You're right, FreedomPoster! Rochester has never recovered from the 1964 Riots. People fled the city in droves and moved to the suburbs. At one time, the City of Rochester had a population of 332,488, but as of the 2010 census, the population plummeted to 210,624. My family moved out as well. There's still a few nice neighborhoods, but most neighborhoods have gone ghetto.
And yet we see Asbury Park recovering pretty well. Still a few lousy neighborhoods but it really is thriving. It took some brave people to move back after realizing it had a beautiful (if rundown) housing stock.