Corrections

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November 2, 2026Factual error
Rochester Public Art Walk: The Best Murals, Sculptures, and Installations You Can See on Foot
Correction, October 26, 2026: A claim that Rochester Beacon reported several Wall Therapy murals lost to demolition and deterioration was unsupported; the documented loss is the "Sleeping Bears" mural, painted over in 2023. Erich Lehman was described as co-founding Wall Therapy; the festival was founded by Dr. Ian Wilson, and Lehman is its co-curator and lead organizer. We regret the error. Correction, November 2, 2026: The mural roster named Curiot of Mexico and Never2501 of Italy as Wall Therapy artists in Rochester, a claim that could not be verified; the documented international painters named here are ROA of Belgium and Gaia of Baltimore. NOTA was described as running roughly between University Avenue and Monroe Avenue; the Neighborhood of the Arts is a 15-block district bounded by East Main Street, Union Street, East Avenue, and Culver Road. Parcel 5 was described as being on Main Street between Elm and Clinton; it is an open green space on East Main Street in downtown Rochester, and the cross-street detail was unsupported. We regret the error.
November 2, 2026Factual error
She Walked the Same Trail Hundreds of Times. Then She Discovered a New Species.
Correction, November 2, 2026: An article said the Cumming Nature Center is open year-round; the center in fact closes to the public from late November to mid-December. We regret the error.
November 2, 2026Factual error
Cake Fest Roc Is Back at Highland Park — Rochester's Most Joyful Community Tradition
Correction, November 2, 2026: The festival was described as 'not a competition' with 'no judges, no rankings,' specifics no source supports; organizers instead describe Cake Fest Roc as being about community. We regret the error.
November 2, 2026Factual error
Rochester and the Cream Ale: How the Flower City Shaped American Beer
Correction, October 26, 2026: An article said fewer than 100 U.S. breweries remained by Prohibition's 1933 repeal; in fact about 756 of roughly 1,900 pre-Prohibition breweries resumed operations after repeal. An article said Genesee Brewery was founded by Mathias Kondolf at Cataract Falls on the river's east bank; Kondolf actually bought and renamed the existing Reisky & Spies brewery in 1878, at the high falls of the Genesee River. An article credited the Brewers Association's style guidelines with explaining that cream ale is named for its foam head and mouthfeel; those guidelines contain no such explanation, and the style's smoothness comes from a warm fermentation and cold lagering. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: The article said Rochester breweries harvested river ice and stored it in caves cut into the gorge walls; the sourced account is that breweries built ice houses and cellars in the river gorge to age beer at lower temperatures. An article said the Genesee Brew House offers tours and a 'Pilot Batch series'; the Brew House page describes interactive exhibits, a gift shop, a pub-style restaurant, and an on-site pilot brewery, with no tour program or named series. Genesee Cream Ale was described as one of the best-selling cream ales in the United States; the brewery's history says it became America's best-selling ale. We regret the error. Correction, November 2, 2026: Cream ale was called 'one of the most popular beer styles in America,' a claim the cited style page does not support; the style dates to the 1800s and predates Prohibition. A claim that Three Heads Brewing makes cream ale variations was linked only to the brewery's homepage, which does not list one; the brewery does produce a Cascade Cream Ale, now cited to a listing confirming the style. We regret the error.
November 2, 2026Factual error
A New Nuclear Plant Near Rochester? Here's What New York's Biggest Energy Bet Means for This City
Correction, October 25, 2026: The article claimed both labor unions and economic development groups were backing the nuclear proposal; the cited reporting supports only organized labor as a strong supporter. We regret the error. Correction, November 2, 2026: The article said Gov. Hochul directed the New York Power Authority to develop new nuclear capacity 'earlier this year,' but the directive was issued the prior year, in 2025. We regret the error.
November 2, 2026Factual error
Rochester International Jazz Festival 2026: Your Complete Guide to Nine Days in the East End
Correction, October 25, 2026: The festival was said to be ranked by Visit Rochester among the top jazz events in North America, a ranking the source does not make; Visit Rochester calls it one of the nation's most popular and respected music festivals. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: The festival's name carried an outdated "CGI" title-sponsor prefix; the 2026 edition is the Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank. We regret the error. Correction, November 2, 2026: The article stated that Regional Transit Service ran extended routes with increased evening frequency during festival week; RTS has not announced any such festival-specific service, so the claim was removed. We regret the error.
November 2, 2026Factual error
The Maplewood Neighborhood Rochester Doesn't Talk About Enough
Correction, October 25, 2026: A park above the gorge laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted was dated to the 1890s without support; records put its creation in 1888, so the decade was removed. The park was said to be actively in discussions with developers about additional residential development; no source supported that, though the park was rezoned to allow residential uses. A new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at Eastman Business Park was said to have recently completed construction; available reporting said only that it was being outfitted to open in 2025. We regret the error. Correction, November 2, 2026: A planned Maplewood park playground was described as having a sensory component designed for children on the autism spectrum; the city's description calls it a play space with modernized equipment and accessible safety surfacing and makes no autism-specific claim. We regret the error.
November 2, 2026Factual error
Rochester Lilac Festival 2026 — Your Complete Guide to 10 Days at Highland Park
Correction, November 2, 2026: The article said Lilac 5K registration closes April 30, but April 30 is only the deadline to be guaranteed a t-shirt and registration remains open after that date. We regret the error.
November 2, 2026Factual error
The Genesee Riverway Trail: Rochester's 24-Mile Urban Escape You're Only Using a Fraction Of
Correction, October 25, 2026: The trail was said to connect more than 20 parks and natural areas; the City of Rochester's trail page says it provides access to eleven parks. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: A trail gap was described as an on-street stretch along Maplewood Avenue; Reconnect Rochester instead documents it as a gap most straightforwardly closed by protected bike lanes on St Paul Street. We regret the error. Correction, November 2, 2026: A statement attributed to Reconnect Rochester about the Inner Loop North project linked the organization's homepage rather than its High Falls Greenway post, and described 'trail connections' where the post refers to better connectivity. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
How to Actually Buy a House in Rochester Right Now
Correction, October 25, 2026: Rochester was called the market with the strongest combined home-price-and-sales growth projection for 2026; Realtor.com ranked it second, behind Hartford. A paraphrase of Don Simonetti Jr.'s 2026 outlook — 'continued strong demand, tight supply and good news for sellers' — was presented inside quotation marks as his direct words; it was the reporter's wording. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: The University of Rochester Home Ownership Incentive Program's household gross income limit was given as under $155,000; it is under $135,000. A statement that Mark Siwiec said in a HomeLight article that removing contingencies can help an offer stand out 'even if it means not offering the highest price' could not be verified, and the attributed quote was removed. The 30-year mortgage rate was said to have peaked at 7.26% in January 2025; Freddie Mac's January 2025 high was 7.04%, the week of January 16. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: Rochester's early-2026 housing supply was stated as 0.3 to 0.52 months; Redfin data for February 2026 shows the metro had about 1.4 months of supply. Rochester's estimated 30-to-33 first-time-buyer age, attributed to broker Mark Siwiec in the Rochester Business Journal, was previously stated without a citation; the source is now linked. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Rochester's Innovation Puzzle: The City That Leads in Patents but Keeps Losing Its Startups
Correction, October 25, 2026: The opening claimed a Rochester Beacon analysis found Rochester leads New York State and ranks among top US metros for research funding per resident; the analysis found only that the region produces more patents per capita than most peer cities. A reference to WXXI News reporting on regional technology engagement linked to a section page and included an unsupported claim about civic institutions; it now links the specific WXXI story on local school districts adopting AI tools. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: A venture capital comparison named Albany as a New York State metro Rochester trails, but the Rochester Beacon source named Buffalo and Syracuse; corrected to Syracuse. A claim that Brookings Institution research showed Pittsburgh added technology jobs at a rate outpacing national averages could not be verified and the attribution was removed; the sentence now says only that Pittsburgh's technology sector expanded over the following decade. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: Monroe County's optics and photonics cluster was called one of the densest in the world, a claim traceable only to promotional and political sources; it is better described as a national hub, with more than 60 percent of US optics degrees conferred in Rochester. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Rochester's R-Future Fund: What It Is, Who Qualifies, and How to Make It Grow
Correction, October 26, 2026: Figures that children with a savings account are 3 to 4 times more likely to enroll in college and 4 times more likely to graduate were attributed to Prosperity Now; the multipliers come from academic research, not Prosperity Now, and were softened to the supportable finding that savings help students reach and complete college. The article attributed a goal of giving every child 'the same financial starting point' to Rochester Beacon; the program gives children in the poorest ZIP codes an extra $20, and officials described the aim as planting a seed of economic opportunity. Promise Indiana was described as tying savings accounts to community college scholarships as part of a regional economic development strategy; it actually helps families save in CollegeChoice 529 accounts and provides a community matching grant when youth raise money from their 'champions.'. A claim that low-income children with a savings account are more likely to enroll in college than middle-income children without one was cited to an internal page and is not supported by any research; the supported finding is that college savings accounts boost enrollment among underserved youth. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: The article said R-Future Fund enrollment requires no application, no deadline and no paperwork of any kind; sources confirm only that the $20 seed deposit is made automatically upon kindergarten enrollment. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Rochester Pedestrian Safety: Why the SUVs and Trucks on Our Streets Are Deadlier Than You Think
Correction, October 25, 2026: Light-truck share was given as 37% of US sales in 2000 rising to about 80% by 2023 and credited to the EPA; the EPA Automotive Trends Report instead tracks production share, which has reached roughly 63% of new vehicles. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: Rochester's Vision Zero work was described as a distinct 'Phase 2' focused on speed enforcement cameras; the city instead lists it among priority actions that include reviewing options for automating speed reduction and traffic safety tactics. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Stands By Me: The Rochester App That Found Farm Stands in 33 States
Correction, November 1, 2026: The article said the app was built in Rochester; it was conceived in the Finger Lakes region, though its founder, Brent Bivona, is Rochester-based. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
How to Get Around Rochester on a Veo E-Bike or Scooter
Correction, October 25, 2026: Veo Access was described as $5 per month with 30 free minutes of riding daily, specifics that are unconfirmed for Rochester, which states only that it is a reduced-price monthly membership for low-income riders. The in-app feature was given an alias, 'Education Mode,' that the program does not use; the alias was removed, leaving its actual name, Training Mode. The Cosmo-e is correctly described as a seated Class 2 throttle-assist e-bike, so no correction was needed. The claim that the program accommodates riders without a smartphone or bank account is supported by the City of Rochester, so no correction was needed. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: The Veo Access program was described as $5 per month with 30 free minutes of riding daily, specifics unconfirmed for Rochester, which describes it only as a reduced-price monthly membership for low-income riders. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Eleven New Townhomes Could Rise on Rochester's Last Inner Loop Parcel — Here's the Plan
Correction, October 25, 2026: National 2020 U.S. Census homeownership rates — 44.1% for Black Americans and 74.5% for white Americans — were incorrectly presented as Rochester figures; they are national rates, and Rochester's local rates are substantially lower. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: Shawn Dunwoody was described as having grown up on the north side of the Inner Loop and as calling it a 'ditch that dug families out of the neighborhood,' neither of which could be sourced; he is documented as a Rochester native. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: The parcel was said to have been sold in 2020 under a two-year construction requirement and reclaimed in November 2022; only that the city took the site back in 2022 is sourced. The for-sale homes were given a $175,000 starting price that appears in no cited or locatable source; only the affordability target of buyers earning up to 60% of area median income is supported. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Rochester Sees No Gun Deaths in Q1 2026 — A City's Long Road Back
Correction, October 25, 2026: Shooting incidents with injury in Rochester were described as down 58 percent since 2021; the state figure is a 57 percent reduction. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: Motor vehicle theft was said to have dropped 68 percent from 2023; thefts actually fell from 3,942 in 2023 to 1,437 in 2025, about a 64 percent decline. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: A statement that non-fatal shootings declined for a fourth consecutive year was not supported; the cited reporting says only that the number of people shot has dropped consistently since the 2021 peak. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Rochester's Water Is Exceptional. Here's What's Actually in Your Pipes.
Correction, October 26, 2026: The article said Rochester's water system serves roughly 170,000 residents, but the city's water bureau reports providing water to about 210,000 people within the city, plus surrounding communities. The article said the City of Rochester owns both watersheds outright and that they are not managed by a state authority, but New York State purchased both lakes from the city in 2010 and manages the surrounding land as state forest. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: The article attributed to the NRDC a claim that upstate New York cities including Rochester have among the highest concentrations of pre-1986 lead service lines in the Northeast, which could not be verified; it was replaced with the documented figure that almost one in three of Rochester's service lines are lead. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
RIT Just Launched an AI Degree. Here Is Why That Matters for Rochester.
Correction, October 25, 2026: A list of local employers where RIT computing graduates land named Xerox, Bausch + Lomb, and the University of Rochester Medical Center, which RIT's computer science hiring-partner list does not include; the sourced local employers are Paychex and L3Harris. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: The nation's first undergraduate information technology program, created by RIT, was dated to 1986, but that year refers to RIT's first AI courses and RIT's announcement does not date the IT program. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: A statement that L3Harris is applying AI to defense communications systems built in Rochester went beyond the source, which says L3Harris is partnering with leaders in the AI space to synthesize data quickly enough for actionable intelligence. A claim that URMC is investing in AI-assisted diagnostics was tied to coverage that does not mention URMC; URMC's December 2025 alliance with GE HealthCare includes delivering new MRI systems with on-device AI that reduce imaging noise. A claim that Paychex named AI integration its primary strategic focus overstated the source, which quotes a Paychex executive describing modernizing the company's platforms, data, and architecture to be AI-ready. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Rochester Vision Zero Phase 2: The City Is Coming for Speeding — and Asking for Your Help First
Correction, October 25, 2026: The chance a pedestrian struck at 20 mph dies was stated as roughly 10%; the research on vehicle speed and pedestrian injury puts it at about 5%. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: A claim that Rochester had outpaced comparable upstate cities, adjusted for severity and population, for nearly a quarter century was unsupported; the cited data show only that Rochester had the highest fatal-crash rate in the 2020-2024 period. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Rochester Just Got $3.8 Million to Build Its Healthcare Workforce. Here's What That Means.
Correction, October 25, 2026: Healthcare was said to be projected to add about 1.8 million jobs per year; the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects about 1.9 million openings per year, which include replacing workers who leave, not only new jobs. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: The $3.8 million grant was attributed to a 'New York State Career Pathways Program' linked to the state labor department; it is a New York State Healthcare Education and Life-Skills Program (HELP) grant. The grant was said to target registered nurses, medical assistants, home health aides and patient care technicians; it actually funds employees training as surgical technologists, radiologic technologists and dental assistants. A $3.8 million state grant to the University of Rochester was described as coming through a 'Career Pathways Program' to build a city-wide training pipeline; it is a New York State Healthcare Education and Life-Skills Program (HELP) grant that funds career advancement for the university's own employees. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: An article claimed the University of Rochester's HELP grant was among the larger individual grants in the program's recent cycle; the source makes no such comparison and only notes the university was one of 21 organizations selected, so the claim was removed. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Rochester Is Tearing Out the Inner Loop North — And It Can't Happen Soon Enough
Correction, October 25, 2026: Stantec was described as a Rochester-based engineering firm; it is a global firm handling the project through a local team. We regret the error. Correction, November 1, 2026: A 2021 New York Times piece on highway removal that featured Rochester's Inner Loop was called an editorial that praised the project as a model; it was a reported news feature, not an editorial. We regret the error.
November 1, 2026Factual error
Fairlife Just Opened a $650 Million Plant in Webster — Here Is What 380 New Jobs Mean for Monroe County
Correction, November 1, 2026: An article said the Fairlife Webster plant was 'already producing'; the cited source describes the August 20 event as a soft opening with production-line testing rather than full production. We regret the error.
October 27, 2026Factual error
What Rochester Actually Needs From Albany's 2026 Budget — And Why This Year Feels Different
Correction, October 25, 2026: The number of Rochester City School District students was given as 22,000; the district's 2025-26 PreK-12 enrollment was 21,870. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: The Senate one-house budget's school aid was misstated as a $26 billion increase; it added $285.3 million in Foundation Aid for a statewide total of $27.4 billion. We regret the error.
October 27, 2026Factual error
Rochester Keeps Showing Up — What the May Day Walkout Says About This City
Correction, October 25, 2026: The article said SEIU 1199 took part in Rochester's March 28 No Kings rally and linked an unrelated page for Genesee Gateway Park; no source confirms SEIU 1199's attendance, and the rally drew more than 25 local organizations to Genesee Gateway Park. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: The May 1 walkout was said to have briefly disrupted traffic on a Thursday morning; May Day 2026 fell on a Friday, and the march disrupted downtown traffic that Friday. May Day coverage was attributed to Spectrum News as centering on immigration enforcement, the Iran conflict and economic inequality, with more than 3,500 events nationally; Spectrum reported a worldwide strike for peace, higher wages and better working conditions, and the national count was more than 3,000. We regret the error.
October 27, 2026Factual error
Rochester Food Truck Rodeo 2026: Your Guide to Every Last-Wednesday Gathering at the Public Market
Correction, October 26, 2026: The guide described the 2026 Food Truck Rodeo as running May through September across five events; the season actually runs April through September, with six events beginning April 29. We regret the error.
October 27, 2026Factual error
The Cones Came First: How Reconnect Rochester Turned Tactical Urbanism Into Neighborhood Power
Correction, October 25, 2026: Stantec was described as doing the traffic analysis pro bono across multiple makeover cycles; the sourced role is donating pro bono engineering services to design a makeover's temporary installation, with speed data collected by the Genesee Transportation Council. The first makeover, at Parsells and Greeley in 2018, was said to have led the City to install two permanent raised crosswalks; the documented outcome is a proposed permanent redesign with curb realignments and a raised intersection. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: The Avenue D and Hollenbeck Street makeover was dated 2024 and credited with a flat 16% westbound speed reduction; it took place in 2025 and Reconnect reported up to a 16% reduction. The early community workshops were attributed to the Community Design Center of Rochester; Reconnect Rochester runs the community workshops. We regret the error.
October 27, 2026Factual error
Rochester Fringe Festival 2026: How to Navigate 500+ Performances Without Missing the Best Ones
Correction, October 25, 2026: Attendance was described as annually exceeding 100,000; that figure was a 2019 total, when the festival drew more than 100,000 attendees. Parcel 5 was described as 2.5 acres; the former Midtown site measures about 1.1 acres. The festival was described as spreading across 19 venues; the 2026 Rochester Fringe Festival ran across 45 venue locations. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe was said to draw upward of 3 million visitors each year; it issued more than 2.6 million tickets in 2025, and tickets issued are not visitors. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: A claim that Rochester City Newspaper had consistently found Rochester-based acts generate the most sustained post-festival conversation was attributed to that outlet but could not be located in its reporting, so the attribution was removed. We regret the error.
October 27, 2026Factual error
The Monroe Theatre: Rochester's Sleeping Giant on Monroe Avenue
Correction, October 25, 2026: The adult-era occupant Show World was described as an adult retail store; it was an adult-film operation that screened movies. The opening listed Gone with the Wind among films shown at the Monroe; only Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music are documented as playing there, so Gone with the Wind was removed. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: A fluorescent-green-and-black repainting of the facade was attributed to ROC City Magazine; the detail comes from Cinema Treasures, which describes it as a likely attempt to keep the building from being declared a city landmark. A petition was quoted as saying 'The vacant theater tears a hole in a vibrant commercial district'; the petition's actual wording is 'Not only does it tear a hole in a vibrant commercial district.'. We regret the error.
October 27, 2026Factual error
Hillary Olson Is Leaving RMSC. Here's What She Built — and Why It Matters to Rochester Families.
Correction, October 25, 2026: RMSC was described as one of the top five most visited attractions in Monroe County; the source's ranking is specifically for attractions serving children and families. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: Hillary Olson was described as a native of the Rochester area; she is an Ogden native and a Brockport High School graduate. We regret the error.
October 27, 2026Factual error
High Falls State Park: What Rochester Is Finally Getting in Its Downtown Gorge
Correction, October 25, 2026: The park's updated designs were said to have been shared publicly for the first time at the May 5 open house, but the state had already released the framework plan and renderings publicly in October 2025, so that phrase was removed. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: A comparison said Niagara's American Falls 'measures roughly 70 feet' and linked an NPS page that gives no height; the American Falls actually ranges from about 70 to 110 feet, so the figure, the source link, and the claim that High Falls is taller were corrected. The Heritage Trail was described as 2.5 miles, but that figure is the length of the gorge-wide park trail system; the Heritage Trail is described by the state as a larger trail, so the measurement was removed. We regret the error.
October 27, 2026Factual error
Rochester Had a Subway — And the Tunnels Are Still Down There
Correction, October 25, 2026: The subway's last day of service was given as March 30, 1956; the last day of passenger service was June 30, 1956. The subway line's length was overstated as approximately 12 miles; it was about 7 miles. The subway's opening was given as June 1, 1927; operations actually began on December 1, 1927. Annual subway ridership was said to have peaked in the late 1920s; it actually peaked at over 5 million in 1946 and 1947. We regret the error. Correction, October 26, 2026: The subway's peak ridership was overstated as more than 10 million a year; it peaked at over 5 million in 1946 and 1947. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Rochester Is Planting a Forest on a Parking Lot — And It Could Change How the City Thinks About Green Space
Correction, October 25, 2026: Monroe was described as already in conversation with Indigenous communities about a ceremony; the source says she planned to reach out to see if any would be willing to participate. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Rochester Red Wings Are Playoff Bound — First Postseason Since 2013, and It Means Everything
Correction, October 25, 2026: The article said a September 20 win clinched the International League East title; Rochester actually earned its postseason berth as the International League second-half winner. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Downtown Rochester Is Getting a Grocery Store Again
Correction, October 25, 2026: An Inner Loop East claim of '500+ housing units' accompanied the $200 million investment figure, but the cited source states only the investment figure, so the unit count was removed. The 2027 Inner Loop North construction-start date reflected city officials' stated expectation as of the article's 2026 publication and was supported by contemporaneous reporting. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Rochester Cocktail Revival 2026: Your Guide to RCR13
Correction, October 25, 2026: The Bar Room Battle Royale was listed as taking place on June 6; it is scheduled for June 7. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Monroe County Overdose Deaths Fell by Half in 2024 — What Rochester's Harm-Reduction Network Got Right
Correction, October 25, 2026: A sentence claimed advocates had documented an uneven geography of overdose risk across Monroe County for years; sources support only that advocates have drawn attention to the North Clinton Avenue area's struggle with drugs. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Rochester Is About to Rewrite Its Zoning Code — Here Is What Changes and What It Means for Your Neighborhood
Correction, October 25, 2026: A proposal to relax accessory dwelling unit restrictions was attributed to the Zoning Alignment Project itself, when the cited source shows Reconnect Rochester and its partners calling on the City to relax those requirements. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Rochester Researchers Built an AI That Could Save Premature Babies' Lungs
Correction, October 25, 2026: A team member list incorrectly named 'Albert Arendt' as an Engineering collaborator; 'Albert Arendt Hopeman Professor of Engineering' is the endowed professorship title of computer scientist Jiebo Luo, not a separate person. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
SEAC Tool Shed Rochester: Borrow the Tools Your Neighbor Needs Too
Correction, October 25, 2026: The lending terms stated one free renewal was available; SEAC's membership page documents only the seven-day return window and no renewal, so the renewal claim was removed. The Tool Shed was said to have opened in April 2022 with 'a few hundred tools,' a starting-inventory figure no independent source supports, so it was removed; the April 2022 University Avenue opening is accurate. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Rochester's Vacuum Oil Reckoning: The PLEX Neighborhood Finally Gets Its Cleanup
Correction, October 25, 2026: The EPA's brownfields estimate was given as a flat 450,000 sites and linked to a page without the number; the EPA estimates 450,000 to 1 million sites. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Rochester Is Hosting the National Women's Hall of Fame Ceremony for the First Time — Who's Being Honored and How to Be There
Correction, October 25, 2026: Judith Viorst's book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day was called one of the most widely sold children's books in the English language, a claim no source supports; it has sold more than four million copies. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Rochester's Most Iconic Tower Is Getting New Life — What's Next for First Federal Plaza
Correction, October 25, 2026: An article said the tower offered high-rise river views from every floor; the cited source states only that it offers high-rise views of the Genesee River, with no claim about every floor. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Genesee Brewery Sold: What the Saothair Capital Deal Means for 700 Rochester Workers
Correction, October 25, 2026: The lead said the corporate parent would adopt the North American Breweries name starting this fall, a timing the source does not state; the source confirms only that the company is returning to the North American Breweries name it used from 2009 to 2012. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
T-Mobile's $2 Billion Greenlight Bet: What It Means for Rochester Internet
Correction, October 25, 2026: An unsupported claim that the deal was one of the largest capital commitments in Rochester's broadband history was removed and narrowed to the sourced figure, T-Mobile's roughly $2 billion investment. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Roc City Skatepark Phase 2 Is Opening This October — Rochester Is About to Have the Biggest Concrete Skatepark in New York
Correction, October 25, 2026: A claim that Grindline is one of the most respected skatepark builders in the country was not supported by the cited source and was removed, leaving only that Grindline built both phases. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Erik Frisch Takes the Helm at Neighborhood and Business Development — What It Means for Rochester's Streets
Correction, October 25, 2026: North Clinton Avenue was described as running through some of the highest-poverty census tracts in New York State; the supportable claim is that it lies within ZIP code 14605, the poorest in Rochester and among the poorest in the state. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
The Rochester Public Market: A Guide to the Flower City's Greatest Gathering Place
Correction, October 25, 2026: A claim that over $1.3 million in SNAP benefits were redeemed at the Public Market in 2022 was corrected to over $1.5 million in 2024, the figure stated by the cited source. We regret the error.
October 26, 2026Factual error
Memorial Art Gallery Will Be Free for Everyone in 2027 — Rochester Just Made It Happen
Correction, October 25, 2026: A statement that the Centennial Sculpture Park has always been free was unsourced; it has been linked to the University of Rochester's account describing the park as 'always open and always free.'. We regret the error.