Claim: Western New York straddles two Great Lakes.
Evidence: Western New York is considered part of the Great Lakes Region and straddles Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
Lake Erie -LRB- -LSB- ˈɪəri -RSB- Lac Érié -RRB- is the fourth-largest lake -LRB- by surface area -RRB- of the five Great Lakes in North America , and the thirteenth-largest globally if measured in terms of surface area.
Lake Ontario -LRB- Lac Ontario -RRB- is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.