Kennedy is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Poland in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.

In 1860, on the request of an Erie Railroad official, the hamlet became Kennedy.

[3] Kennedy is located in the northeastern part of the town of Poland in eastern Chautauqua County, in the valley of Conewango Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River.

US 62 leads south 1 mile (1.6 km) to Exit 14 on the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17).

According to the United States Census Bureau, Kennedy has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km2), all land.