffolk Street, a residential side street a block east of Bailey that's nonetheless important enough to have its own exit off the Kensington and that's popular as an alternative with fewer lights and less traffic; and Eggert Road, which runs on the outer edge of the district near the city line.

Main Street runs diagonally southwest-to-northeast & makes up western edge of the district

Cross streets: Amherst, Kensington, East Delavan, Genesee, Doat, Walden

'Kensington Expressway bisects the district west to east. Salient exits include Eggert, Suffolk, Bailey, Olympic, Grider'

parking - probably won't be a problem; here's some text to incorporate: On Bailey Avenue, parking is limited to two hours Mondays through Fridays from 7AM to 7PM between Millicent and Highgate Avenues in the Kensington-Bailey business district. In Delavan-Bailey, Lovejoy, and Kaisertown, parking is one hour everyday from East Delavan Avenue south to Lang Avenue between 10AM and 4PM; parking is more easily available on cross streets such as Kensington and Delavan

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 #6 — Sycamore. Beginning at the Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga, Bus #6 serves the south edge of Schiller Park via Walden Avenue. It ends its run at the Waterfront Village Apartments downtown.

NFTA Metro Bus #8 — Main. Beginning at the University Metro Rail Station, Bus #8 proceeds down Main Street through Highland Park, Hamlin Park, Cold Spring, and Masten Park, with service to the Amherst Street Metro Rail Station. It ends downtown.

NFTA Metro Bus #24 — Genesee. Beginning at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga, Bus #24 proceeds through the Schiller Park via Genesee Street. The route ends at the Buffalo-Exchange Street Amtrak Station downtown.

Crosstown routes
NFTA Metro Bus #12 — Utica. Beginning on the West Side, Bus #12 serves Delavan-Bailey and Kensington-Bailey via Bailey Avenue, Langfield Drive, Eggert Road, and Winspear Avenue on its way to its terminus at the University Metro Rail Station.

NFTA Metro Bus #13 — Kensington. Beginning at the University Metro Rail Station, Bus #13 serves Kensington-Bailey via Bailey and Kensington Avenues. Its terminus is the Utica Metro Rail Station.

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

NFTA Metro Bus #22 — Porter-Best. Beginning on the West Side, Bus #22 takes the same route through Schiller Park as the #6. It ends its run at the Thruway Mall Transit Center in Cheektowaga.

NFTA Metro Bus #23 — Fillmore-Hertel. Beginning at the Black Rock-Riverside Transit Hub, Bus #23 proceeds through North Buffalo via Hertel Avenue, emerging on Main Street at the East Side's inner boundary and serving the Amherst Street Metro Rail Station before turning onto Fillmore Avenue Proceeding southward on Fillmore, the bus passes through Highland Park before pasisng out of the district and ending in South Buffalo.

NFTA Metro Bus #26 — Delavan. Beginning on the West Side, Bus #26 proceeds along East Delavan Avenue through Delavan-Bailey, ending at the Thruway Mall Transit Center in Cheektowaga.

NFTA Metro Bus #32 — Amherst. Beginning at the Black Rock-Riverside Transit Hub, Bus #32 proceeds along Amherst Street through Highland Park, with service to the Amherst Street Metro Rail Station. From there, Kensington-Bailey is served via Berkshire (on westbound trips only), Bailey, and Kensington Avenues. The bus ends its run at the Thruway Mall Transit Center in Cheektowaga.

By Metro Rail
The Metro Rail is an LRRT line that extends along Main Street from the University at Buffalo's South Campus southward to downtown, along the western border of the East Side. The Metro Rail serves as the backbone of Buffalo's public transit system, accessed directly by many bus routes. Like the buses, the fare for the Metro Rail is $2.00 ($4.00 round-trip); the $5.00 all-day passes available on Metro buses are also valid for the Metro Rail.

salient stations include


 * — Main Street at East Amherst Street (Highland Park).
 * — not technically in the diastrict, but a short distance over the border in University Heights & provides easy access to the Kensington Heights and Kensington-Bailey areas.

By bike
no bike infrastructure in the area at all, probably the least bikeable area of the city; bike with extreme caution & especially stay away from Bailey; it's one of the city's major hotspots for car/bike collisions

On foot
'The Bailey Avenue business district is fairly walkable and to a lesser extent so is East Delavan. Be careful though bc this is a high crime area'

See
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parks - and  bustle with romping children and amateur sports teams in the warm months, while  is little more than an overgrown lawn with an abandoned park shelter and derelict duck pond. listingify

Sports


also All-High Stadium as venue for Buffalo HS sports?

Kensington-Bailey
The stretch of Bailey Avenue between Winspear Avenue and the Kensington Expressway is the most bustling retail district on the East Side.

Clothing and accessories
If you're on the hunt for streetwise urban fashions, Ken-Bailey is the place to be: up and down the strip, there's an abundance of options.



Eat
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Kensington-Bailey
The Bailey Avenue strip has the most diverse and interesting range of eateries on the East Side. If you like Jamaican, you'll be especially pleased with your options.

Pizza
The following pizzerias are located in Kensington-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.



Local chains
The following local chains have locations in Kensington-Bailey. Descriptions of these restaurants can be found on the main Buffalo page.



Drink
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Sleep
head to Cheektowaga

Connect
post office - The at 170 Manhattan Ave.


 * in Delavan-Bailey has 35 public computers.

Stay safe
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Places of worship
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Mainline Protestant
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Catholic
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Nondenominational
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Muslim
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Go next
figure this out