This coming spring, the City of Rochester will begin issuing five-year permits for established community gardens. Right now the city issues permits for community gardens on vacant, city-owned properties for one growing season at a time. Under the new policy, if a non-profit organization has held permits for three years and the city hasn’t received […]
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Wells elected as MCDC chair
Brittaney Wells will serve as the new chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee, starting today.
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Activist urges city to release police video
A video showing Rochester police officers’ interaction with a citizen should be released to the public, a long-time police-reform activist said today. The video was taken by a police body camera in early May, when two officers stopped and questioned Rochester resident Christopher Pate, who is African American, during a crime investigation. Pate says that […]
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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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City launches traffic ticket agency
Beginning Monday, April 23, city residents and visitors will have a chance to contest a traffic ticket, negotiate a payment plan, or plead guilty to a lesser offense. City officials say Rochester’s new Traffic Violations Agency is about fairness, since suburban communities already provide drivers with this opportunity. “A traffic ticket is meant to deter […]
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Kate Washington, Dana Miller get new city positions
Kate Washington, who has been director of development services in the city’s Department of Neighborhood and Business Development, is being moved from that position to that of executive director of the city’s new Market Driven Community Cooperatives Corporation. And Dana Miller, who completes his term on City Council at the end of this year, has […]
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Warren appoints Curtin as city’s corporate lawyer; Curran retiring
Brian Curran, the city’s corporation counsel, will retire from his position on December 31, 2017. Mayor Lovely Warren has appointed Tim Curtin as his replacement. Curtin, who is currently deputy corporation counsel, will start on January 1, 2018. Curtin was bond counsel for the city from 1994 to 2015 when Warren made him deputy corporation […]
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No city loan to Morgan
City Council rejected a proposal yesterday for a $1.5 million loan to developer Robert Morgan for a residential project at 103 Court Street at South Avenue. In a 5-to-3 vote, Councilmembers Loretta Scott, Jackie Ortiz, Matt Haag, Molly Clifford, and Carolee Conklin voted against the measure. Voting for it: Elaine Spaull, Dana Miller, and Adam […]
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Round 2 for city voters in the race for mayor and Council
The Monroe County sheriff’s seat is on the ballot today, as are a slew of suburban seats and a question about whether New York should have a constitutional convention. View this article for links to the rest of CITY’s election coverage.
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A theater for Parcel 5?
A strong argument for the theater: If you increase the number of people walking around downtown, you increase people’s comfort level.
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After a resounding win, it’s Warren’s party
It may not be a surprise that Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren won the September 5 Democratic primary, but the margin of that win certainly surprised many people. She received more votes than those of her two opponents – County Legislator Jim Sheppard and former television reporter Rachel Barnhart – combined. And while Warren still has […]
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Lovely Warren’s next challenge: uniting the Monroe Democratic Party
Warren has the potential to be an exceptional leader now, and the people of Greater Rochester badly need one.
