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Buffalo New York

Buffalo’s Frederick Law Olmsted legacy: The park system that started it all

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BY JANA EISENBERG FOR NYUP.COM

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy — The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Systems includes Delaware, Front, Cazenovia, Martin Luther King Jr., South and Riverside Parks; public squares include Lafayette and Niagara; Olmsted-designed circles include Agassiz, Colonial, Gates, Ferry, McKinley, McLellan, Soldiers and Symphony. For more information, visit bfloparks.org.

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Place 18 of 52: From Refugees to a Reunion, Buffalo Lives Up to Its Welcoming Reputation

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IN “THE CITY OF GOOD NEIGHBORS,” OUR COLUMNIST FOUND A GENEROSITY THAT SEEMS INGRAINED IN ITS MAKEUP. AND YES, MANY WINGS WERE EATEN.

Our columnist, Jada Yuan, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2018 list. This dispatch brings her to Buffalo, N.Y.; it took the No. 37 spot on the list and is the 18th stop on Jada’s itinerary. Read More

The Bridges of Lincoln Parkway

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WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER THE LINCOLN PARKWAY BRIDGE PAST HOYT LAKE ONTO THE SCAJAQUADA ROADWAY, YOU MAY NOTICE THOSE GRANITE FINIALS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AS YOU PASS.

They are successors to the oak and cast iron railings of the past. This bridge is the third to span that spot over our park lake. Read More