Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Monroe County. It is the fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality in New York,with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the larger Rochester metropolitan area in Western New York,with a population of just over 1 million residents. Throughout its history,Rochester has acquired several nicknames based on local industries;it has been known as "the Flour City" and "the Flower City" for its dual role in flour production and floriculture,and as the "Imaging Capital of the World" for its association with film,optics,and photography.
Dorothy Louise Slaughter was an American politician elected to 16 terms as a United States Representative from New York,serving from 1987 until her death in 2018. She served as the Dean of the New York Congressional Delegation for the last few terms as Congresswoman before her death.
William A. Johnson Jr. is an American politician who served as the 64th Mayor of the City of Rochester,New York. He was the first African-American mayor in the city's history.
The Aquinas Institute of Rochester is a Catholic,private,college-preparatory,co-educational school educating in the Basilian tradition. The school is located in Rochester,New York,and was established in 1902. The Aquinas Institute was founded as the co-educational Cathedral Business School and in 1913 became Rochester Catholic High School,an all-male high school which it remained until 1982 when,after the closure of St. Agnes,Aquinas once again became co-ed. It is located within the City of Rochester. It has stood at its current location on Dewey Avenue since 1925. Over 19,000 have graduated since the school opening.
Robert John Duffy is a former American law enforcement officer and politician who served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 2011 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 65th Mayor of Rochester,New York from 2006 to 2010.
The 1964 Rochester race riot was a riot that occurred in 1964 in Rochester,New York,United States. The riot occurred in the context of a rapidly-growing African American population in Rochester which had experienced discrimination in employment,housing,and policing in the preceding years. Violence began when the Rochester Police Department attempted to make an arrest at a block party on July 24,1964. The riot lasted until July 26 and resulted in five deaths,four of which occurred in a helicopter crash in the city,as well as over 300 injuries and 900 arrests. In the aftermath of the riot,downtown Rochester received the attention of several new urban renewal and public housing projects,and local activists organized campaigns to change hiring practices in the city.
Joseph D. Morelle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 25th congressional district since 2018. A Democrat,he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 136th Assembly district,which includes eastern portions of the City of Rochester and the Monroe County suburbs of Irondequoit and Brighton. Speaker Sheldon Silver appointed him as majority leader of the New York State Assembly in January 2013 and Morelle served as acting speaker in the Speaker's absence. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives for New York's 25th congressional district in November 2018 following the death of longtime Representative Louise Slaughter.
The Rochester Police Department,also known as the RPD,is the principal law enforcement agency of the City of Rochester,New York,reporting to the city mayor. It currently has approximately 852 officers and support staff,a budget of approximately $90 million,and covers an area of 37 square miles (96 km2). The Rochester Police Department has been under a court-ordered federal consent decree from the United States Department of Justice since 1975 over its hiring practices. The decree was part of a 1975 settlement involving racial discrimination.
Thomas S. Richards is an American lawyer,business executive and politician who served as the 66th and 68th Mayor of Rochester,New York.
Lovely Ann Warren is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 69th mayor of Rochester,New York,from 2014 until her resignation in 2021. She was previously the President of the Rochester City Council. She was the first woman to serve as mayor of Rochester,as well as the second African-American after William A. Johnson Jr.
Hart's Local Grocers was an independent grocery store managed by Rochester Local Capital LLC. It was located in the East End Neighborhood in Rochester,NY.
The Rochester Mayoral Election of 2017 was an election to determine who will hold the office of Mayor of Rochester,New York in the upcoming term. The election took place on November 7,2017. Incumbent mayor Lovely Warren was elected to a second term in office.
A special election for New York's 25th congressional district was held following the death of U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter. Democrat Joseph Morelle defeated Republican Jim Maxwell on November 6,2018.
This is a list of media serving Rochester,New York, and its surrounding area.
On March 23,2020,Daniel Prude,a 41-year-old African-American man,died after being physically restrained by Rochester,New York police officers. Prude had been suffering from a mental health episode after ingesting PCP and left his brother's house in a disturbed and naked state. His brother called the police,which then led to the encounter with law enforcement in the street outside of his brother's house. The officers put a spit hood over his head after he began spitting. They restrained him face-down on the street for two minutes and fifteen seconds,and he stopped breathing. Prude received CPR on the scene and later died of complications from asphyxia after being taken off life support.
A mass shooting took place on September 19,2020,in Rochester,New York,United States,at a late-night backyard party on Pennsylvania Avenue. Two people were killed and fourteen others were injured. No arrests have been made. It is considered the largest mass shooting in Rochester in recent memory.
The 2021 Rochester mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Democratic mayor Lovely Warren ran for reelection to a third term in office but was defeated in the Democratic primary by city councilman Malik Evans.
Jeremy Cooney is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,Cooney represents the 56th district of the New York State Senate,covering parts of the City of Rochester,the Town of Brighton,and the western suburbs of Monroe County. His term of office began on January 1,2021.
Malik D. Evans is an American politician and banker who is the 71st and current Mayor of Rochester,New York. A member of the Democratic Party,Evans previously served on the Rochester City Council as an at-large member and on the Rochester City School Board including several years as its president.
The Black &Asian Democratic Caucus was a group of County Legislators in Monroe County,New York that broke away from the Democratic Caucus of the County Legislature in 2020. The claimed rationale behind the split was that the majority of Monroe County Democrats had taken their constituents in the city of Rochester for granted and it was time for them to exercise power on their own. In the time following the formation of the Black &Asian Democratic Caucus,they submitted legislation that otherwise would not have been considered. It was not an officially recognized party by the New York State Board of Elections but rather a Caucus established through a process outlined in the Rules of the Legislature of the County of Monroe. The stated mission of the Caucus was to advocate for the interests of Black,Indigenous,and People of Color (BIPOC) within Monroe County and strive to eliminate the obstacles that structural racism has exacerbated by championing equity and equality to eliminate disparities between racial and ethnic groups. Their motto was "Purpose over Party."
