(Tuesday, May 4, 2021) –Today, City Council Vice President Willie Lightfoot joined me in announcing the launch of the Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS). This new City office will put the job of neighborhood safety and violence reduction where it belongs: in the hands of the community. The Office of Neighborhood Safety will provide us with the ability to effectively…
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(Thursday, April 22, 2021) – NY State is implementing the legalization of marijuana and we want our residents to have the opportunity to hear what it takes to own a cannabis-related business. We will be hosting an online community meeting with NYS Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes so we can share information with Rochester residents as relates to the NY…
(April 21, 2021) Round 2 of rent-relief funding to help prevent evictions and homelessness related to the Coronavirus Pandemic is now available. If you need assistance, begin by calling 211 where a pre-screening will be administered. One of 13 non-profit agencies contracted by the City and County will be available to assist qualified applicants. Since last summer 1944 households received assistance. With this…
(Tuesday, April 13, 2021) On Saturday, April 10th I was joined by partners in government, the City Department of Recreation and Human Services Commissioner Daniele Lyman-Torres and other community partner representatives with the goal of encouraging all city residents to get vaccinated. I am pleased to announce that over the next three weeks, residents aged 16 and over who live…
(April 9, 2021) I met this week with Senator James Sanders Jr., Chair of the Senate Committee on Banks and Leader of the Senate Task Force on Minority Women Business Enterprise, to discuss how to help advance our City’s equity and recovery efforts in Rochester’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. I’m grateful to Senators Jeremy Cooney and Samra Brouk for joining us…
March 26, 2021: Volunteers hit the streets during the recent three-week petitioning period obtaining signatures from registered voters, ensuring that Mayor Lovely A. Warren’s name is on the ballot for the upcoming 2021 elections. Mayor Warren exceeded the 300 signature requirement by 1400%, securing more than 4,000 signatures. Petitioners reported that the citizens of Rochester were happy to sign while…
(March 9, 2021) Today, I excitedly launched the Faith in Action Story Map! This is an interactive web platform that uses geographic information to tell the story of the City’s amazing collaboration with Rochester’s houses of worship! From adopting schools to housing developments– Faith in Action is getting it done! Interested congregations can also contact the Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services…
Tuesday, March 9, 2021: Today, I announced that applications are being accepted for the 2021 Mayor’s Neighborhood Leadership Training Program. Residents who are accepted into the 2021 Spring cohort will participate in discussions and learn to take part in the City’s efforts to manage our city’s growth to create more jobs, safer streets, and access to quality education for our children. My…
March 8, 2021: To think that it wasn’t long ago when women had to fight for the right to vote, to attend medical or law school, and to hold public office. But because of trailblazers like Susan B. Anthony and Shirley Chisholm, today, women are blazing the path in fighting for equity-like Stacey Abrams! Many of our mothers and grandmothers were…
Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 – Continually and in light of recent events, I am committed to ongoing police reform. Consequently, I will be hosting a Telephone Town Hall at 6 p.m. on Sunday February 28th. Joining me in that discussion will be Interim Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan and City Council Vice President Willie J. Lightfoot. Among other things, we will be…
February 26, 2021. I am committed to making sure that our Black and Brown communities have equal access to COVID-19 vaccines. Though a designated location on St, Paul Street is scheduled to meet the need of city residents in certain zip codes for one-week beginning March 3rd, I and City Councilmember Miguel Melendez Jr. have teamed up and have reached…
February 25, 2021. Lifting each other up as we grieve…Please submit photos of your loved ones as we create this virtual memorial in their honor. Submit by visiting: https://covid19memorial.wp.cityofrochester.gov/Let’s cherish the memories of our city’s beloved citizens. Lost but never forgotten… -Mayor Lovely Warren