The cycling season in Rochester continues with Bike Week 2024, spanning two consecutive weekends, from May 10 to 19, and offering cycling events for all ages and skill levels. The purpose is to celebrate biking in the Rochester area and expand the use of bikes as practical, daily transportation. Bike Week welcomes new riders and demonstrates the great community and infrastructure available to cyclists in Rochester.
This project replaces 140 sidewalk access ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Public Right of Way Access Guidelines (PROWAG), at residential street corners and T-intersections where they did not exist in the the Beechwood Neighborhood.
Like cities across America, Rochester has seen an increase in consistent and aggressive panhandling. These behaviors negatively impact people who work, live and visit downtown, as well as businesses that want to attract customers to their brick-and-mortar stores.
The City of Rochester is committed to exploring innovative solutions to this challenge, and “Be The Change. Keep The Change.” is one of them.
You can now donate to the Help The Animals Fund using your credit card:
This online tool has been made available to the public in response to the June 2020 repeal of Section 50a of NYS Civil Service Law:
One of the most important steps in becoming an officer in the Rochester Police Department (RPD) is transitioning from the police academy and applying your knowledge to patrol duties in the "real, outside world.”
After successful completion of the police academy, you will be assigned to experienced Field Training Officers (FTOs) for training in the Field Training and Evaluation Program. The Field Training Program lasts about 12 weeks and is designed to help recruits apply basic knowledge learned in the police academy to "real life" situations.
This one-acre site is close to downtown, Kodak Tower, and the city’s two multi-purpose stadiums, and has easy access to Interstate 490. The local neighborhood provides a pool of potential employees. The site is ideal for industrial, commercial, or community service development, preferably with ample job opportunities for city residents.