Greece (New York) - Greece (New York)

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Greece
countyMonroe County
Residents
96.095 (2010)
height
129 m
Tourist info webTown of Greece
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Greece

Greece is a city in the Greater Rochester-Area in Western New York.

background

history

Until the first white settlers appeared in the 1790s, the region was populated by Algonquin and Iroquois Indians.

Greece, having previously belonged to Gates, became the Town explained. The name "Greece" was chosen to honor Greece, which was fighting for independence from Turkey during this period.

location

The Town of Greece is bounded in the north by Lake Ontario, in the east the border runs a few blocks east of Lake Ave, then on the railway line and around the Kodak grounds, from there in a straight line west to Manitou Rd, which is the western border of Greece forms.

getting there

By plane

Rochester owns an airport the Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), from which you can follow every day directly Chicago and Minneapolis - occasionally after Detroit - can fly.

By train

With Amtrak can be accessed directly from Rochester Buffalo and Niagara Falls, as well as about Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, Poughkeepsie and Yonkers to New York City drive.

By bus

Greyhound offers fast connections from Rochester et al. to Buffalo, Syracuse and Binghamton.

In the street

Greece and Rochester are just north of the toll road Interstate 90, the Buffalo With Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady and Albany connects.

mobility

Map of Greece (New York)

Tourist Attractions

  • The Greece Historical Society & Museum, 595 Long Pond Rd. Tel.: 1 585-225-7221. Museum with a small local history exhibition.Open: Sun 2 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. and by appointment.Price: free entry.
  • Greece Memorial Hall, 2595 W Ridge Rd, just west of Long Pond Rd. Monument built in the Colonial Revival style.

activities

shop

shopping mall

  • 1  Mall At Greece Ridge Center, 271 Greece Ridge Center Dr; at West Ridge Rd and Long Pond Rd. Shopping mall with the usual department stores, boutiques and fast food restaurants. Among others, H&M, Dick's Clothing & Sporting Goods, Bed Bath & Beyond, Michael's, Marshall's Department Store and a small branch of Circuit City. Food court with a historic horse carousel.

In the immediate vicinity of the mall there are branches of:

  • Barnes and Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Drive. Tel.: 1 585-227-4020. Big bookstore.Open: Mon - Sat 9 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Burlington Coat Factory
  • Petco
  • Target, 600 Greece Ridge Center Dr. Tel.: 1 585-225-0240. Department store.
  • Toys'R'Us

Food

  • Big M, 610 N Greece Rd. Supermarket.
  • Ralph's European Meats & Delicatessen, 1280 Dewey Ave, at Magee Ave. German deli.Open: Closed on Sun Mon.
  • Top's, 500 Elmridge Center Dr, at Jct 104/386. Large supermarket with a deli. Always open.
  • Top's, 3507 Mt. Read Blvd, just south of Maiden Ln. Large supermarket with a deli. Always open.
  • Wegmans, 3177 Latta Rd, at Long Pond Rd. Large, well-stocked supermarket.
  • Wegmans, 2833 W Ridge Rd, just west of the mall. Large, well-stocked supermarket.

kitchen

Cheap

  • Saigon Palace, 470 W Ridge Rd, at Dewey Ave. Simply furnished restaurant with inexpensive but authentic Vietnamese cuisine.

medium

  • The Lamplighter Restaurant, 831 Fetzner Rd, at Maiden Ln, on the western edge of Interstate Highway 390. Restaurant that offers some German dishes. Organize a “German Month” in March and September.Open: Sun closed, Sat Mon dinner only.

nightlife

accommodation

Most hotels in Greece are located at Exit 24B off Interstate Highway 390, which is used to drive to the Mall at Greece Ridge Center.

  • Comfort Inn West, 1501 W. Ridge Rd. Tel.: 1 585-621-5700.
  • Courtyard by Marriott, 400 Paddy Creek Circle. Tel.: 1 585-621-6050.
  • Extended Stay America, 600 Center Place Dr. Tel.: 1 585-663-5558.
  • Hampton Inn-Rochester North, 500 Center Place Dr. Tel.: 1 585-663-6070.
  • Holiday Inn Express Greece / Rochester, 1635 Ridge Rd W.. Tel.: 1 585-663-8400.
  • Marriott, 1890 Ridge Rd W. Tel.: 1 585-225-6880.
  • Residence Inn by Marriott, 500 Paddy Creek Circle. Tel.: 1 585-865-2090.
  • Wellesley Inns & Suites, 1635 Ridge Rd W.. Tel.: 1 585-621-2060.

security

Greece is considered to be one of the safest cities in the USA.

health

  • Park Ridge Hospital, Long Pond Rd, north of Ridgeway Ave.. In medical emergencies you can find the Emergency room of Park Ridge Hospital provides 24/7 medical assistance.

Practical advice

trips

literature

Web links

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