Brian Sharp

Students at the University of Rochester set up tents early Tuesday morning on the Wilson Quad in front of the Student Union. The students plan to remain in the encampment to protesting the war in Gaza.protesting the war in Gaza.

The university says it will not cancel or change plans for commencement but that it will call in additional personnel, do bag checks and take other added steps to avoid disruption.

Monroe County’s Industrial Development Agency approved more than $4 million in tax breaks Tuesday for the two-story $40 million facility proposed to be built behind Costco in the CityGate complex off Westfall and East Henrietta roads.

Li-Cycle's company offices at the Eastman Business Park facility in Greece.

Area nonprofits are facing potential service cuts due to the significant reduction or loss of United Way support.

The state's Community Air Monitoring Initiative highlights parts of the city with elevated pollution levels. Pollutants identified include final particle matter that can travel deep into the lungs to black carbon from gas and diesel engines.

Fatih Pirbudak who works for a fruit and vegetable wholesaler at the Rochester Public Market helps Shashi Gurung and Perm Adhikari in this 2022 file photo.

Brooklyn-based NKG LLC has spent the past two years working to redevelop 350-362 State St., on the corner of Factory Street, into 16 apartments. The work was ongoing when this photo was taken on Sept. 25, 2024.

The owners and other stakeholders have time to rebut the city's abandonment claim before the city initiates proceedings.

The Fairlife refrigerated storage facility under construction at the plant location in Webster. The 130-foot-tall racking system will hold pallets of product before it is shipped to consumers. Fairlife claims the Webster plant will be the largest milk processing facility in the Northeast.