The document provides information about the town of Cheektowaga, New York. It describes Cheektowaga as the second largest suburb of Buffalo, located in the north-central part of Erie County. It has major highways including I-90 and I-190 running through it. Cheektowaga is also home to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The document discusses transportation, housing, demographics, local attractions, healthcare facilities, and provides an evaluation of Cheektowaga as a place to raise a family.

1. Katie Button Community Health Nursing

2. Cheektowaga is a town in
Erie County, New York
The Town of Cheektowaga is in the
north-central part of the county. It
is the second largest suburb of
Buffalo, next to Amherst.

3. Major highways in the town of Cheektowaga include:
Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway), runs North-South through the town, traveling from the
Amherst town line in the north, south to the West Seneca town line in the southwest corner of town.
Interstate 190 (Niagara Section), travels in the town from I-90 to Buffalo City Line and beyond into
Downtown Buffalo and north to Niagara Falls.
New York State Route 33 (Kensington Expwy.,Genesee St.), East-West Route that runs through the
town from the Buffalo city line as the Kensington Expressway to the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport,
which lies within the town. Genesee Street then takes over NY 33 east out of the town into Lancaster.

4. Cheektowaga is also home to the
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
The principal airport of Erie County

5. Transportation
 One notable thing about  Commuting to work is done by car:
Cheektowaga is that if you 96.73% of people use private
need to go anywhere, you're automobiles to get to and from
work.
going to have to drive. This is
because Cheektowaga is
 Also available is the NFTA Metro
primarily built for cars, and if
Bus System- a public form of
you drive around you will transportation.
notice that there are lots of
shopping centers, parking
 It is common to see 1 or 2 people
lots, strip malls, and wide riding bikes during the day, or
streets. But don’t worry, groups of kids walking home after
everything is within a 20 school. In the evenings, there are
minute radius, including scattered joggers or families
downtown Buffalo. walking dogs.

6. Within 20 minutes,
and within the
Cheektowaga town
limits, there are
limitless places to
shop. Fast food of
every kind as well
as restaurants
ranging from
Chinese and Tai
food to Asian or
Mexican, as well as
coffee shops or
convenient stores
can be found Airport Plaza has a cheap movie theatre, major
almost everywhere. grocery store, clothing stores, fast food, etc. all
in one convenient place off of a major road.

7. Cheektowaga has one 2-story mall, full of stores,
restaurants, and a movie theatre
Walden Galleria mall

9. Many homes in Cheektowaga were built in the 1950’s. While there is a variety of
housing styles, the majority are 1 or 2 family, cape style homes.
Most lawns are kept fairly nice, and it is rare to see an abandoned home in the area.

10. 29% of the population of Cheektowaga choose to rent-
either a house or an apartment
For the most part, the majority of properties are well kept and appear up-to-date.

11. 2009 Statistics
White alone - 85.5%
Black alone - 8.9%
Hispanic - 2.2%
Asian alone - 1.7%
Two or more races -
1.3%
American Indian
alone - 0.2%
Other race alone -
0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander
alone - 0.01%

12. 31,543 (39.4%) of Cheektowaga residents proclaim Polish Ancestry
Every year, held in Town Park is the Polish American Festival :
a weekend full of Polish food, Polka music, and a parade

13. 4 Public Cheektowaga High schools

14. The town of Cheektowaga has a lot to offer
children to encourage play and a healthy lifestyle

15. Sister’s Hospital – St. Joseph Campus
Although the town is surrounded by over a dozen hospitals, the only one actually located in Cheektowaga
is Sister’s Hospital – St. Joseph Campus. This hospital specializes in emergency care, sleep disorders,
care for non-healing wounds, bariatric surgery, and stroke care.

16. Local Police and Fire Dept.
are active within the community

18. My Evaluation
MY ASSESSMENT OF CHEEKTOWAGA, BOTH AS A RESIDENT, AND AS AN
OBSERVER, IS THAT IT IS AN OVER ALL FAIRLY SAFE PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.
ALTHOUGH PEOPLE ARE NOT OVERLY FRIENDLY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, TH EY
ARE NOT MEAN. THERE IS A VARIETY OF PLACES TO SHOP, PLACES TO E AT, AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS. AS WELL, THERE
ARE NUMEROUS WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN FIELDS SPANNING FROM HEALTH
CARE TO FACTORY WORKER TO GROCERY STORE CLERK, ETC.
THERE IS ALSO NUMEROUS ACCESS TO RELIGIOUS FACILITIES SUCH AS
CHURCHES, AS WELL AS TO HEALTH CARE, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUC H
AS WIC AND AA GROUPS.
WHILE OBSERVING THE COMMUNITY, I DID NOT NOTICE VERY MUCH POLLUT ION,
VACANT LOTS, OR LITTER. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY GANG ACTIVITY OR GRAFITTI.
WORKING IN THE LOCAL HOSPITAL, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY PATIENTS ARE
REPEAT ADMISSIONS. AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE, I WOULD ADDRESS
THIS CONCERN BY PROVIDING MORE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, SUCH A S
OFFERING A HOME HEALTH NURSE POST-HOSPITALIZATION TO ASSIST PATIENT’S
WITH THEIR MEDICATION TEACHING AND COMPLIANCE.

19. References
http://www.city-data.com/city/Cheektowaga-New-York.html
http://www.chsbuffalo.org/Facilities/Hospitals/SSJC