de qu oit ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁south , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bright on ▁sout heast , ▁and ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Web ster ▁and ▁Pen field ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁An ▁unusual ▁boundary ▁exists ▁between ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Iron de qu oit ▁and ▁the ▁adjacent ▁City ▁of ▁Ro chester . ▁On ▁the ▁western ▁border ▁of ▁Iron de qu oit , ▁the ▁city ▁claims ▁a ▁thin ▁strip ▁that ▁extends ▁north ward ▁along ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁from ▁Sen eca ▁Park ▁to ▁Lake ▁Ontario , ▁at ▁some ▁points ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁shore . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁claims ▁the ▁entire ▁eastern ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁Gen ese e , ▁and ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Iron de qu oit ▁never ▁reaches ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁Dur and - E ast man ▁Park ▁( including ▁Dur and ▁Beach ) ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁city ' s ▁borders , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁narrow ▁strip ▁running ▁along ▁C ul ver ▁Road ▁for ▁approximately ▁ ▁south ward ▁to ▁N orton ▁Street . ▁This ▁leads ▁to ▁much ▁confusion , ▁even ▁among ▁long - term ▁residents , ▁about ▁whether ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁Sen eca ▁Park ▁or ▁Dur and ▁Park ▁lie ▁within ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Iron de qu oit ▁or ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ro chester . ▁Sen eca ▁Park ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁and ▁Dur and