Mayor Malik Evans

City of Rochester Mayor Malik Evans announced three legislative plans to address property issues and vacant homes. This comes after Mayor Evans was alerted to property issues such as code violations and fires in vacant buildings over the past few months. Mayor Evans along with other city officials want to hold the small number of […]

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans announced the city intends to file a lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai for costs associated with the rash of car thefts in the city. Mayor Evans stated: “This is not just a Rochester problem. If you talk to the state police, there’s also problems in Schuyler County. So I want to […]

The City of Rochester will continue to be under a State of Emergency due to the violence that continues to impact the community. Mayor Malik Evans renewed the State of Emergency over gun violence. The comes after the attempted murder of a 16 year-old at Franklin High School on January 5th. Officers from the Rochester […]

  Mayor Malik Evans held a press conference Friday morning to announce the City Of Rochester will be with the county and other services to help the homeless issue in Rochester. One of the other key points discussed at the press conference was the heroin and opioid problem in the city along with mental health.

After forcing firefighters on duty to attend a racist party, the Rochester Fire Department Capt. Jeffrey Krywy has chosen to retire before termination proceedings begin, according to Mayor Malik Evans. Mayor Evans stated: “As of Monday, he has chosen to retire before termination proceedings begin…The underlying issues that bring us to today were not created […]

City of Rochester Mayor Malik Evans has declared a State of Emergency due to gun violence on Thursday. The proclamation comes after five people were shot in two separate shootings earlier this week. The shootings were within hours of each other and resulted in Rochester’s 40th and 41st homicides of 2022. Both shootings took place […]

Today marks Juneteenth and to celebrate the Save Rochester organization hosted a Juneteenth poetry slam at the Highland Bowl yesterday. Save Rochester strives to make connections to bridge the gap between disconnected communities in Rochester. In addition to this event, Mayor Malik Evans is hosting a Juneteenth block party at the city hall, featuring local […]

It’s been years in the making and now it’s finally here! Rochester’s International Plaza opened in hopes that it would uplift the community. The International Plaza, located at 828 N. Clinton Ave., will be open every Sunday from noon to 4 pm through October 16th. Mayor Malik Evans commented on the event, stating: “It is […]

Last night, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans hosted a virtual teen town hall event. The goal of the teen town hall was to learn how the city can support its young people while listening to what they care about and what changes they want to see. Joining the conversation alongside Mayor Evans was NFL Super Bowl […]

In Mayor Malik Evans’s first few days of serving as the city’s mayor, Evans started his first full day in the office dealing with the deaths of two of his city’s youngest citizens; Derrick Watson and Julius Greer Jr. On Friday, Watson, age 17, died of COVID-19, and just two days later, Greer, age 14, […]