Gino Fanelli
Investigations/City Hall reporterGino Fanelli is an investigative reporter who also covers City Hall. He joined the staff in 2019 by way of the Rochester Business Journal, and formerly served as a watchdog reporter for Gannett in Maryland and a stringer for the Associated Press.
His interests include government and policy, policing, cannabis, and beer.
He spends much of his off time cooking or hiking in the Finger Lakes with a banjo on his back. You can catch him on most weekends at a local brewery or scrolling through the used metal rack at Record Archive.
Gino is a Rochester native who currently lives in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood.
Reach him at gfanelli@wxxi.org.
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Rising costs of pensions, healthcare, and utilities have created a difficult financial year for the city, as it continues to lobby for more state aid. -
Officer Denny Wright was attacked in October 2019, after responding to a disturbance in the Marketview Heights neighborhood. -
The America 250 festival will be a free event on July 12 featuring live music, food, and a fireworks display. -
The decision resolves the legal challenge raised by Joe Morelle Jr., chairman of the Irondequoit Democratic Committee and son of Congressman Joe Morelle. -
Peace Village has been vacant for over three years, following a protracted rollout of new infrastructure and shelters. Now, the land is at risk of foreclosure. -
The foreclosure of the property on Hollenbeck Street is listed alongside over 1,600 properties facing tax foreclosures. The house's owner was arrested on federal drug charges last year. -
Phase one of the park will include a new overlook, a play area, and the start of trails and roads which will one day connect into the gorge. -
Over 500 miles of city streets will be analyzed to help determine which are in most need of pavement repair and rehabilitation. -
The controversial sale lays the ground for the development of 11 townhouses, to be sold specifically to low-income Rochesterians. -
In a statement, the Council said it felt compelled to “exhaust all legal avenues to restore that authority" of civilian oversight of local policing.
