BUFFALO, N.Y. — An effort to save the historic a historic hostel continued on Saturday along Main Street in downtown Buffalo.
The city asked the hostel to vacate the building by March 25. A stabilization of a neighboring building is being planned.
In response, the people at Hostel Buffalo-Niagara are asking the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency to guarantee that it will be able to return to the location that it has leased for almost 30 years.
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Buffalo Improv House artists helped the hostel on Saturday by recording a music video to raise awareness for the cause.
"The city has indicated that they're willing to work with this place, which is awesome," Caitlin Steitzer said. "They're excited about that, I'm excited about that, but we wanted to create this project to help people really see what is at stake because people care about it that much."
The hostel said it is an important part of the city's culture, for both travelers and locals alike.
The city has offered the hostel a right of first refusal to buy the neighboring building once construction is complete. No construction timeline has been finalized.