An East End bar that plans to close at the end of the month is blaming Rochester’s security policies for a decline in sales.
The owner of Axes & Ales said the security checkpoints that Rochester Police hold in the East End district have cut Saturday business sales by 47%.
The special events zone on Saturday evenings from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. have been in effect for nearly a year. This timeframe overlaps with one hour of Axes & Ales’ operating window…