BUFFALO, N.Y. — The City of Buffalo and Erie County have issued a Code Blue for the night of Wednesday, Nov. 20 going into the morning of Thursday, Nov. 21.
When the temperature drops below freezing or 15 degrees Fahrenheit, it triggers one of two alerts, Code Blue 32 or Code Blue 15. Emergency situations near zero degrees or with extreme weather trigger additional response.
The overnight warming shelter location for Wednesday night:
- 586 Genesee St, Buffalo, 14204 - accessible location, OPEN 8 p.m. - 7 a.m. (This location was formerly a women's shelter but will be open to all for Code Blue.)
The daytime warming shelter will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 21
Code Blue clients will be permitted at the NFTA METRO Transportation Center from 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. to obtain bus tickets to the Code Blue Shelter when Code Blue is called. People will not be allowed to wait at the NFTA outside of those hours.
Helpful numbers and resources:
- City of Buffalo Code Blue updates are available by texting CodeBlueBuffalo to 898-211
- Southern Erie County Code Blue updates are available by texting CodeBlueSouthernErie to 898-211.
- If you live outside Erie County, contact local law enforcement or 211 for Code Blue options.
- WNY Coalition for the Homeless Website
- WNY Coalition for the Homeless Facebook
- WNY Coalition for the Homeless Twitter
See the full social media post attached below for more.