BUFFALO, N.Y. — National Night Out events happened all over Buffalo Tuesday night and the rest of the country after being canceled last year due to COVID.
The annual event aims to bring together communities through games and activities and so you can get to know your neighbors.
Dr. Benjamin Cashaw, the President of the Fruitbelt Coalition, said this was created to encourage neighbors to come out
"Night out was developed to encourage neighbors to come out, to discover who your neighbor is, to develop safety and sanctuary in your neighborhood this is how crime is kept down, that's how they set up crime watch, neighbors start to watch out for one another, " Cashaw said.
The Fruitbelt was also collecting petition signatures. They want to recognize the late Bishop William Henderson of the Michigan Street Baptist Church by putting his name on one of the neighborhood's overpasses.