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  2. Rochester, New York - Wikipedia

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    Rochester (/ ˈ r ɒ tʃ ɛ s t ər,-ɪ s-/) is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Monroe County.It is the fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality in New York, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 census.

  3. Upstate New York - Wikipedia

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    Upstate New York is a geographic region of New York that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York. [1] [2] Upstate includes the upper Hudson Valley, the Capital District, the Mohawk Valley region, Central New York, the Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes region, Western New York, and the North Country.

  4. History of Rochester, New York - Wikipedia

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    History of Rochester, New York. An aerial view of downtown Rochester from 1938. Urban Rochester as seen from the air. Settlement of the city of Rochester in western New York State began in the late 18th century, and the city flourished with the opening of the Erie Canal. It became a major manufacturing center, and attracted many Italians ...

  5. Rochester metropolitan area, New York - Wikipedia

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    585, 315/680. The Rochester metropolitan area, denoted the Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area by the United States Census Bureau, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of six counties in Western New York, anchored by the city of Rochester, New York. Many counties are mainly rural with various farming communities scattered ...

  6. Interstate 490 (New York) - Wikipedia

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    Interstate 490 ( I-490) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that serves the city of Rochester, New York, in the United States. It acts as a northerly alternate route to the New York State Thruway ( I-90 ), leaving it at exit 47 in the town of Le Roy and rejoining the highway at exit 45 in the town of Victor 37.4 miles (60.2 km) to the east.

  7. Downtown Rochester - Wikipedia

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    Area code. 585. Website. www .rochesterdowntown .com. Downtown Rochester is the economic center of Rochester, New York, and the largest in Upstate New York, [1] [2] employing more than 50,000 people, and housing more than 6,000.

  8. Media in Rochester, New York - Wikipedia

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    The Rochester Patriot published 23 times a year from around 1972 until 1982. The Jewish Ledger – weekly newspaper serving the Rochester area's Jewish community since 1924. Stopped publication in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Monroe County Post – had different publications serving different parts of the Rochester area ...

  9. Highland Park (Rochester, New York) - Wikipedia

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    1888. ( 1888) Operated by. Monroe County. Open. All year. Highland Park, also known as Highland Botanical Park, is an arboretum in Rochester, New York, United States. Its administrative office is located at 171 Reservoir Avenue in Rochester. The park is one of several in Rochester originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, including Genesee ...