(Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020) – Mayor Warren announced that operation of the Family and Victims Services office has been transferred from the Rochester Police Department to the City’s Department of Recreation and Youth Services (DRYS), and a new Crisis Intervention Services Unit has been created that will better serve the needs of the community. Details regarding the new crisis intervention…
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(Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020) – During a swearing-in ceremony performed by Mayor Lovely A. Warren this morning, Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan took the Oath of Office to become the new Interim Police Chief of the Rochester Police Department. Chief Herriott-Sullivan is the first female in RPD’s history to hold the Police Chief’s position. A native Rochesterian, Chief Herriott-Sullivan previously served as a member…
Mayor Lovely A. Warren is one of 25 elected women leaders from across the country to be profiled in the March issue of Governing magazine as a member of the Women in Government Leadership Class of 2019, a group of outstanding, courageous trail blazers who are making a difference in the communities they serve. “I am honored and humbled to…
Mayor Lovely Warren released the following statement on Thursday regarding the interest of Amazon considering The Greater Rochester region for their eastern headquarters: “Today I am calling on Amazon’s leaders to strongly reconsider the Rochester Metro Corridor for the company’s eastern headquarters, also known as Amazon HQ2. Once, the I-35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin was empty. It was…
“We want to make sure our residents get the money they earned by taking advantage of the free assistance that’s available to help them claim any tax credits or refunds at the state and federal level,” said Mayor Lovely A. Warren. Mayor Warren and Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo are urging local families who may qualify for the Earned Income…
“Creating wealth is a big part of the American dream,” said Mayor Lovely Warren on Tuesday at the City’s official opening of the City’s new Business and Community Service Center on N. Fitzhugh Street. “The Office of Community Wealth Building aims to give everyone in Rochester the tools they need to create wealth from the bottom up, especially communities of…
More than 90 percent of Rochester citizens who participated in community input sessions on Rochester schools support a Community Schools model as well as the Mayor having a closer, more formal partnership with City schools, according to a report on the Community Input sessions released today. “It’s clear that our residents want Community Schools that provide wrap-around services including counseling,…
“We are thrilled to be in Rochester as part of their participation in the Cities for Racial Equity and Racial Healing Technical Assistance Initiative, which is generously supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation,” said Leon Andrews, director of the National League of Cities Race, Equity and Leadership program at Tuesday’s news conference– kicking off a multi-year plan for strategic work…
Mayor Lovely A. Warren joined business co-founders Amorette and Raheem Miller on Monday to celebrate the grand opening of ShiftDiff, LLC, a hometown job search engine serving the people of western, NY region. “I am happy to welcome Amorette and Raheem Miller and ShiftDiff to the Rochester job market,” said Mayor Warren. “As we strive to create more jobs in…
Mayor Lovely A. Warren received the endorsement of Governor Andrew Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul today, adding to the list of high-ranking dignitaries who have backed her bid for reelection. “Rochester has seen unprecedented growth in recent years, and much of this can be credited to Mayor Lovely Warren’s leadership and vision,” Cuomo said. “Mayor Warren has been a…
Over the past four years, Mayor Warren has been working hard to bring more jobs to Rochester, and more opportunity for all of our citizens. The results speak for themselves – unemployment has dropped from 9% to 6%, and we are creating jobs for our citizens. Development is taking place in every corner of our city, from Downtown to Hudson Avenue and…
Four years ago, Mayor Warren said that education is the most important problem facing the City of Rochester — the root of all other issues. That is why, over her first term, she has worked so hard to make a difference in the lives of our children. Even though the Mayor does not have control over the Rochester City School…