10/22/2026
The East Side is getting a big boost in the form of a new playground, modern stage pavilion, and green infrastructure, as part of a $2.3 million comprehensive revitalization of Sears-Paderewski Park (https://www.newcityparks.org/projects/sears-paderewski-park). The park is in the shadow of the Central Terminal, at 358 Paderewski Drive. Empire State Development (ESD) has announced that renovations across three city-owned parcels—an abandoned pavement-covered lot and two adjacent vacant lots—will provide the Broadway-Fillmore community with many of the recreational amenities that they have been asking for over the years.
https://www.buffalorising.com/2026/10/2-3-million-dedicated-to-transform-sears-paderewski-park-on-citys-east-side