It is pretty much the only place in the neighborhood for beer, smokes, and other basics. It is run down, can get a sketchy crowd asking for money, and be warned, they always close 15 minutes early. The people that are always there are harmless, you just want to be focused when heading in to the place. The best thing about WWN is that it is a fantastically diverse news and magazine stand, pretty rare these days.
Pat W.
Place rating: 4 Juneau, AK
We were downtown Rochester for 2 days and wandered in here. Looks a bit(or more) of a dump from outside, but contains a very eclectic and broad selection of magazines as well as items you’d expect in a convenience store. I echo the previous reviewer’s comments. I found 2copies if the current edition of International Piano magazine — as a pianist this was an incredible piece of luck.
Michael T.
Place rating: 4 San Francisco, CA
Every city needs at least one place like this – a spot that sells newspapers from all over the country(not to mention every magazine you’ve ever heard of and dozens upon dozens that you haven’t) and that is open 24 hours so it attracts exactly the sort of oddball nighthawk clientele you want to see in a news shop. Add to this all sorts of unexpected peripheral inventory items(gum, candy, tobacco, liquor, and a large enough book selection that it rates as one of Rochester’s better independent bookstores) and you’ve got a cornerstone of your downtown environment. Grab your copy of Ulysses and get in line behind the old guy in the trenchcoat who can’t seem to decide whether he really needs his copy of «Swank» or the bottle of Olde English he’s got in his other hand – you’re at World Wide News…