I moved out of Buffalo over 20 years ago, and I went to Emerson HS before they closed it. I was just telling someone where I currently live about the area I went to high school. I'm kinda surprised & not surprised that he mentioned Sycamore & Walden straight out the gate.
Buffalo always seems to suffer from the NY distribution of population, high population, low government help. I live outside Buffalo in Alden, drive through Buffalo often to see friends, and crime aside, everyone has been super friendly. I've lived in Depew, Lancaster, Lockport, North Tonawanda, Tonawanda, Buffalo, Elma, and now Alden, went to Buffalo State. I have lived in 10+ other states, but 10 out of 10, I would still always return to the 716.
I grew up in Alden. I escaped NY over 20 years ago to get away from the vile leftist politics and bad weather. Alden is a pretty neat town, and It saddens me to see Western New York trapped because of bad state policies. If New York voters would just wake up and realize that garbage like Cuomo and Hochul do NOTHING to improve NY, maybe the state could be saved.
What kind of government help would help the East Side? I think maybe the government surrendering its monopoly on the use of force and allowing the good citizenry to form "vigilance committees" might help, but that will never happen because the government is ultimately about control and doing something that cedes control will not occur. NYS and Buffalo want law abiding folks helpless and dependent on the government which is never there and always late to respond.
part of the problem with Buffalo's growth is the preservation board. There is many vacant buildings on purpose. City wont let them tear it down so they leave it to rot and then it has to be to torn down,
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65I just have a question I have never been to upstate ny how is it for the homeless? I'm not that handicap but I'm related to Al Roker
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65I'm trying to move there but I realize it's cold but last year I was living in Massachusetts which I didn't like. But buffalo is great for African American people
Great video! I'm not a city planner or anything but it is absolutely criminal that the Central Terminal has not been revamped and repurposed yet. I think that they should of used the Central terminal instead of spending millions rehabbing the Exchange St station. I understand easier said than done but the Central Terminal can be an absolute jewel (again) of the city! I do remember going down to the Broadway Market in the 70s and early 80s with my mom and grandmother getting butter lambs, pierogis, and hams. Such an awesome time! Need to start pumping money into that area to, seriously, improve the Broadway/East Side.
I’m a Buffalo native who just came home after 13 years around the world in some pretty extreme circumstances. I have an absolutely insane concept to get the Terminal all the attention it needs, probably internationally, and even though the plan I have up my sleeve has nothing to do with the government on paper, it would take a lot of cooperation with City people to make it happen. It took years and a lot of blood and sweat and tears, but I eventually got the communist party to move the needle on one of my projects in China, to great success. here in Buffalo, I can't get anything past "oh that's nice". people just don't want to. I think the American identity is to have something to complain about, not to celebrate. complaining allows us to blame someone.
Because it’s in a horrible neighborhood, nobody wants to have to go there to hang there waiting for a train, to shop, or do any type of business there,nobody wants to have to work there!!!! It’s a awesome building (snuck in there to explore it on many occasions as a kid/teenager)!!!! It’s so cool, would be great to see it restored and made into something useful, unfortunately, it will never be worth the money that it would take to restore it or turn it into something useful!!!! It’s just not a good place for people to need to go!!! Always thought it be cool if they restored it back to how it was, and then use it as a museum for things from that era and area!!! But again, nobody wants to go there for any reason!!! lol
I left with most of my graduating classmates in 2005 during the whole “let’s get out of here” transplant phase. Came back a couple years later because, guess what? It’s sucks everywhere else too. Charlotte was modern and upscale, but burning your hands on the steering wheel at only 9 in the morning and the lack of decent food was a no go. Philly was the most fun I’ve had in my entire life, but seeing a guy get aired out in the streets only my 2nd week there let me know I was in a dangerous place. Colorado was too expensive and dry AF. Chicago? I won’t even say it. Boston? The Mass**le reputation was legit. Rochester? Almost home but no cigar. Coming back to Buffalo was a breath of fresh air. Low traffic, laid back pace, easy access to everything… 25 mins and you’re out in the county. The food… good lord, there are no words… Nat Geo putting Buffalo on the Top 10 food cities of the WORLD did all the talking for me. Summers? Yeah you’ll still fry, but it’ll be sunburn instead of looking down and seeing your skin fall off. And the people? During my first couple of weeks back in Buffalo I saw someone throw their hoodie down under a complete stranger’s car tires so they could get unstuck. Who does that?! WE DO. There’s a reason Forbes ranked us as one of the best places to raise a family and there’s a ridiculously high percentage of former Bills and Sabres players who decide to stay here and do exactly that, during AND after their careers. But I really should stop because… “Keep Buffalo A Secret” is the whole point. Let people think it’s bad here. Look what happened to East Aurora… charming quiet little town when I was a kid in the 90’s. Now? Amherst South… one giant traffic jam that you need to avoid like the plague.
I left in 99, and never came back, and never will. Moving to Arizona improved my life exponentially in so many ways. Better weather, lower taxes, more freedom, and more opportunities.
I'm from the East side - I'm an ex-pat now (have been for 10+ years) & considering coming home, I know every area you mentioned - lived around the corner from ECMC; Mom used to work there, family lives off Delavan now in Cheektowaga; Grandma lived on Fillmore a stone's throw from MLK park - I really appreciate your videos, they makes me so nostalgic; thank you for this channel.
It’s amazing the amount of transplants who either realize the grass isn’t greener on the other side (like me) or who eventually grow so homesick that they actually plan to come back. Buffalo is a place you can slow down and enjoy life in.
I have lived in buffalo my whole life literally all 38 years and the big main problem is the DRUGS its way out of hand if we could get control of the drugs it will go a long way I mean a very long way.....the DRUGS have to go... every person that lives here knows atleast one person that has been lost to drugs.
At one time Buffalo was larger in population than Toronto but unfortunately for Buffalo, the fortunes of both cities went in completely opposite directions. Buffalo was hurt by the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway which made the Erie Canal obsolete and subsequently, the Buffalo manufacturing base completely collapsed. Meanwhile, after the election of the separatist government in Quebec many banks/companies moved their corporate HQs to Toronto. Toronto also became a magnet for new immigrants coming to Canada and with them came entrepreneurial skills and ideas.
Hopefully Buffalo continues to grow and all those vacant and abandoned lots get torn down and turned into new homes and businesses. My dream is to someday retire and move back to my beautiful home town of Buffalo. I sometimes daydream of riding my bike on the Erie Canal trail in the summers. Pray for Buffalo 🙏🏻
Also Buffalo is the BEST! The Taste was wonderful. My 14222 neighborhood is SO heterogeneous and I’m walking 4-5 nights a week well after midnight to 7-11 for another beer. Many peeps hanging about- I’ve had 0 problems 3 years BUT a few guys have been mugged in the decade. They are like bartender hipster types. ✌️🇺🇸✝️🌃
Just from when I was a kid in the early 2ks it's improved a lot. Downtown was a bum toilet. The inner harbor is great now. I hope they get to the east side soon.
who wants to invest in building a new house in the middle of 150 crap houses and no upturn insight? Young families don't want to send their kids to awful schools. The same political party has driven almost every big city into the dirt...there are so many examples. And people keep voting for the same. I'm on the east side almost daily, I don't need anyone to try and change my mind, I live in reality.
@@KT-Buf69 can’t wait to see all the changes. I also lived in the east side and went to Bennett for half a year. I use to walk past Central Park plaza every morning and stop at the donut shop after school. Good memories on Wakefield ave & Holden 🫶🏻
Queens NY here, checking out your vids. I love that there is not a soul walking, biking, or driving down these streets! I would rather deal with crime than traffic. HATE TRAFFIC!
It all depends on what area you're in, but it never gets as packed as NYC streets. There is almost never traffic, except for gameday. Several areas, like Allentown and Elmwood, will be full of people walking around, doing some shopping, going to street events, etc. There is always something to do in the area.
East side in my lifetime went from a nice family area being able to walk around at night, to a cess pit of violence , abandoned or torn down houses…….and I’m only 48. Ridiculous what happened to that area. Crack deals in front of churches while funerals going on etc.
The drugs were just starting when we moved from Detroit street. I don't recall any shootings. I know some people that you never thought would do drugs, turn into crack heads!
Great job on video, I was in AZ for almost 20 years, and came back. There's no place like home. Family, lifelong friends, best food, and having 4 seasons again makes me happy. (Minus the Dec blizzard😂)..Your video reminded me I want to go to science museum. Thanks. I only went once when I was a kid. If I sell my house, I'll contact you.
I moved to AZ in 99, and will never leave, and especially never go back to Buffalo. The vile leftist politics of NY, along with the horrible weather, and no opportunity.....I cannot fathom ever going back there.
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65I just have a question I am trying to apply for a NY ebt I don't know any stores yet I'm talking about grocery for low income? Wegmans is really expensive and they don't like the homeless in their store
Spent the first decade of my life in the 14215. ECMC was within walking distance, we saw it up close when we went to the corner store on Grider. Things may be different now - but some of the best times of my life were spent in my old neighborhood.
I appreciate this info. I’m born and raised in Buffalo and live in Puerto Rico now. Have been looking into buying property back home in Buffalo. Thanks for the positive vibes on my hometown.
I'm born and raised in Buffalo, and worked in the downtown area for six years before moving out of state at almost forty years of age but even before working in the area I was very familiar with most of the city and the downtown area. Buffalo is a typical, semi large, or small, depending on how you want to gauge it, city in America that is democratically ruled so, it has the normal democratically ruled city problems. Heavily government dependent, heavily section 8, heavily single motherhood, LOTS of crime in the usual areas and beyond, and lots and LOTS of Karens in the lily White suburbs, those that still exist as that, who vote democratic - just as long as there is a healthy separation of the people they are "down with the cause" for when it comes to actual living accommodations and also, when the sun goes down. Oh, don't get me wrong, there are PLENTY of government workers and government union people who'll always vote democrat, but trust me, that is the only thing they'll vote for the "downtrodden" for. In short, NO, Buffalo is not safe, and either are any of the other New York State "cities" who follow suit. If you don't believe me, just go hang out on Bailey or Fillmore or Jefferson or Doat or Genesee or any of the fruit belt streets some late night.
“Democratically ruled” lmao 😂 Red states have a higher murder rate per capita. Cities in red states have terrible or non existent infrastructure. Please!
I love the science museum, and have always felt comfortable going there, even for evening classes. We just attended our first festival in MLK Park this summer, and it seems like such an underrated space. It was such a good time. I'm in this weird camp of wanting to keep some of these spaces for ourselves, without people-ing it all up, but not because people are afraid to come out here due to the crime rates.
I grew up in buffalo, moved to the sunset Bay Area 7 years ago, driving in buffalo seems very run down and the air quality is much worse then where I am now, however buffalo has been getting a lot better in the recent years.
10:28 groups of us teens used to drink beer outside the central terminal. Couldn't go inside though because it was guarded with Dobermin Pinschers. It was 100 Polish back then.
20 years ago when I worked for Schwan's I got high jacked by 7 dudes, (right here 10:38 ) with bats and guns. Since I had no money on me I opened the doors and said "Have at it" I took the empty truck back to base and said, I fucking quit, and you are out of everything in the truck!
I grew up on Rohr Street (Between Walden and Genesee) in the early 60's which was a big Polish community next to the German community. MLK park was Humboldt Park back then and even back then, don't be there after dark.
I lived on both the west side of Buffalo and East side of Buffalo growing up in the 70s and 80s. Obviously totally different times. I do live in North Tonawanda now which is obviously a totally different area than the places that I grew up in. But I have traveled to old areas like Niagara Street near the river. And I see that they are doing a lot of stuff down there and just like you said a lot of stuff near the hospital so you’re right a lot of stuff will be coming back.
I like your video you did a real good assessment of the area you mentioned the Broadway market in Fillmore and Corpus Christi and Saint Stanislaus Catholic church that was a big Polish community and I guess right after World War II I’ve been told that a lot of the Polish people left and went to check the water and I guess I use the money for the G.I. Bill to build new homes out in the Cheektowaga area I didn’t say Cheektowaga right but I think you know what I meant are you have a good day I hope the sunshine supper soon and don’t forget Dyngus day will be coming up in a couple of months happy New Year’s to you❤😂
Back in the area after 7 long years away and about to get out of the Humboldt House soon and have to look for an apartment. Not sure where I want to look nor am I sure I want to live out here again. The general area now gives me an uneasy feeling...like the good ol' days are far behind me, if that makes sense. Just wish I knew what to do.
I grew up on the east side of Buffalo and we knew it was crime but they only had beef with who they had beef with it was a code to respect kids and women especially in the Tupac era men showed love for them. I couldn't understand it but I didn't feel fear because if someone tried kidnapping kids everyone would jump in or if someone was getting "R" someone would stop it. I felt more safe in the hood than around police who hated people because of their race. Their is a lot of good people their who work and don't bother a soul. The most fun I had was friends and growing up in the hood! People treated you like family then.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL OH, MAN. I'm across the river in Southern Ontario, Canada, and your comment is ADORABLE. That home you're complaining about is selling for $750k here. You are so lucky, and you have NO IDEA.
I’ve been in South Buffalo my whole life. I’ve seen my fair share alcoholics, crackeads, dumb teenagers, you name it. I even seen someone almost get run over for stealing I believe a bike. Buffalo definitely isn’t a utopia.
Hello devonte, I live here in st Catherine’s ontario. I am looking to buy a house in Buffalo to renovate. A cheap house with a good exterior. I am wondering if you do consulting.?if you do please reply and I will provide my info. Thank you.
I came to Buffalo in early1980s mostly polish..walked down to Broadway Market, but by the 90s investors with only $$$ on their mind brought in the social blight and it got so bad I had to leave ..it's tool bad..really loved walking broadway.
I think Devonte is great! My first thought is like getting a single family residential home. I noticed that Devonte mentioned that the Broadway market isn't as busy it it used to be when he was a kid. Last time that I was in Buffalo, I was listening to a commercial on the radio advertising the Broadway market, well when I got there the doors were closed and when I looked through the door windows and I did not see any concessions or vendors. I thought to myself, well if I learn a little bit about the meat business like how to source ham and sandwich meats and learn how to make sausages or something like that I could be a vendor in the Broadway market. I had no idea who to talk to gain entrance to the Broadway market building or how to put up a concession, but after watching this video I feel confident that Devonte may be the go to person to ask my questions to and help me relocate to Buffalo and get my own little house to live in and then help me have my own business concession in the Broadway market selling cold cuts and a selection of meats and maybe make sandwiches for during the lunch hour!😀 I will have to give Devonte Davis a call. He seems like a very approachable person and his video makes feel comfortable, like I don't feel shy calling him or talking to him!
I lived in buffalo for a bit over 5 years in grad school: 14261, 14201, 14209 and 14213. Coming from Thailand, the first winter shocked me lol. Thank you so much for this video. I miss the 716. Also, whatdya mean the Central Terminal is still not done????
you bodied this video bruh, well done. not born but raised in buffalo 28+ years. thats a good point, the Broadway Market, when I was little that place used to be hella busy. too much neglect over there
Reminds me of the guy who stole the gumball machine on Christmas night... Plus every other store on Seneca That got broken into and looted that night, and those stores in the S Rossler Plaza... Plus the ones on bailey where the shop owners started shooting in the Air to drive off all the looters...
When my wife was going to nursing school at ECC the nursing students had part of their curriculum at ECMC. The far parking lot they had to park in was called the "R*pe and Rob lot".
I lived at 444 14th Street Buffalo NY. My grandpa's old house looks great on Google Maps; and the Peace Bridge is almost over it. BTW: I live outside DC now. It seems that MLK Blvd in ANY city has problems. Feel free to view the house on Maps. It was built in 1875 I believe. The basement was horror film creepy. Super creepy. 😮
I grew up Central Park Plaza area. My father left around 1971 when the gangs put two rifle shots into a house four doors away at 2am. Around 2005 took a car ride into the old neighborhood and was shocked at how bad it looked. Empty overgrown lots everywhere. Central Park plaza itself was fenced and dilapidated. Never going back
Albany Medical Center is the busiest level 1 trauma center in NY and it’s in a rougher section of the city. Albany is also a lot more run down then anywhere I’ve seen in Buffalo.
Not anymore more since trash started moving in. Don't take care of their houses at all, if they own them. And if they rent, it's 10x worse. I work in housing rehab and some of the places I have to go into, I can't describe. And I'm a veteran, so I've seen some things... It's really sad that people don't take pride in where they live...
my heart bleeds for the bad neighborhoods in buffalo; in nyc even in the worst areas; because it is so big and so alive and so smart there is a sense of hope; this is lacking in buffalo; the poorest seem to have lost hope and thats a shame
hey man, is the area near buffalo university safe? I plan to come over from Canada to write an exam there and I will be staying the night in a local hotel. Although my car is not high end, it is higher end than a lot of the cars I see in Buffalo when I go, so I am trying to avoid unsafe areas as much as possible while remaining close to that area. Thanks!
Are you going to be staying near north or south campus? South campus is decent especially this time of year because all the college students are away. North campus is extremely safe in my opinion
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65 Im guessing the south because the hotels are near/around Amherst. the exam centre is on north forest and John James so im trying to stay within 10 minutes of the location
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65 Thanks! I just watched your video on the University of buffalo, and I didn't realize the campus was separated into two parts..I thought you were referring too the southern region of the campus (the northern one because I assumed it was the only one LOL). I will take a look for hotels in the area. My credit card points are pointing me in the direction of the days inn located on Niagara Falls blvd. There are other hotels also in that area that I could use my points toward. Anything to be aware of? Just don't want my car broken into. I appreciate you taking the time to provide me advice!
My grandparents grew up on Inglewood and Bird Ave in the 1930s/40s. I plan on visiting in a few months and want to go to the old Western Electric plant and their old house. Looking forward to a real beef on weck, something that doesn’t exist where I live…
I lived in Wappingers Falls, and all i use to hear about was how bad the town of Newburgh just across the hudson river was. And i use to venture over in my car numerous times and saw nothing of the sort. Now its not to say your just gonna show up some place and crime will be out of control as depicted in the movies. Down trotted areas usually have things more subtle. things pop off fast and quick and the aftermath lingers with people typically staying home for a spell.. wash rinse repeat. And i do get it when you have townships with next to nothing in terms of work, and sustainability. New York situation is not as bad as other places in the nation, but as a whole it still suffers from the old disconnect of being built from a bygone era. an anolog age where such industries that created and kept such towns afloat dried up with white flight, and the change of business, industry and technology. YOu see one the worse things a city and its leadership can do, is pour all its reasourced into a singular bread winning industry. in other words putting all its eggs in one industry basket. Detroit.. automotive. and the minute they wanted to make more money and could produce vehicles in incentive driven cheap locations so did chimes of detroits death started ringing. Businesses that supported the city and generations of its residents either had to relocate or place their fate in the states questionable future. and as such those who get left behind in poverty fall into a dire situation for their younger generation who cant find good work. a nation gripped by rising cost and inflation. crime rises across the board. and only the rich get richer, giving their reasons why they cant pay people more.
I’ve lived on the East Side, First Ward, South Buffalo, Kaisertown, Elwood Village, Black Rock, Cheektowaga, and West Seneca. I’ve ridden my bike all over. I’ve never really had any problems. Things will get stollen if they are left out. But that’s the same anywhere. Just don’t put yourself in bad situations.
There are truly some lovely comunities of people on the eastside. There are generations of families who have maintained areas on the eastside that you might not expect to see. No doubt there are troubled areas. However, many black families are working hard maintaining their property and bettering their community.
As soon as he said Emerson, I knew he could not bring up Bailey Ave lmao I remember I had to drive through there because some of the 33 highway was closed. I got to this one intersection and I saw two prostitutes working the corners, a fight that broke out outside a convenience store, the store manager coming out to watch it lmao, and a drug dealer biking around the intersection like it was Breaking Bad. Stay away from that place
Good video, but a couple of corrections and a perspective. I left WNY in 1995, and was born their in the 50's. The neighborhoods mentioned were not great in the mid 60's and by at the end of the 70's the industrial base was basically gone from the city. A familiar phase by 1980, "last one out turn out the lights", with multiple layoffs per month (2500 here or 175 there, it was constant) mid-sized firms and small businesses supporting the former industrial base were gone and boarded up quickly. Many residential property owners soon couldn't get the value from their homes throughout the East/West side of the city and there were vacant homes everywhere. There were multiple arsons per week (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall - late 60's - 70's), but each Summer it was up to 4 - 8 every weekend. Neighborhoods burnt to the ground by professional arsonists for the insurance. What the exit of jobs didn't kill off the criminals took, striking the heartbeats of those residential communities. By the mid 60's - 70's you didn't walk those streets at dusk or early morning (by anyone's standards) in the ZIP codes mentioned in this video. Re: Broadway and the surrounding area, it was dying by the mid 1960's. I truly believe that people who live in Buffalo love the city but it seems that large cities have accepted a level of crime as being the norm. Crime is not and should never be accepted in any form, but it has. We have a basic measure of crime for an average in this country and every city is measured against that percentage, good or bad. I do miss the good people of the Queen City and the restaurants, but don't miss the elements that detract from life quality. Unless there is a significant business revival in Buffalo, the existing tax base of the city and state is insufficient to address the blight in that once great city.
Grew up in the Southside before leaving for Texas. Family still lives there. All of the folks who lived in your top 5 that are being pushed out by development or improvements are moving to South Buffalo. Won't be long before 14220 is on your list.
I live not to far from the Chinese restaurant you mentioned. There was one that personally i think was really good that unfortunately shut down not too long ago. There is one I found that i feel is really great in Blasedell called China King off of Lake near Southpark Ave that is the best in my opinion.
To be honest, Buffalo is mentioned less than other cities that is mentioned in the news. The only time I read about the city negativity for those trying to restore BCT.
I just invested 2 million plus dollars in 171 walden ave. Look up buffalo trade center. Especially a lot of the Bangladeshis moved their and invested in the community and homes. We usually reduce crime and raise property value.
Brother please let me know how we could link up if you live there. I still live in Queens but my extended family is up there. I would love to be help other entrepreneurs grow and may a positive dent in the community. Let me know I'd love to exchange information.
14210 here, I live on one of the oldest streets in Buffalo, in One of the oldest houses in Buffalo. My grabparents moved in when they got married at 18. I was born here in Buffalo, at Mercy Hospital (like everyone else), I'll be 28 in october. I was gone from 2010 to 2016. It really sucks to see how Degenerated my City is. But, inside of 14210 is pretty classic Buffalo. I live in my childhood house. I'm a part of the original reality.
Awesome to see a channel about my home town area, keep up the good work
Awesome! Thank you!
I grew up in 14211. A lot of bad things happened in my neighborhood but for some reason, I always felt safe.
Thanks for the comment
Same...14211 area...felt safe
You mean, you grew up kind of back to the future, I mean, back in 14211?
Hey, that makes me feel confident about relocating to Buffalo!😀
I moved out of Buffalo over 20 years ago, and I went to Emerson HS before they closed it. I was just telling someone where I currently live about the area I went to high school. I'm kinda surprised & not surprised that he mentioned Sycamore & Walden straight out the gate.
Buffalo always seems to suffer from the NY distribution of population, high population, low government help. I live outside Buffalo in Alden, drive through Buffalo often to see friends, and crime aside, everyone has been super friendly. I've lived in Depew, Lancaster, Lockport, North Tonawanda, Tonawanda, Buffalo, Elma, and now Alden, went to Buffalo State. I have lived in 10+ other states, but 10 out of 10, I would still always return to the 716.
You did a lot of traveling lol
Low gov help? I guess in some ways. The worst parts have the highest spending per capita though, through welfare.
I grew up in Alden. I escaped NY over 20 years ago to get away from the vile leftist politics and bad weather. Alden is a pretty neat town, and It saddens me to see Western New York trapped because of bad state policies. If New York voters would just wake up and realize that garbage like Cuomo and Hochul do NOTHING to improve NY, maybe the state could be saved.
What kind of government help would help the East Side? I think maybe the government surrendering its monopoly on the use of force and allowing the good citizenry to form "vigilance committees" might help, but that will never happen because the government is ultimately about control and doing something that cedes control will not occur. NYS and Buffalo want law abiding folks helpless and dependent on the government which is never there and always late to respond.
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part of the problem with Buffalo's growth is the preservation board. There is many vacant buildings on purpose. City wont let them tear it down so they leave it to rot and then it has to be to torn down,
Agreed
You are 100% correct and it's been that way for decades. The Preservation Board in Buffalo is the hindrance of progress.
Fr that’s why Buffalo looks so disgusting and old
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65I just have a question I have never been to upstate ny how is it for the homeless? I'm not that handicap but I'm related to Al Roker
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65I'm trying to move there but I realize it's cold but last year I was living in Massachusetts which I didn't like. But buffalo is great for African American people
I feel safer in Buffalo than I do in Rochester !
Rochester seems rough AF
@@LITMOVIESCENES yess it is
I'll go one better. I feel safer in Buffalo than I do in Jamestown.
@@mayavenuemisfit814 - Hey........ Dunkirk is getting fairly rough as well.
Great video! I'm not a city planner or anything but it is absolutely criminal that the Central Terminal has not been revamped and repurposed yet. I think that they should of used the Central terminal instead of spending millions rehabbing the Exchange St station. I understand easier said than done but the Central Terminal can be an absolute jewel (again) of the city! I do remember going down to the Broadway Market in the 70s and early 80s with my mom and grandmother getting butter lambs, pierogis, and hams. Such an awesome time! Need to start pumping money into that area to, seriously, improve the Broadway/East Side.
I agree 100%
I agree from 14222.
Exchange St👎
I live near the terminal off William. I agree. Beautiful building. Crying shame it just sits there.
I’m a Buffalo native who just came home after 13 years around the world in some pretty extreme circumstances. I have an absolutely insane concept to get the Terminal all the attention it needs, probably internationally, and even though the plan I have up my sleeve has nothing to do with the government on paper, it would take a lot of cooperation with City people to make it happen.
It took years and a lot of blood and sweat and tears, but I eventually got the communist party to move the needle on one of my projects in China, to great success. here in Buffalo, I can't get anything past "oh that's nice". people just don't want to. I think the American identity is to have something to complain about, not to celebrate. complaining allows us to blame someone.
Because it’s in a horrible neighborhood, nobody wants to have to go there to hang there waiting for a train, to shop, or do any type of business there,nobody wants to have to work there!!!! It’s a awesome building (snuck in there to explore it on many occasions as a kid/teenager)!!!! It’s so cool, would be great to see it restored and made into something useful, unfortunately, it will never be worth the money that it would take to restore it or turn it into something useful!!!! It’s just not a good place for people to need to go!!! Always thought it be cool if they restored it back to how it was, and then use it as a museum for things from that era and area!!! But again, nobody wants to go there for any reason!!! lol
I left with most of my graduating classmates in 2005 during the whole “let’s get out of here” transplant phase. Came back a couple years later because, guess what? It’s sucks everywhere else too. Charlotte was modern and upscale, but burning your hands on the steering wheel at only 9 in the morning and the lack of decent food was a no go. Philly was the most fun I’ve had in my entire life, but seeing a guy get aired out in the streets only my 2nd week there let me know I was in a dangerous place. Colorado was too expensive and dry AF. Chicago? I won’t even say it. Boston? The Mass**le reputation was legit. Rochester? Almost home but no cigar.
Coming back to Buffalo was a breath of fresh air. Low traffic, laid back pace, easy access to everything… 25 mins and you’re out in the county. The food… good lord, there are no words… Nat Geo putting Buffalo on the Top 10 food cities of the WORLD did all the talking for me. Summers? Yeah you’ll still fry, but it’ll be sunburn instead of looking down and seeing your skin fall off. And the people? During my first couple of weeks back in Buffalo I saw someone throw their hoodie down under a complete stranger’s car tires so they could get unstuck. Who does that?! WE DO.
There’s a reason Forbes ranked us as one of the best places to raise a family and there’s a ridiculously high percentage of former Bills and Sabres players who decide to stay here and do exactly that, during AND after their careers.
But I really should stop because… “Keep Buffalo A Secret” is the whole point. Let people think it’s bad here. Look what happened to East Aurora… charming quiet little town when I was a kid in the 90’s. Now? Amherst South… one giant traffic jam that you need to avoid like the plague.
Amazing perspective and comment! Thank you
I left in 99, and never came back, and never will. Moving to Arizona improved my life exponentially in so many ways. Better weather, lower taxes, more freedom, and more opportunities.
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65Buffalo is very similar to Boston in my opinion
I'm from the East side - I'm an ex-pat now (have been for 10+ years) & considering coming home, I know every area you mentioned - lived around the corner from ECMC; Mom used to work there, family lives off Delavan now in Cheektowaga; Grandma lived on Fillmore a stone's throw from MLK park - I really appreciate your videos, they makes me so nostalgic; thank you for this channel.
No problem Pamela, thanks for watching
East Delaven/Grider area. (EDP) 😉
It’s amazing the amount of transplants who either realize the grass isn’t greener on the other side (like me) or who eventually grow so homesick that they actually plan to come back. Buffalo is a place you can slow down and enjoy life in.
Used to swim at Humboldt Park in the sixties. Lived on C Street.
Fillmore and East Utica until the race riots.
I have lived in buffalo my whole life literally all 38 years and the big main problem is the DRUGS its way out of hand if we could get control of the drugs it will go a long way I mean a very long way.....the DRUGS have to go... every person that lives here knows atleast one person that has been lost to drugs.
At one time Buffalo was larger in population than Toronto but unfortunately for Buffalo, the fortunes of both cities went in completely opposite directions. Buffalo was hurt by the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway which made the Erie Canal obsolete and subsequently, the Buffalo manufacturing base completely collapsed. Meanwhile, after the election of the separatist government in Quebec many banks/companies moved their corporate HQs to Toronto. Toronto also became a magnet for new immigrants coming to Canada and with them came entrepreneurial skills and ideas.
Hopefully Buffalo continues to grow and all those vacant and abandoned lots get torn down and turned into new homes and businesses. My dream is to someday retire and move back to my beautiful home town of Buffalo. I sometimes daydream of riding my bike on the Erie Canal trail in the summers. Pray for Buffalo 🙏🏻
Yes we are all hoping the same, let me know when you move back up!
Also Buffalo is the BEST! The Taste was wonderful. My 14222 neighborhood is SO heterogeneous and I’m walking 4-5 nights a week well after midnight to 7-11 for another beer. Many peeps hanging about- I’ve had 0 problems 3 years BUT a few guys have been mugged in the decade. They are like bartender hipster types. ✌️🇺🇸✝️🌃
Just from when I was a kid in the early 2ks it's improved a lot. Downtown was a bum toilet. The inner harbor is great now. I hope they get to the east side soon.
who wants to invest in building a new house in the middle of 150 crap houses and no upturn insight?
Young families don't want to send their kids to awful schools. The same political party has driven almost every big city into the dirt...there are so many examples. And people keep voting for the same.
I'm on the east side almost daily, I don't need anyone to try and change my mind, I live in reality.
@@KT-Buf69 can’t wait to see all the changes. I also lived in the east side and went to Bennett for half a year. I use to walk past Central Park plaza every morning and stop at the donut shop after school. Good memories on Wakefield ave & Holden 🫶🏻
Queens NY here, checking out your vids. I love that there is not a soul walking, biking, or driving down these streets! I would rather deal with crime than traffic. HATE TRAFFIC!
It all depends on what area you're in, but it never gets as packed as NYC streets. There is almost never traffic, except for gameday. Several areas, like Allentown and Elmwood, will be full of people walking around, doing some shopping, going to street events, etc. There is always something to do in the area.
That panther picture behind you is awesome.
Thank you!
East side in my lifetime went from a nice family area being able to walk around at night, to a cess pit of violence , abandoned or torn down houses…….and I’m only 48. Ridiculous what happened to that area. Crack deals in front of churches while funerals going on etc.
Yes it definitely turned, reform is approaching though... hopfully
The drugs were just starting when we moved from Detroit street. I don't recall any shootings. I know some people that you never thought would do drugs, turn into crack heads!
I always heard the west side was bad
@@justinharroun69not great but east way worse.
Great job on video, I was in AZ for almost 20 years, and came back. There's no place like home. Family, lifelong friends, best food, and having 4 seasons again makes me happy. (Minus the Dec blizzard😂)..Your video reminded me I want to go to science museum. Thanks. I only went once when I was a kid. If I sell my house, I'll contact you.
Thank you so much I appreciate that
I moved to AZ in 99, and will never leave, and especially never go back to Buffalo. The vile leftist politics of NY, along with the horrible weather, and no opportunity.....I cannot fathom ever going back there.
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65I just have a question I am trying to apply for a NY ebt I don't know any stores yet I'm talking about grocery for low income? Wegmans is really expensive and they don't like the homeless in their store
Spent the first decade of my life in the 14215. ECMC was within walking distance, we saw it up close when we went to the corner store on Grider. Things may be different now - but some of the best times of my life were spent in my old neighborhood.
I moved out of state from Lockport in 2015. I do not miss it.
Where did you end up moving to?
your smart
That's a shame. You probably never appreciated its good side to begin with then.
East Saint Louis?@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65
@@sbprime2483you’re not
The bangladeshi community is doing a lot of great things around fillmore, definitely an area on the up swing imo
Yes they are doing a lot, taking over in some areas lol
Great video and very descriptive. Hands up to the 716!
BTW the Fruit Belt is the Fruit Belt because all of the streets are named after fruit trees or other trees.
Yes!
I appreciate this info. I’m born and raised in Buffalo and live in Puerto Rico now. Have been looking into buying property back home in Buffalo. Thanks for the positive vibes on my hometown.
Most definitely!
I need a ride to buffalo ny
Hey I need a ride asap I pay u
Hello
Speaking as someone that currently lives in New Orleans…Buffalo doesn’t have crime.
Lol yes I heard it’s rough down their
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65 let’s just say in Nola when you say “the shooting”, you’re gonna have to be way, way more specific than that lol
You must be crazy I’m from Buffalo if you don’t think that go there and visit 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@TreySarver whattt?? Buffalo got tuff ass gun laws & it’s only dangerous on 1 side of town the east side of buffalo is hectic when it warm up
@@headshotjones7726 exactly
I'm born and raised in Buffalo, and worked in the downtown area for six years before moving out of state at almost forty years of age but even before working in the area I was very familiar with most of the city and the downtown area. Buffalo is a typical, semi large, or small, depending on how you want to gauge it, city in America that is democratically ruled so, it has the normal democratically ruled city problems. Heavily government dependent, heavily section 8, heavily single motherhood, LOTS of crime in the usual areas and beyond, and lots and LOTS of Karens in the lily White suburbs, those that still exist as that, who vote democratic - just as long as there is a healthy separation of the people they are "down with the cause" for when it comes to actual living accommodations and also, when the sun goes down. Oh, don't get me wrong, there are PLENTY of government workers and government union people who'll always vote democrat, but trust me, that is the only thing they'll vote for the "downtrodden" for. In short, NO, Buffalo is not safe, and either are any of the other New York State "cities" who follow suit. If you don't believe me, just go hang out on Bailey or Fillmore or Jefferson or Doat or Genesee or any of the fruit belt streets some late night.
“Democratically ruled” lmao 😂 Red states have a higher murder rate per capita. Cities in red states have terrible or non existent infrastructure. Please!
I nearly got robbed walking on Main St. past Masten Park. Twice. In one night. This was 25 years ago. I hope it's better now. I left in 2002.
I love the science museum, and have always felt comfortable going there, even for evening classes. We just attended our first festival in MLK Park this summer, and it seems like such an underrated space. It was such a good time. I'm in this weird camp of wanting to keep some of these spaces for ourselves, without people-ing it all up, but not because people are afraid to come out here due to the crime rates.
I grew up in buffalo, moved to the sunset Bay Area 7 years ago, driving in buffalo seems very run down and the air quality is much worse then where I am now, however buffalo has been getting a lot better in the recent years.
Yes it’s definitely changing for sure !
Broadway Markets, my grandmother used to go there and Loblaws
Great!
10:28 groups of us teens used to drink beer outside the central terminal. Couldn't go inside though because it was guarded with Dobermin Pinschers. It was 100 Polish back then.
Lots of beautiful neighborhoods in Buffalo with gorgeous houses. Downtown has lots of activities to enjoy especially the canal with ice skating.
20 years ago when I worked for Schwan's I got high jacked by 7 dudes, (right here 10:38 ) with bats and guns. Since I had no money on me I opened the doors and said "Have at it" I took the empty truck back to base and said, I fucking quit, and you are out of everything in the truck!
Interesting stuff!
Thanks John
A lot of these places really are safe believe it or not, just rare events happen
I grew up on Rohr Street (Between Walden and Genesee) in the early 60's which was a big Polish community next to the German community. MLK park was Humboldt Park back then and even back then, don't be there after dark.
Thanks for the comment!
I lived on both the west side of Buffalo and East side of Buffalo growing up in the 70s and 80s. Obviously totally different times. I do live in North Tonawanda now which is obviously a totally different area than the places that I grew up in. But I have traveled to old areas like Niagara Street near the river. And I see that they are doing a lot of stuff down there and just like you said a lot of stuff near the hospital so you’re right a lot of stuff will be coming back.
In Toronto that is very true. We have the bigger and better hospitals located in more financially depressed areas
Yes seems like a common theme
I like your video you did a real good assessment of the area you mentioned the Broadway market in Fillmore and Corpus Christi and Saint Stanislaus Catholic church that was a big Polish community and I guess right after World War II I’ve been told that a lot of the Polish people left and went to check the water and I guess I use the money for the G.I. Bill to build new homes out in the Cheektowaga area I didn’t say Cheektowaga right but I think you know what I meant are you have a good day I hope the sunshine supper soon and don’t forget Dyngus day will be coming up in a couple of months happy New Year’s to you❤😂
Thanks for your video
Excellent job my brother and true.
As for big hospitals being in bad neighborhoods, I live in Maryland, and Johns Hopkins is in a terrible section of Baltimore.
I’ve heard that as well, it maybe true
Been there. It is.
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65
Same with Duke University and hospital in Durham, NC.
The only exception I've seen is Fargo, ND. On account of, there are no bad neighborhoods.
Well if you get shot, the hospital's right there!
I lived here in buffalo ny.all my life on the west side.buffalo is getting better.
Yes it is!!!!
I tell people this all the time
Me too!! ❤
No it ain’t 😂
Broadway has amazing street talent .. all I can say.
lol thats funny
I feel like I need a shot of penicillin just from merely driving through the Broadway and Bailey area…
@@30AndHatingIt Racist.
your sick lol
Baltimore, John’s Hopkins hospital
Back in the area after 7 long years away and about to get out of the Humboldt House soon and have to look for an apartment. Not sure where I want to look nor am I sure I want to live out here again. The general area now gives me an uneasy feeling...like the good ol' days are far behind me, if that makes sense.
Just wish I knew what to do.
Yes it’s a big city man, plenty of apartments everywhere
I grew up on the east side of Buffalo and we knew it was crime but they only had beef with who they had beef with it was a code to respect kids and women especially in the Tupac era men showed love for them. I couldn't understand it but I didn't feel fear because if someone tried kidnapping kids everyone would jump in or if someone was getting "R" someone would stop it. I felt more safe in the hood than around police who hated people because of their race. Their is a lot of good people their who work and don't bother a soul. The most fun I had was friends and growing up in the hood! People treated you like family then.
Buffalo needs more affordable housing. You shouldn't have to pay $200k to live in a decent home.
200k is super low, compared to the national average
200k is hella low bruh.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
OH, MAN. I'm across the river in Southern Ontario, Canada, and your comment is ADORABLE. That home you're complaining about is selling for $750k here. You are so lucky, and you have NO IDEA.
200k???!!! That's cheap!!
You can buy an abandoned house for a dollar and pay property tax here too
It was nice to meet you today!
It was a pleasure andrew !
I’ve been in South Buffalo my whole life. I’ve seen my fair share alcoholics, crackeads, dumb teenagers, you name it. I even seen someone almost get run over for stealing I believe a bike. Buffalo definitely isn’t a utopia.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you said dumb teenagers
Like most inner cities, it’s inner city problems lol
grew up in riverside/blackrock 60s-70s dad packed us up to Cheektowaga pine ridge area
Thanks for the comment!
Hello devonte, I live here in st Catherine’s ontario. I am looking to buy a house in Buffalo to renovate. A cheap house with a good exterior. I am wondering if you do consulting.?if you do please reply and I will provide my info. Thank you.
Yes that is what I do every day in the real estate business,
Shoot me an email and we can jump on a call this week!
I came to Buffalo in early1980s mostly polish..walked down to Broadway Market, but by the 90s investors with only $$$ on their mind brought in the social blight and it got so bad I had to leave ..it's tool bad..really loved walking broadway.
Yes it was a great place, hopefully their plans to rebuild are pushed to the forefront
I think Devonte is great! My first thought is like getting a single family residential home. I noticed that Devonte mentioned that the Broadway market isn't as busy it it used to be when he was a kid. Last time that I was in Buffalo, I was listening to a commercial on the radio advertising the Broadway market, well when I got there the doors were closed and when I looked through the door windows and I did not see any concessions or vendors. I thought to myself, well if I learn a little bit about the meat business like how to source ham and sandwich meats and learn how to make sausages or something like that I could be a vendor in the Broadway market. I had no idea who to talk to gain entrance to the Broadway market building or how to put up a concession, but after watching this video I feel confident that Devonte may be the go to person to ask my questions to and help me relocate to Buffalo and get my own little house to live in and then help me have my own business concession in the Broadway market selling cold cuts and a selection of meats and maybe make sandwiches for during the lunch hour!😀 I will have to give Devonte Davis a call. He seems like a very approachable person and his video makes feel comfortable, like I don't feel shy calling him or talking to him!
As a once Buffalo area resident, the only area I had a problem with was the Filmore District.
I lived in buffalo for a bit over 5 years in grad school: 14261, 14201, 14209 and 14213. Coming from Thailand, the first winter shocked me lol. Thank you so much for this video. I miss the 716.
Also, whatdya mean the Central Terminal is still not done????
you bodied this video bruh, well done.
not born but raised in buffalo 28+ years. thats a good point, the Broadway Market, when I was little that place used to be hella busy. too much neglect over there
I appreciate you, thank you
our car was broken into wile at the science museum
I’m sorry to hear that!
Reminds me of the guy who stole the gumball machine on Christmas night... Plus every other store on Seneca That got broken into and looted that night, and those stores in the S Rossler Plaza... Plus the ones on bailey where the shop owners started shooting in the Air to drive off all the looters...
When my wife was going to nursing school at ECC the nursing students had part of their curriculum at ECMC. The far parking lot they had to park in was called the "R*pe and Rob lot".
No comment on that one …
even the " bad " areas are very beautiful architectually
Remember...the shooter in Buffalo was NOT from Buffalo.
Your right he wasn’t from here
I lived at 444 14th Street Buffalo NY. My grandpa's old house looks great on Google Maps; and the Peace Bridge is almost over it. BTW: I live outside DC now. It seems that MLK Blvd in ANY city has problems. Feel free to view the house on Maps. It was built in 1875 I believe. The basement was horror film creepy. Super creepy. 😮
Ahhh yes those old cellars can be scary
It feels so weird watching this video and my hood I grew up in...
Its amazing how close Buffalo is to Canada
I was born and raised in 14215 area code in Buffalo. I left in 1996. Don't see any reason to move back.
What about Middletown ny or parkville ny
I work in the Bailey Genesee area. A lot of people walk to work from this area. They are great people and hard workers.
Glad to see back
Yes
We have the same with hospitals next to poor areas. Try East Cleveland Ohio. I'll show you bad if you want to visit. Love Buffalo-Go Bills.
I grew up Central Park Plaza area. My father left around 1971 when the gangs put two rifle shots into a house four doors away at 2am. Around 2005 took a car ride into the old neighborhood and was shocked at how bad it looked. Empty overgrown lots everywhere. Central Park plaza itself was fenced and dilapidated. Never going back
The plaza is completely gone now. It's all apartment buildings and rowhouses.
I nearly got robbed walking on Main St. past Masten Park. Twice. In one night. This was 25 years ago. I hope it's better now.
Albany Medical Center is the busiest level 1 trauma center in NY and it’s in a rougher section of the city. Albany is also a lot more run down then anywhere I’ve seen in Buffalo.
I have to, go up there. Never really visited
Utica is a dump too….
Grew up in the Broadway Fillmore area. Mid 50's to late 60's. Lot of Polish there.
Yes very true
Not anymore more since trash started moving in. Don't take care of their houses at all, if they own them. And if they rent, it's 10x worse. I work in housing rehab and some of the places I have to go into, I can't describe. And I'm a veteran, so I've seen some things... It's really sad that people don't take pride in where they live...
my heart bleeds for the bad neighborhoods in buffalo; in nyc even in the worst areas; because it is so big and so alive and so smart there is a sense of hope; this is lacking in buffalo; the poorest seem to have lost hope and thats a shame
I used to go to futures academy in the fruitbelt, up till 6th grade in 2007
Lived here most my life... Great video......!!! Need a place to MESSAGE YOU ..! TY...
hey man, is the area near buffalo university safe? I plan to come over from Canada to write an exam there and I will be staying the night in a local hotel. Although my car is not high end, it is higher end than a lot of the cars I see in Buffalo when I go, so I am trying to avoid unsafe areas as much as possible while remaining close to that area. Thanks!
Are you going to be staying near north or south campus?
South campus is decent especially this time of year because all the college students are away.
North campus is extremely safe in my opinion
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65 Im guessing the south because the hotels are near/around Amherst. the exam centre is on north forest and John James so im trying to stay within 10 minutes of the location
John james is in Amherst, so you may be at north. I would look around Amherst
Very safe neighborhood
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65 Thanks! I just watched your video on the University of buffalo, and I didn't realize the campus was separated into two parts..I thought you were referring too the southern region of the campus (the northern one because I assumed it was the only one LOL). I will take a look for hotels in the area. My credit card points are pointing me in the direction of the days inn located on Niagara Falls blvd. There are other hotels also in that area that I could use my points toward. Anything to be aware of? Just don't want my car broken into.
I appreciate you taking the time to provide me advice!
growing up in buffalo it was always the norm, there wasnt actually that much to be worried about
My grandparents grew up on Inglewood and Bird Ave in the 1930s/40s. I plan on visiting in a few months and want to go to the old Western Electric plant and their old house. Looking forward to a real beef on weck, something that doesn’t exist where I live…
Hello I need moving in Buffalo
Excellent shoot me a email
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I lived in Wappingers Falls, and all i use to hear about was how bad the town of Newburgh just across the hudson river was. And i use to venture over in my car numerous times and saw nothing of the sort. Now its not to say your just gonna show up some place and crime will be out of control as depicted in the movies. Down trotted areas usually have things more subtle. things pop off fast and quick and the aftermath lingers with people typically staying home for a spell.. wash rinse repeat. And i do get it when you have townships with next to nothing in terms of work, and sustainability. New York situation is not as bad as other places in the nation, but as a whole it still suffers from the old disconnect of being built from a bygone era. an anolog age where such industries that created and kept such towns afloat dried up with white flight, and the change of business, industry and technology. YOu see one the worse things a city and its leadership can do, is pour all its reasourced into a singular bread winning industry. in other words putting all its eggs in one industry basket. Detroit.. automotive. and the minute they wanted to make more money and could produce vehicles in incentive driven cheap locations so did chimes of detroits death started ringing. Businesses that supported the city and generations of its residents either had to relocate or place their fate in the states questionable future. and as such those who get left behind in poverty fall into a dire situation for their younger generation who cant find good work. a nation gripped by rising cost and inflation. crime rises across the board. and only the rich get richer, giving their reasons why they cant pay people more.
I’ve lived on the East Side, First Ward, South Buffalo, Kaisertown, Elwood Village, Black Rock, Cheektowaga, and West Seneca. I’ve ridden my bike all over. I’ve never really had any problems. Things will get stollen if they are left out. But that’s the same anywhere. Just don’t put yourself in bad situations.
Keep doing what you are doing!
Thanks, will do! most appreciated coach!
Buffalo is getting more populated now. New houses, new businesses, a lot of change compared to years ago.
Yes and it’s such a great sign
I didn't understand, why is the hospital area so bad?
Your 100% on tearing down and building new, Florida looks so new because everything looks newly built.
Yes yes and yes, it’s in the works for sure
There are truly some lovely comunities of people on the eastside. There are generations of families who have maintained areas on the eastside that you might not expect to see. No doubt there are troubled areas. However, many black families are working hard maintaining their property and bettering their community.
I agree
That is quite the expansion they added to the science museum.
I used to play basketball at ECMC and one time we came out to walk to the car and this old dude saw us and was like “The four Horseman”
IM FROM TONAWANA AND WORKED AT CHILDRENS HOSP. GUY I WORKED WITH HE HAD AN APARTMENT NEAR BOX AND MOSELLE. HE TOLD ME A LOT OF GUN FIRE EVERY DAY.
Looking at Zillow and the average home in front of BCT is like 70-80K. THAT is hilarious.
crazy right?
As soon as he said Emerson, I knew he could not bring up Bailey Ave lmao
I remember I had to drive through there because some of the 33 highway was closed. I got to this one intersection and I saw two prostitutes working the corners, a fight that broke out outside a convenience store, the store manager coming out to watch it lmao, and a drug dealer biking around the intersection like it was Breaking Bad.
Stay away from that place
Lol thats crazy
I like this setup better
I appreciate it, I will roll it out more often
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65 I hope in the warmer months you do a video about all the parks on the shoreline trail
Good video, but a couple of corrections and a perspective. I left WNY in 1995, and was born their in the 50's. The neighborhoods mentioned were not great in the mid 60's and by at the end of the 70's the industrial base was basically gone from the city. A familiar phase by 1980, "last one out turn out the lights", with multiple layoffs per month (2500 here or 175 there, it was constant) mid-sized firms and small businesses supporting the former industrial base were gone and boarded up quickly. Many residential property owners soon couldn't get the value from their homes throughout the East/West side of the city and there were vacant homes everywhere. There were multiple arsons per week (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall - late 60's - 70's), but each Summer it was up to 4 - 8 every weekend. Neighborhoods burnt to the ground by professional arsonists for the insurance. What the exit of jobs didn't kill off the criminals took, striking the heartbeats of those residential communities. By the mid 60's - 70's you didn't walk those streets at dusk or early morning (by anyone's standards) in the ZIP codes mentioned in this video. Re: Broadway and the surrounding area, it was dying by the mid 1960's. I truly believe that people who live in Buffalo love the city but it seems that large cities have accepted a level of crime as being the norm. Crime is not and should never be accepted in any form, but it has. We have a basic measure of crime for an average in this country and every city is measured against that percentage, good or bad. I do miss the good people of the Queen City and the restaurants, but don't miss the elements that detract from life quality. Unless there is a significant business revival in Buffalo, the existing tax base of the city and state is insufficient to address the blight in that once great city.
Thanks for the comment Andy perspective!
Grew up in the 70's Bailey/Genesee area and it was pretty darn safe.... these days I'd get shot in my old neighborhood just for being there
I wonder what chaged? Lol
It will come back, slowly but surely
Grew up in the Southside before leaving for Texas. Family still lives there. All of the folks who lived in your top 5 that are being pushed out by development or improvements are moving to South Buffalo. Won't be long before 14220 is on your list.
I live not to far from the Chinese restaurant you mentioned. There was one that personally i think was really good that unfortunately shut down not too long ago. There is one I found that i feel is really great in Blasedell called China King off of Lake near Southpark Ave that is the best in my opinion.
Nice thanks for sharing
@@buffaloliving2.0devontedav65 no problem bud.
Friendly China Buffet on Harlem near Mineral Springs is excellent as well, but we’re talking heading more towards Cheektowaga.
To be honest, Buffalo is mentioned less than other cities that is mentioned in the news. The only time I read about the city negativity for those trying to restore BCT.
I just invested 2 million plus dollars in 171 walden ave. Look up buffalo trade center. Especially a lot of the Bangladeshis moved their and invested in the community and homes. We usually reduce crime and raise property value.
Brother please let me know how we could link up if you live there. I still live in Queens but my extended family is up there. I would love to be help other entrepreneurs grow and may a positive dent in the community. Let me know I'd love to exchange information.
Hey man, Yes you can reach out anytime. Shoot me a call or email!
A few uo and coming contractors need to do a "Bargain Block" type revitalization. There is a lot of untapped talent there.
14210 here, I live on one of the oldest streets in Buffalo, in One of the oldest houses in Buffalo. My grabparents moved in when they got married at 18. I was born here in Buffalo, at Mercy Hospital (like everyone else), I'll be 28 in october. I was gone from 2010 to 2016. It really sucks to see how Degenerated my City is. But, inside of 14210 is pretty classic Buffalo. I live in my childhood house. I'm a part of the original reality.
Thanks for the comment!
I love Buffalo!😀
Nice looking homes in the bad area of bufflo ny
Hey Raju , was that a question?
we're spoiled in nyc; its expensive but very very very safe
Big problem is that the housing stock is old
This is true