What is Rochester, NY known for?

Rochester is known as the "Flower City", thanks to the annual Lilac Festival, but before that it was the "Flour City", as one of the great milling sites on the confluence of the Genesee River, Lake Ontario, and the Erie Canal. read more

Rochester is known as the "Flower City", thanks to the annual Lilac Festival, but before that it was the "Flour City", as one of the great milling sites on the confluence of the Genesee River, Lake Ontario, and the Erie Canal. read more

The parking restrictions in Rochester are known as “alternate parking.” The rules only allow parking on the even-numbered side of the street until 7: 00 pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Parking on the odd-numbered side of the streets is allowed only until 7: 00 pm on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. read more

The man who invented the “calculating machine,” now more complex and known as the calculator, was from Rochester. 2. Rochester has the least expensive real estate market out of all major New York cities, with a median housing price of only $83,000. read more