Western New York

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geographic region region

Western New York is a region of the state of New York encompassing cities like Buffalo and Rochester, known for its Great Lakes shoreline, snowy winters, and distinct cultural and economic identity separate from downstate New York.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area	4
Western District of New York	3
western New York	2
Buffalo region	1
Buffalo–Niagara cross-border metropolitan area	1
Buffalo–Niagara region	1
W.D.N.Y.	1
Western New York region	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region ⓘ region ⓘ
borders	Canada ⓘ Central New York ⓘ Finger Lakes ⓘ surface form: Finger Lakes region Lake Erie ⓘ Lake Ontario ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Southern Tier region (overlap) ⓘ surface form: Southern Tier
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
contains	Allegany County, New York ⓘ Cattaraugus County, New York ⓘ Chautauqua County, New York ⓘ Erie County, New York ⓘ Genesee County, New York ⓘ Livingston County, New York ⓘ Monroe County, New York ⓘ Niagara County, New York ⓘ Niagara Falls ⓘ Niagara River ⓘ Ontario County, New York ⓘ Orleans County, New York ⓘ Seneca County, New York ⓘ Wayne County, New York ⓘ Wyoming County, New York ⓘ Yates County, New York ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
economicActivity	healthcare ⓘ higher education ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	cultural identity distinct from downstate New York ⓘ part of Rust Belt ⓘ
hasCity	Batavia, New York ⓘ Canandaigua, New York ⓘ Dunkirk, New York ⓘ Geneva, New York ⓘ Jamestown, New York ⓘ Lockport, New York ⓘ Niagara Falls ⓘ surface form: Niagara Falls, New York Olean, New York ⓘ
hasLandmark	Chautauqua Institution ⓘ Erie Canal ⓘ Letchworth State Park ⓘ
hasLargestCity	Buffalo ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Buffalo ⓘ Rochester ⓘ
hasSecondLargestCity	Rochester ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	Buffalo Bills ⓘ Buffalo Sabres ⓘ
hasUniversity	Rochester Institute of Technology ⓘ University at Buffalo, The State University of New York ⓘ surface form: University at Buffalo University of Rochester ⓘ
knownFor	Buffalo wings ⓘ Great Lakes shoreline ⓘ distinct regional identity ⓘ lake-effect snow ⓘ professional sports teams ⓘ snowy winters ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Upstate New York (broad sense) ⓘ surface form: Upstate New York
partOf	New York ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (66)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States District Court for the Western District of New York → abbreviation → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: W.D.N.Y.

William J. Hochul Jr. → basedIn → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western District of New York

Kim Pegula → businessRegion → Western New York ⓘ

New York State Thruway → connects → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buffalo region

New York's 26th congressional district → containsUrbanArea → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area

Buffalo Bills–Miami Dolphins rivalry → geographicRegionBills → Western New York ⓘ

Canada–United States border region → hasPart → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buffalo–Niagara cross-border metropolitan area

Seneca → historicalRegion → Western New York ⓘ

Dutch American → historicalSettlementRegion → Western New York ⓘ

subject surface form: Dutch Americans

Upstate New York (broad sense) → includes → Western New York ⓘ

Dunkirk, New York → isInMetropolitanArea → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western New York region

United States District Court for the Western District of New York → jurisdiction → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western District of New York

William J. Hochul Jr. → jurisdiction → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western District of New York

Amherst, New York, United States → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

subject surface form: Amherst, New York

Buffalo → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Chautauqua County, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Chautauqua Institution → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: western New York

Cheektowaga, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Daemen University → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buffalo–Niagara region

Diocese of Buffalo → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Dunkirk, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Ellicott Creek → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of Rochester → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: western New York

Erie County, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Jamestown, New York, United States → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

subject surface form: Jamestown, New York

Lockport, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Monroe County, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

New York State Route 78 → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

New York's 26th congressional district → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Niagara County, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Orchard Park, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Orleans County, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Pendleton, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Rochester → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Tonawanda Creek → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Tonawanda, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Williamsville, New York → locatedIn → Western New York ⓘ

Allegheny River → locatedInRegion → Western New York ⓘ

Frewsburg, New York, United States → locatedInRegion → Western New York ⓘ

Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant → locatedInRegion → Western New York ⓘ

Southern Tier region (overlap) → overlapsWith → Western New York ⓘ

Amherst, New York, United States → partOf → Western New York ⓘ

subject surface form: Amherst, New York

this entity surface form: Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area

Clarence, New York → partOf → Western New York ⓘ

Eggertsville, New York → partOf → Western New York ⓘ

Erie County, New York → partOf → Western New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area

Getzville, New York → partOf → Western New York ⓘ

New York State Thruway → passesThrough → Western New York ⓘ

American Falls → region → Western New York ⓘ

American side → region → Western New York ⓘ

subject surface form: American side of Niagara Falls

Canadice Lake → region → Western New York ⓘ