City Roots Community Land Trust has reached a milestone that’s been long in coming: creating a way for low-income people to buy their own homes. Although the non-profit was formed in 2017, the catalyst for City Roots was a protracted battle that began about five years earlier between Liz McGriff, a homeowner on Cedarwood Terrace […]
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Judge dismisses Cobbs Hill Village suits
[Updated and revised on May 6, 2019 at 3:15 p.m.] The coalition of tenants and residents in neighborhoods near Cobbs Hill have apparently lost their legal battle to stop Rochester Management from demolishing the Cobbs Hill Village apartment complex and redeveloping the site with new apartments. On Thursday, Supreme Court Justice William Taylor dismissed two […]
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Activists plan rally highlighting Rochester’s housing problems
Activists concerned about the lack of quality, affordable housing will hold a rally and march in downtown Rochester on Thursday to call attention to the area’s housing needs and to push for state legislation to address those needs.
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Urban Action 3/13
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) A focus on suffrage leaders In recognition of Women’s History Month, Rochester NOW will present “Frenemies for Suffrage: Stanton, Gage, Anthony” on Friday, March 18. Mary Corey, SUNY emeritus professor of history, will […]
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New housing fuels hope and fears
Hoeltzer and Sullivan Streets are short and narrow one-ways with a mix of modest homes and duplexes, some of which are deteriorated, vacant, and boarded up. Similar to many streets in this northeast section of the city near Joseph and North Clinton Avenues, they’ve become enveloped in a sprawling patchwork of vacant lots that meanders […]
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Warren focuses on affordable housing
While there’s been a surge of development of market-rate housing downtown, new housing for the city’s working class and low-wage earners hasn’t kept pace, And city officials want to take a fresh look at how they evaluate proposals for affordable housing. Every year, the city issues Requests for Proposals asking developers to build affordable housing, […]
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Creating a fair city: lessons for Rochester
Making sure that cities are inclusive is critical, says Richard Florida. And that will require the involvement of universities, developers, everybody.
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City Council’s turn to hear pluses and minuses about Cobbs Hill Village
Plans to redevelop Cobbs Hill Village apartments have been among the most controversial in recent memory, generating sharp criticism concerning the project’s design and its proximity to the park. City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the project at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, in Council Chambers. Mayor Lovely Warren submitted legislation to […]
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Rochester’s poverty talk has to include evictions
New York State reported 38,055 evictions in 2016 and according to Rochester City Court information, there were 3,510 evictions in Rochester in 2017.
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Is Rochester’s development meeting everybody’s needs?
Rochester has a serious shortage of quality housing for low-income residents and for the homeless. What’s our plan to deal with that?
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Planning Commission approves revised plan for Cobbs Hill Village
The proposal for new apartment buildings on land within Cobbs Hill Park took a step forward Monday when the City Planning Commission approved Rochester Management’s revised plans for the project. The vote was 4-2. The project continues to face bitter opposition and it still needs approval by City Council and Mayor Lovely Warren. The non-profit […]
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Urban Action 2/21
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Whole Foods meeting moved The Town of Brighton will hold a public hearing concerning a zoning application for the proposed Whole Foods Plaza project at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 28 – at a […]
