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'friends', has been a key factor in helping me survive fifteen (15) months of being unhoused…read more They provide good quality and nutritious meals, hygene supplies, as well as clothing, laundy and showers. Awesome staff treats you like youre real people, and gives referrals for anything they dont provide. When i'm at friends, i feel safe, warm, and part of a community.

Overall, my family has been pretty happy with the Y. The workout facilities, locker rooms and…read morebathrooms are much cleaner than what I've experienced at places like LA fitness. I love that they have lockers with locks in the main workout area (you do need to bring your own lock for the locker room), although currently many of the lockers are broken so I hope they repair them soon. I've taken quite a few good classes here although the classes do tend to get crowded so you really have to show up early to make sure you have a spot. We also enjoy swimming both in the lap pool and with our son in the zero depth pool. The one frustration I have had is with the adventure room. This is a great indoor playground which my toddler son loves. However, unlike the rest of the facilities, it is covered in dust. I worry that if they aren't maintaining this area, not only is it covered in germs from the children, but they may not be regularly inspecting the safety of the structure. Overall, it seems like a safe playspace but anytime you have kids climbing at such high heights, a piece of broken equipment could become a serious danger. I always watch my son closely and check out the equipment myself while he's playing. The other problem with this area is that although there is an app with schedules, it is frequently incorrect when it comes to the adventure room. The open hours for children under five are very limited and as you can imagine, it is very difficult to get a toddler out of the house, bring him to his favorite place only to have to tell him that it is unexpectedly closed. I have brought up this issue to the staff multiple times, but it still has not been addressed. In general, I would say the Y is worth it, especially if you were planning on utilizing all of the facilities

The excercise classes in the pool led by Sara are wonderful. Overall, the staff is friendly,…read morehelpful, and professional. The facilities are 1st rate.

I've been to the YMCA 2 times now. I enjoyed the Sunday yoga class that I joined…read more I was pleasantly surprised at how busy the gym was over the weekend. I did some laps around the track and had no trouble finding a treadmill or bike. Over the years, I've frequented LA fitness gyms but I like the pace of YMCA as well. I also downloaded the app on my phone which makes it easy to check-in. They also list the gym hours and class schedules.

Birthday party used the gym. It was wonderful. The party room was large and spacious and…read moreimmaculate. The kids had a wonderful time.

Very friendly crew at the Belmont YMCA. They have many Seniors Activities ,Children and Adults…read moreServices..Very clean Swimming Pool and Locker Rooms. They have dryers for your hair and clean and private showers Thats why its called The Family YMCA!

I like to go to Kent to work out. So, let's get our Kent on…read more Kenny Loggins wasn't my fave singer, and never will be, but I give Ken a Ton of respect. And this facility is why. I'm here all week. No literally I'll be in this gym all week. It's important to remember - don't join up and then bail on them. Like, if you're gonna pay all that money, then use it. This place was founded by the Christians. So we should learn from them. I have never seen a Christian, Bale. Ever. Get it? They have some real issues - for example when they decide to do their varnishing, the whole place smells like varnish for several days to the point where you get a headache just from being here for 15 minutes. And weightlifting here is pretty much a nightmare for me cuz it's in a basement and the equipment is old and very limited and the new branch in Williamsville or for example the Southtowns branch just make this one look like a stone age medieval Relic. So the bikes they have are good, but there's only 3 of them and they're often busy even though the gym is super quiet. Worse, the spray bottle is near the bikes and when I'm using the bikes I got really tired of getting all of that toxic spray all over my skin weird people who think that filling the air with this stuff (I mean about 20 sprays directly towards me as if I didn't exist, from about 3 feet away) is somehow okay. Getting Simple Green sprayed all over your skin is a thousand times more harmful than getting someone else's sweat on you. Actually about a hundred thousand times more harmful. In my opinion. All this adds up to a 2 star review, but I'm bumping it up 2 whole stars, why? Simples. The staff. The front desk girls are some of the loveliest employees I've ever found at a YMCA... and I mean truly lovely. I consider one of them an excellent friend! So this is why they get bumped up to 4, for having the best front desk staff and going above and beyond.

Most amazing polish food! Awesome staff that are so funny and accommodating! Highly recommend…read morecoming here for traditional environment and recipes!!! Zwiewicz beer and Krupnik are not to be missed. Pierogi great!

They are an awesome organization!!! They have plenty of events, both there on site and as trips…read more They have room for banquets and do all the catering. Now for the restaurant and bar side of things, their food is amazing even during pandemic situations their food is off the charts!! This pic is of a to go order. Follow them on Facebook for all your restaurant and event schedules. You won't be disappointed. One of my favorite stops in town.

Get Member Plus. You get a better experience. Better change…read morerooms, newspaper, coffee, tea, unlimited towels, vanity with blow dryer, private steam and dry sauna, whirlpool hot tub and less traffic! If you want to just try it out, I believe they have a free 1 week trial. Every time I go, I don't see any kids in the Plus area, and this was during march break. The staff are extremely friendly.

This is the worst gym I have ever been to. Don't keep anything in your locker, since people will…read morecut the locks with bolt cutters and Rob you. The staff will do nothing about it, and it is a recurring issue that they do not make people aware of. There is no hand chalk for weights. Creepy old middle aged men are constantly hitting on younger women who are working out in the gym, and even the staff at times. Members never return weights to the proper spot in this gym, and staff do not stay on top of it either. Not enough machines, I find myself often waiting up to five minutes to get on a machine to finish my workout plan.

I first found out about the Massachusetts Avenue Project when I was looking for place near me to…read moredrop off kitchen compost. MAP is one of the drop-off locations for the City of Buffalo's residential food scrap collection program. If you'd like to participate, you can bring your scraps any time and look for the orange bins on the outer side of the fence. But MAP is more than just a place to drop off compost. It's an urban farm on the West Side that provides job and leadership training for low income youth. It also hosts cooking classes and gardening workshops, and a seasonal farm stand. You can also rent space in their farmhouse and/or commercial kitchen as well. I believe you can contact the org to request a tour of the farm (suggested donation $5), though I got a chance to see the grounds and go inside the farmhouse during MAP's annual seedling sale, where they also had outside vendors. Even though we didn't buy any seedlings (my recent track record with plants is not so great), it was still a fun visit. My three-year-old was interested in MAP's resident chickens, the demonstration beehive, and in the baby cows that were visiting the farm that day. We also purchased some food from one of the outside vendors, and some honey made by MAP's own bees. I'd definitely recommend being on the lookout for other MAP events if you're interested in locally grown food or edible gardening.

This is for M.A.P.'s farm location; 389 Mass. Ave. Went here for a visit with a bunch of other…read moreteachers to learn more about the organization and what they do. M.A.P. is an urban garden that is trying, very successfully IMO, to fill a "food drought" that is on the west side of Buffalo. They sell fruits, vegetables, fish, eggs and even chickens for awhile. Cool garden items: -They have two awesome aquaponic system to raise the fish and filter water. -Cool sized compost heap. -9 city house plots but you can't tell the size just from looking at the front For a $2 suggested donation, someone will show you around and answer all your questions!

we brought more items to the repair cafe this evening. One was an item we'd taken apart to clean,…read morebut couldn't figure out how to put it back together! Embarrassing for us, but Adam handled it well. A great attribute of these volunteers is that they don't judge, and they really do want to teach you how to fix something yourself. for the current schedude: https://thetoollibrary.org/daretorepair/. although they appreciate your registering in advance, it's not mandatory.

We have been members for a few years now. There are years when we only borrow a few tools, and…read moreyears when we use a lot more. Even when we only borrow a couple of tools, its still worth it. Plus the minimal charge you pay helps your community too. The staff are always friendly, and they have anything and everything you will need, and totally beats buying it for a one-time use or renting it from one of those other stores which charge you more for one item than the membership at The Tool Library.