City of Rochester
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With all the violence that’s going on in our community Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced a new order that will allow RPD to shut down a business that had any violent events that happened within the last 30 days like shootings and if the business has too many nuisance points. Last Friday the city of Rochester […]
Soon-to-be former Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced a new initiative yesterday in the hopes of advancing police reform. Their new initiative is called the Civilian Public Safety Interview Panel, created by Rev. Lewis Stewart of United Christian Leadership Ministry. Stewart’s idea stems from the response to the Governor’s Executive Order 203, where last summer former […]
It has been a journey of shortage of healthcare workers, and now that might even get worse. As of next Monday, November 22nd, New York State says all healthcare workers should be vaccinated and religious exemptions will no longer be allowed. According to CEO Michael Stapleton at Thompson Health, this change might make things even […]
Yesterday during a press conference, Rochester Mayor-elect Malik Evans held up a jar with 816 beans representing shooting victims over the past three years. When Evans takes office on January 1st, he plans to prioritize this as his number one issue. Evans stated: “I want folks to know that even though I’m not sworn in […]
During a briefing yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul blamed the disruption of a second consecutive Thanksgiving on vaccine “holdouts,” and advised that we should “really should be avoiding large gatherings in indoor spaces” once again this year. At the briefing, Governor Hochul stated: “We all went through this anxiety a year ago. We thought […]
Last night continuing into today, Uniting & Healing through Hope of Monroe County is holding a “Stop the Violence Job Fair.” The fair can be found at the Holiday inn on State Street downtown from 9 am to 5 pm. Community organizers are hopeful for this event to provide a path to jobs that can […]
Recently, New York State had made the decision to close six correctional facilities. Now, some of the elected officials have a concern about the impact of each closure and would like to be a part of the choosing process. Officials are seeking to have a conversation with state leaders to address their disappointment that they […]
Joint Statement from Mayor Lovely A. Warren & City Council Vice President and Public Safety, Recreation and Human Services Chair Willie J. Lightfoot Regarding the Proclamation of a State of Emergency in the City of Rochester to address Ongoing Violence in our Community Our Rochester Police Department has been working with its local, state and […]
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is available for ages 5 and up, yesterday Governor Kathy Hochul announced that ten of New York State’s mass vaccination sites will now be administering COVID-19 vaccines to newly eligible 5-to-11-year-old children. Here are the following vaccination sites: The Great New York State Fair – Art and Home Center, Syracuse […]
Yesterday, current Mayor Lovely Warren issued a state of emergency, calling on the state and other law enforcement agencies to help Rochester’s historic number of homicides. Mayor-elect Malik Evans believes Rochester’s state of emergency is a short-term solution. When Evans takes office on January 1st, he plans on making violence in the city one of […]