The City of Rochester and some advocates for the homeless are one step closer to establishing a designated encampment for the chronically homeless. City Council unanimously approved a measure Tuesday night that transfers 97 Industrial street, a vacant lot near West Broad, to the Rochester Land Bank Corporation. Council member Jackie Ortiz abstained from the […]
Rochester tent city
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[UPDATED] Encampment holds off possible eviction attempt
Activists are now having an eviction watch at the homeless encampment along South Avenue after what appeared to be an attempt by the property’s owner to clear out at least part of the tent city.
