Mayor's Office

Welcome Message

Welcome to the City of Buffalo and thank you for visiting our website.

As the 58th Mayor of Buffalo, I am excited about the dynamic change we’re seeing throughout our great city, a remarkable urban transformation that is attracting attention across the country.

With a rich history, a tradition of innovation and a culturally and ethnically diverse citizenry, Buffalo possesses tremendous resources that have helped our city to achieve fiscal stability, economic investment and create an environment that is attractive to families and investors.

Since 2006, we worked hard to set a solid foundation and remained steadfast in our determination to move progressively toward a better future. Today, investment is building in Buffalo. Buffalo is growing stronger, smarter, and receiving more positive attention about the many assets that make our city unique.

Like many of our peer cities in the Northeast, Buffalo has weathered challenging economic times, but there are strong signs of progress that show Buffalo has turned the corner. As a result of cutting taxes dramatically, and creating property tax certainty by freezing property rates for three years, Buffalo has one of the lowest effective tax rates in the region, its lowest tax rate in more than 20 years.

In 2012, Buffalo saw a surge of economic development activity, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus received a new addition with the opening of the Kaleida Gates Vascular Institute/UB Clinical and Translational Research Center and the John R. Oishei Women and Children’s Hospital will relocate to the BNMC in the coming years. The city of Buffalo is still correcting mistakes of the past and returning traffic to Main Street, last year we finished the 700 block and began construction on the 600 block, in the of fall 2013 we will have begun construction on the 500 block.
Buffalo’s revitalized waterfront continues to become more prosperous and vibrant. With the development of the Webster Block by the Buffalo Sabres and development of land near the Erie Basin Marina by Ellicott Development Company/Mosey-Castle Interests’ Buffalo’s Waterfront will see $250 million of private investment.

From our many cultural institutions such as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the historic Colored Musicians Club, the Buffalo Science Museum and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to our wonderfully diverse neighborhoods like Hertel Avenue, Grant Street, and Allentown. With thriving commercial districts, peerless urban architecture, and artistic communities that continue to inspire and excite, Buffalo is a city with a renewed feeling of hope and optimism.

So please enjoy visiting our website and once you see what we already know, come visit us and see firsthand what an exciting place our city is – Welcome to Buffalo!