The Buffalo Bills released their new "Nickel City" jersey earlier this week, based on the nickname for the City of Buffalo. The Many Nicknames For The City Of BuffaloNickel City is just one of five official nicknames for the City of Buffalo, at least according to Wikipedia.com. Here they are in no particular orderThe Nickel City - Buffalo got this name after a Buffalo was featured on the US nickel. The Queen City - Buffalo is the 2nd largest city in New York State, behind New York City. The City of Lights - Since Buffalo was so close to Niagara Falls, the electricity produced by the Falls powered all the lighting in the area, leading people to call Buffalo "The City of Lights"The City of Good Neighbors - Buffalo is known for people helping people leading outsiders to call the people who live in Buffalo "Good Neighbors".