Geography

The University Heights neighborhood is in the northeast corner of Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

. Main Street (NY 5

New York State Route 5

New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...

) bisects University Heights. Main Street in University Heights has an assortment of restaurants, bars, retail stores, and places of worship, many catering to the students

Student

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 of the University at Buffalo

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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The University Heights neighborhood is bounded on the west and south by Lasalle Avenue and the former Erie-Lackawanna Railroad right-of-way, across which is the North Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

North Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

North Buffalo, historically North Park, is a neighborhood in the city of Buffalo, New York.-Geography:North Buffalo stretches north from the Scajacquada Expressway NY 198 on the south, Kenmore, New York on the north, Bailey Avenue on the east, and Elmwood Avenue on the west.The topography of North...

 neighborhood. Kenmore Avenue, which forms the boundary between the City of Buffalo and the towns of Amherst and Tonawanda, forms the northern edge of the neighborhood. The Kenilworth

Kenilworth, Erie County, New York

Kenilworth, New York is an unincorporated area in the town of Tonawanda in Erie County, New York, USA.-References:...

 neighborhood in Tonawanda

Tonawanda (town), New York

Tonawanda is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 78,155. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern suburb of Buffalo...

 and the Eggertsville

Eggertsville, New York

Eggertsville, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, USA.-References:...

 neighborhood in Amherst

Amherst, New York

Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 122,366. This represents an increase of 5.0% from the 2000 census. The town is named for Jeffrey Amherst, a British Army officer of the colonial period...

lie across Kenmore Avenue. The Eastern Boundary is Bailey Avenue.