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Rochester is a city where world-changing breakthroughs meet genuine, hardworking people connected by the traditions we share, the opportunities we embrace, and the progress we seek. 

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Featured Stories

Photo of the mayor standing with two young men at the 2024 Mayor's Mentor Up Gala.

Applications open for Mayor's Mentor Up Summer Soirée
Photo of a modular home.

City releases RFP for modular and manufactured housing to expand homeownership opportunities

By embracing innovative, cost-effective construction methods like modular and manufactured housing, the City aims to overcome rising development costs and deliver quality homes for residents.  
Vertical poster for ROC Summer Soul Festival 2025.

Mayor Evans announces Lineup for 30th Rochester Summer Soul Music Fest

Celebrating 30 years of ROC Summer Soul in 2025!
Photo of a band playing on a stage at the 2023 Rochester Jazz festival

Plan your Jazz Festival experience

The nine-day festival presents more than 1,750 artists annually from around the world in nearly 300 shows at 18 diverse venues.

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Upcoming

Jun
08
June 08
7:00 a.m.

2025 Garage Sales and Superfleas at the Public Market
Jun
08
June 08
10:00 a.m.

The Lucky Flea 2025

Jun
08
June 08
1:00 p.m.

Mount Hope Cemetery - General Tour
Jun
10
June 10
12:00 p.m.

2025 Yoga on the Riverway
Saturdays at the City of Rochester Public Market can attract tens of thousands of patrons
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Jun
10
June 10
3 - 5 p.m.

Examining Board of Plumbers - June 2025

Examining Board of Plumbers monthly meeting.

Rochester Water Bureau Water Bureau 10 Felix St Rochester, NY 14608 United States
Examining Board of Plumbers
Jun
10
June 10
4 - 6 p.m.

Brownfields Environmental Skills Training (BEST) program info meeting: June 10, 2025

The City of Rochester's Brownfields Environmental Skills Trade Training Program (BEST) is a new initiative designed to support dislocated workers and unemployed individuals seeking sustainable, long-term employment in the environmental remediation field.

Phillis Wheatley Community Library 33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way Rochester, NY 14608 United States
Public Input Meeting
Jun
10
June 10
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Board of Ethics meeting: June 10, 2025

The Board of Ethics is a seven-member board established by Section 2-18 of the City Charter and appointed by the City Council. The board renders written advisory opinions to City officers and employees with respect to the City’s Code of Ethics and Article 18 of the General Municipal Law.

Board of Ethics
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Spotlight on Rochester

Meet the Mayor

Formal headshot of Mayor Malik Evans

Mayor Malik D. Evans

Malik D. Evans is the 71st Mayor of Rochester. As the leader of the City’s executive branch, Mayor Evans is committed to promoting positive, systemic and structural change by providing transparent and collaborative leadership, offering equitable access to essential municipal services, enabling productive intergovernmental, private, and non-profit partnerships, and promoting increased quality of life through investments that create vibrant neighborhoods and employment opportunities, making Rochester a hope-filled city with an exciting future. He was inaugurated on Jan. 1, 2022.

About the Mayor

City Council

Meet Your Councilmembers

City Council is comprised of five at-large members who represent the entire city and four district members who are the voice for the South, Northwest, East, and Northeast sections of the city.  All Councilmembers serve a four year term in office. 

About City Council

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By the Numbers

Rochester is Growing

88
Parks
209,352
City Residents
400+
Events Per Year
589,973
Regional Employees

Data courtesy: U.S. Census, NYS DOL, and City of Rochester