Buffalo, NY · Starting here
Each community, in its own voice.
Excelsior Neighborhoods partners with the community-based organizations that know each neighborhood best — bringing you the real feel of where you live, who represents you, and what's happening on your block.
Get notifiedFirst partner: the Hispanic Heritage Council — a stalwart of Buffalo's Latino community.
How we work
Curated by the community.
Each neighborhood is anchored by the CBOs that have been doing the work for years. Their voice — not ours — shapes what you hear.
Real moments, real events.
Cultural celebrations, council meetings, hearings, neighborhood happenings — sourced from the people who live them.
Your neighborhood guide.
A friendly bilingual resource for Buffalo's 61st district — for getting your bearings on housing, services, voting, and how things actually work in this city. Ask in English or Spanish.
Listen. Read. Stay close.
We'll surface the voices already telling Buffalo's stories — and add ours alongside theirs.
Listen
Sin Fronteras WNY
On the airCommunity radio from the Hispanic Heritage Council — Western New York stories told without borders.
Via Hispanic Heritage Council · Buffalo
Vida Latina Upstate
On the airLatino voices from the Capital Region — Dan Irizarry and Capital District LATINOS amplifying community in Albany and beyond.
Via Capital District LATINOS · Albany
www.youtube.com/@VidaLatinaUpstateExcelsior Neighborhoods · The Podcast
Coming soonConversations with the people running the CBOs that hold each neighborhood together. Coming soon.
We'll let you know when it drops.
Read
We'll surface what matters from these outlets — and link straight to the source.
- The Buffalo NewsBuffalo's daily of record.
- Investigative PostAccountability journalism for Western New York.
- WGRZ Channel 2Buffalo NBC affiliate — local news and weather.
- WIVB News 4Buffalo CBS affiliate — investigations and community stories.
Buffalo first. Upstate next.
We're starting on Buffalo's West Side, where the Hispanic Heritage Council has anchored Latino civic life for decades. From here we'll partner with more communities — across Buffalo and across upstate New York — letting each neighborhood speak for itself.
Featured neighbors. Coming with HHC.
Latino-owned restaurants, bakeries, bodegas, and small businesses we love. Curated with the Hispanic Heritage Council so every spotlight is one we can stand behind.
Coming soon
We're locking in our first round of featured neighbors with HHC. Want to be one of them? Email info@excelsiorneighborhoods.com.
What's happening here.
Events from our partners — and the cultural and civic moments shaping Buffalo's neighborhoods.
- CulturalApril 30
El Día del Niño
Day of the Child — a Latin American observance recognizing the importance of children in society. HHC marks it each year alongside literacy partners.
Via Hispanic Heritage Council
- CulturalMay 5
Cinco de Mayo
Commemorates Mexico's 1862 victory at the Battle of Puebla. Celebrated across Buffalo with food, music, and community gatherings.
- HHC FeaturedJune 20
13th Annual Community Breakfast
HHC's signature event — community leaders, sponsors, and neighbors gather to mark the year's accomplishments and announce what's next.
Via Hispanic Heritage Council · hispanicheritagewny.org/events/breakfast.php
- CulturalSeptember 15 – October 15
Hispanic Heritage Month
A month of community programming with arts and cultural groups across WNY — coordinated by HHC.
Via Hispanic Heritage Council
More events coming as we lock them in with HHC and Buffalo civic sources.
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