City of Rochester
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It was a busy day in the City of Rochester. Mayor Lovely Warren announced Monday would be RPD Cheif La’Ron Singletary’s last day. She also announced the suspension of the City Corporation Counsel Tim Curtain and Justin Roj the Communications Director. Both suspended without pay for 30 days for failure to act, inform, and follow […]
Breaking news coming out of the City of Rochester Police Department. Rochester Police Department Chief La’Ron Singletary announced his retirement Tuesday afternoon. The news of the death of Daniel Prude broke last week and the video from the responding officer’s body cams. Daniel Prude died by asphyxiation back on March 23rd after three officers held […]
New York state recently passed legislation allowing for the use of electric bikes and scooters. Just in time for the Rochester City Counsel to look at and decide whether or not to authorize a bike share program. The program is called HOPR, and they have partnerships with cities around the country. The proposed plan starts […]
(Sunday, Aug 2, 2020) – Mayor Lovely A. Warren today announced that the City of Rochester is collaborating with 20 restaurants to deliver meals to area seniors, age 60 and over, who live within the city Limits and are unable to travel to access food due to the Coronavirus pandemic. “The Coronavirus pandemic is a […]
Temperatures are expected to reach or exceed 85 degrees. City of Rochester “Cool Sweep” will be in effect, today, Tuesday August 11th. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, visitors are asked to observe posted capacity limits at each site. Cool Sweep Locations Spray Parks and Spray Features: Noon to 6 p.m. Carter Street R-Center, 500 Carter […]
Mayor Lovely Warren has put together new programs that will help to prevent city residents from being evicted. She will present the new legislation to City Council Tuesday. The coronavirus has affected many city residents financially from the loss of income due to being out of work. Because of this Mayor Warren created programs that […]
If you think things are bad now they might just get worse later. The Coronavirus pandemic is expected to hit US cities even harder than it already have done but this time on a financial level. According to reports cities could face up to a 20% budget loss according to a new report from the […]
It’s been a hot summer in Rochester NY this year between the Coronavirus and violence. Mayor Lovely Warren issued an emergency order banning all public Gatherings of five or more people outside and 10 or more inside from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. This decision comes after weeks of violence occurring in the city of […]
There’s a petition going around to rename the Greater Rochester International Airport to the Frederick Douglass International Airport. The petition was started by a local activist by the name of Richard Glaser. As I’m writing this Blog the petition has over 1,600 signatures already the goal is for 2,500 and by the time you read […]
2020 Cool Sweep season take place on Monday through Saturday from June 29 to Aug. 29, 2020. (Cool Sweeps do not take place on Sundays or on July 4). A Cool Sweep operation is triggered when the National Weather Service forecast calls for temperatures to reach or exceed 85 degrees. Spray Parks and Spray Features: […]