Rochester

Upstate incumbent mayors face challenges from the left

Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany all have races to watch on June 22.

By Justin Sondel
June 7, 2021

Upstate incumbent mayors face challenges from the left

Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany all have races to watch on June 22.

By Justin Sondel
June 7, 2021

New York State

New state lawmakers from Rochester spearhead policing reform

Elected officials take on mental health crisis response, police residency requirements and qualified immunity after Daniel Prude decision.

By Kay Dervishi
February 26, 2021

Criminal justice

Rochester’s new Person in Crisis team might have prevented 9-year-old’s pepper spraying

Even though the city created a non-police unit to deal with individuals in emotional distress, they weren’t on the scene.

By Annie McDonough
February 2, 2021

New York State

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren’s indictment reflects history of Democratic infighting

The intra-party Democratic dysfunction in Monroe County gives Albany a run for its money.

By Rebecca C. Lewis
October 7, 2020

Personality

Five things to know about Lovely Warren

Get to know the controversial Rochester mayor a little better.

By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
September 15, 2020

Buffalo

New York’s upstate and Long Island 2017 primary election results

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By Frank G. Runyeon
September 13, 2017

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