Lafayette Square station, your stop near City Hall in the heart of Buffalo's Central Business District, officially goes by Evans Bank at Lafayette Square from November 8, 2019 to November 8, 2025 for sponsorship purposes. The station sits in the 400 block of Main Street, between Lafayette Square and Mohawk Streets, and lies inside the Free Fare Zone that lets you ride free between Canalside and Fountain Plaza stations; if you continue north past Fountain Plaza, you must have proof-of-payment. This is the stop closest to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, just one block east at Washington and Clinton Streets.
On February 28, 2019 The Buffalo News reported that Evans Bank, which opened its downtown headquarters in the Main‑Court Building the previous October, bought the station's naming rights for nearly $161,000 for five years, or nearly $352,000 if extended to ten years. Around you the city's transit spokes appear: at Court and Main Streets buses 1 William, 2 Clinton and 4 Broadway head east only, while at Court and Pearl Streets you'll find 1 William, 2 Clinton, 3 Grant (inbound), 4 Broadway and 5 Niagara–Kenmore. Picture the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library just a block east, anchoring Washington and Clinton Streets.