City news staff

The City of Rochester’s Zoning Board will consider an application from Maye Development to demolish a vacant two-story house and a vacant church at 660-668 West Main Street. The company wants to put an unspecified food store on the site. The meeting will be broken into two sections. The section that includes Maye’s application begins […]

The social and economic justice group Metro Justice will conduct a canvassing drive in the Highland Park neighborhood this Saturday, July 12. A press release says that group members will knock on doors to tell people about Metro Justice and its mission, and to hopefully get people to join. Group members will meet at 10 […]

The Rochester school board will hold a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, to discuss the University of Rochester’s proposal to turn around East High School. Under the proposal, which must be submitted to the State Education Department early next month, UR would become East’s Education Partnership Organization and essentially manage all […]

Disability rights advocates from Rochester will hold a vigil and press conference at Senator Joe Robach’s office, 2300 W. Ridge Road, from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, June 16, over the Nurse Practice Act. The press conference is at 1 p.m. Advocates want state lawmakers to amend the act to implement the Community First […]

Rochester City Council members will continue their review of Mayor Lovely Warren’s 2014-2015 proposed budget. Warren has proposed a $500 million plan that would increase spending by 3.6 percent and includes $5.8 million from increases in taxes and fees. Warren closed a $38 million budget gap by reducing capital expenses and netting a $6 million one-time increase […]

A local meeting on the state’s plan for the Rochester Psychiatric Center will take place today at 6 p.m. in the Rehab Building at the center, 1111 Elmwood Avenue, room 206/208. The state plans to turn the Rochester facility into one of 15 regional centers across the state. It would house forensic adults — people who have had […]

The Everybody INstitute, a day-long training event for activists and organizers, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  on Saturday, May 24, at School Without Walls, 480 Broadway. The event is being presented by Metro Justice and advocates for single payer health care from across New York State. It will be led by Ben […]

Rochester City Council member Adam McFadden will hold an open forum on his “Ban the Box” legislation, which is under consideration by Council. This legislation eliminates the ability of employers within the City of Rochester and vendors of the city with four or more employees to ask an applicant on an employment application if he or she has […]

The Rochester Transit Service will hold a “How to Ride the Bus” orientation from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 29, at the RGRTS administration building, 1372 East Main Street. This is the first of a series designed to help first-time riders or those who might need a refresher. It is free and open […]

A panel of six Rochester residents will share stories of their encounters with police. The panel will run about an hour and will be followed by a “Know Your Rights” workshop conducted by the Genesee Valley chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union. The event is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, […]

On Tuesday, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks will speak to the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency about what she’s called “the ongoing saga of Medley Centre.” Mall owner Bersin Properties missed a deadline to make $3.9 million in tax incentive and penalty payments to COMIDA, the Town of Irondequoit, and the East Irondequoit School District. […]