Category: Rochester N.Y.

City of Rochester, NY, Declares State of Emergency Amid Unprecedented Increase in Violence

Rochester, New York’s third largest city, has declared a state of emergency due to a drastic increase in the number of homicides and other violent crimes, making 2021 one of the deadliest years in recorded history. A joint statement from Rochester Mayor Lovely A. Warren and City Council Vice President Willie J. Lightfoot on Nov….


This Summer, Visit Rochester’s Underrated Museums

Rochester is one of the country’s most underrated cities. The city (population about 206,000) is in western New York on Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes. New York City is at least six hours away by car. Rochester, like other Rust Belt cities, has seen its share of challenges in recent decades since…