Mayor Malik Evans
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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, […]
Congratulations to Rochester’s new Mayor, Malik Evans who was sworn in on New Year’s Day 2022. Due to the rising cases of covid 19 numbers in the Rochester area Mayor Evans held a virtual inauguration becoming the 71st mayor for the city of Rochester.
Mayor-elect Malik Evans is set to take office on January 1st, 2022 and in preparation for his arrival, Evans has announced more staff appointments. According to Evans, former Rochester City Councilman Dana Miller has been named commissioner of neighborhood and business development and Erik Frisch has been named deputy commissioner of neighborhood and business development. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Malik Evans is set to take on the biggest role thus far, as he will be sworn in as Rochester’s mayor on January 1st. Yesterday while voting, Evans spoke on the future of Rochester: “We are at a point in our community that we are in a state of emergency as it relates to violence. […]
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