Today is the neighborhood most densely populated by Italian Americans, as can be seen from Hertel Avenue, full of restaurants, shops and Italian bakeries. Up to the 70 North Buffalo was a center of the Jewish community, which then was moved to the suburb of Amherst and Williamsville, but still there are many Orthodox synagogues, schools and associations. North Buffalo in the '20s became a district with a renowned symbol of bourgeois living, and still remains a neighborhood that offers a great lifestyle: there are many pedestrian areas, parking garages, parks, and proximity to the university encourages students to settle there.
It's also here that the Italian Heritage Festival is held annually in July, on Hertel Ave, a festival is considered one of the five most popular in the USA. There are two major parks, Central Park and North Park. To the west is bordered by the Black Rock to the east and University Heights.