Beechwood residents worry as local café’s roasting emissions cause health concerns

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Neighbors in the Beechwood area are raising concerns about air pollution from a local nonprofit’s coffee roasting operations.

New City Coffee & Roastery, affiliated with 441 Ministries, has been identified as the source of the emissions.

Marguerite Booke, a concerned Beechwood resident, described her experience with the odors. “We thought the kids were burning food in the house. Couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. You look outside and see a little bit of smoke at the time,” Booke said…

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