The Many Nicknames For Buffalo, New York
The Buffalo Bills released their new "Nickel City" jersey earlier this week, based on the nickname for the City of Buffalo. But did you know that "Nickel City" isn't the only nickname Buffalo has?
The Many Nicknames For The City Of Buffalo
Nickel City is just one of five official nicknames for the City of Buffalo, at least according to Wikipedia.com. If you look up nicknames for Buffalo, there are 5 different ones that are commonly known and used.
Here they are in no particular order
The Nickel City - Buffalo got this name after a Buffalo was featured on the US nickel.
The Queen City - Buffalo is the 2nd largest city in New York State, behind New York City. So if NYC is King, Buffalo is the Queen City.
The City of Lights - Since Buffalo was so close to Niagara Falls, the electricity produced by the Falls powered all the lighting in the area, leading people to call Buffalo "The City of Lights"
The City of Good Neighbors - Buffalo is known for people helping people leading outsiders to call the people who live in Buffalo "Good Neighbors".
The City of No Illusions - When you talk to people from Buffalo, you get a straight answer, hence the nickname
There are a couple of extra nicknames that can be used for Buffalo as well. They include,
City of Trees - Buffalo earned this nickname after being designated as a Tree City USA.
All-America City - In 2002, the National Civic League named Buffalo an All-America City for community excellence and problem-solving.
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