On June 27, 2023, Brett Marrapese has been placed on unpaid leave and informed that the City is seeking to terminate his employment given the nature of the crimes of which he is accused.
The Pont de Rennes pedestrian bridge over the Genesee River Gorge (from Browns Race to Cataract Street) will be closed starting Wednesday, July 5, 2023, until the end of 2024 to undergo structural repairs.
To encourage more young people to explore the outdoors, the City's Department of Recreation and Human Services will host the 3rd Annual Play in Nature event, 1-3 p.m., Saturday, July 8 at Lower Maplewood Park, 107 Bridgeview Dr.
The Humboldt R-Center Spray Park, 1045 Atlantic Ave., will be closed for the 2023 season as it undergoes renovations that will include new spray features and surfaces.
A portion of Bay Street – from Pershing Street to Salisbury Street – will be closed to traffic for road repair starting on Thursday, June 15, and is anticipated to reopen by Monday, June 19, 2023.
Mayor Malik D. Evans on June 15, 2023 announced the launch of the City of Rochester’s Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Program. Qualified city residents will be able to apply starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 22, through 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 29.
Congressman Joe Morelle is fighting to provide federal funding for farmers whose crops have been significantly impacted by unexpected late-season frost.
Mayor Malik D. Evans invites the community to join in the City’s Juneteenth celebrations 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, June 16, 2023, at City Hall, 30 Church St. Festivities will take place along Church Street between State and Fitzhugh Streets, which will be closed to traffic during the event, and will include food trucks, music and a ceremonial flag raising.
The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival will affect traffic in the East End, Main Street, and Midtown area from Tuesday, June 13 through Tuesday, July 4.
University Avenue, (from Culver Road to Blossom Road) and East Avenue (from Culver Road to Probert Street) will undergo construction rehabilitation of the roadway (milling) beginning Tuesday, June 13 and Wednesday, June 14, 2023 respectively.
Mayor Malik D. Evans announced today that the City of Rochester has added a new public-engagement tool to provide citizens an anonymous means to report non-emergency crime tips.