Cuomo’s veto snubs Monroe County’s poor

Vetoed bill would have given public assistance recipients across the state the same protections for those in New York City.

Monroe County, Rochester won’t tax paper bags

A state ban on single-use plastic bags allows local governments to impose a 5-cent tax on paper bags.

City Court starts housing section

The new section will allow tenants to bring small claims actions against landlords who fail to fix code violations.

Budget deficit looms over Cuomo's State of the State speech

Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to deliver his State of the State message on Wednesday, as New York faces its worst budget deficit in a decade.

Brian Kolb steps down as Assembly minority leader

Days after his drunken driving arrest, Brian Kolb resigns as the top-ranking Republican in the state Assembly.

Kolb blamed wife for drunken crash, court papers show

Assembly member Brian Kolb told a tow-truck operator, "My wife was driving! You know how women drive," according to court papers.

Sheppard is running for Gantt's seat

Assembly member David Gantt hasn't said whether he's running for reelection.

New year, new City Council

City Council members Mary Lupien and Jose Peo haven't previously served in elected offices.

Assembly GOP leader Brian Kolb arrested for DWI

New York state Assembly Minority Leader, Brian Kolb, a Republican from Canandaigua, has been charged with DWI.

Replacing Justice Matthew Rosenbaum is 'a waiting game'

Odds are good that Monroe County will start 2020 with one less state Supreme Court justice on the bench.

More than 150 RCSD teachers to be 'displaced,' fewer teachers laid off

Some of the 109 teachers who had been laid off have been recalled to fill vacancies left by retirees and resignations.

Monroe County GOP legislators pick leaders

In choosing new leadership, Republican legislators gird for a Democratic Monroe County executive

State Supreme Court Justice Rosenbaum under investigation

The state Office of Court Administration has relieved Justice Matthew Rosenbaum of his judicial duties.

Home assessments up 19% across Rochester

Home value sticker shock sweeps city after first re-assessments in four years.

Cuomo rejects e-scooter, e-bike bill

Lawmakers will try again in 2020 to legalize scooters and bikes powered by electric motors.

Rochester 10: Jeremy Tjhung

Making change through connection

Rochester 10: Jenn Beideman

Play isn't trivial

Rochester 10: Chaz Bruce

From music teacher to social media influencer

Rochester 10: Leslie Danks Burke

Standing up for honest government

Rochester 10: Rosalie "Daystar" Jones

Using art to carry tradition forward

Rochester 10: Bella Fanale

Playing the sports she loves, and dominating

Rochester 10: Dan Gross

A champion for local musicians

Rochester 10: Stanley Martin

Standing up for all struggles

Rochester 10: Oscar Merulla-Bonn

He's in your corner

Rochester 10: J. Simmons

An actor mending, and breaking down, fences

Term limits lead to new Dem leadership

Legislator Vince Felder is taking over as leader of the County Legislature's Democratic minority.

Democrats show cracks over support for criminal justice reforms

State Republican Party Chair Nick Langworthy is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo and Democratic lawmakers to repeal the laws, which he calls an "epic failure."

Feedback 12/25

Circle of life

Every millennial in the audience of "The Lion King," many of whom are now parents, grew up with the 1994 cartoon film from Disney. But does that nostalgia translate to the theatrical adaptation from 1997? Based on Friday's packed audience at the Auditorium Theatre, it seems that way.

COMEDY | The Capitol Steps

SPECIAL EVENT | 'Ginger Minj Super Spectacular Holiday Extravaganza'

FAMILY | Snowed-in: Winter Break Science Days

HOLIDAY | Kwanzaa

THEATER | 'Anansi Tales for the Holidays: Brer Rabbit Edition'

THEATER | 'The Scavenger's Daughter'

Sharing the muse in Multibird

Seth Faergolzia's Multibird is a magnificent, multi-genre-defying, multi-genre-defining operation. It is odd and it is contrarian. Faergolzia, who wields the baton at the heart of this oddball parade, is a boisterous, gentle giant who does a bit of everything.

Swimming in Seth Faergolzia's stream of consciousness

The official release date for the new, self-titled album by Seth Faergolzia’s Multibird is January 1, but you can get a few hours’ head start at the official release show, at 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, at Skylark Lounge.

Album review: 'Diva & The Boys'

Album review: 'Alegria'

PROGRESSIVE SOUL | Lost Wax Collective

AMERICANA | The Boyd Parker Ambush

SYNTH-POP | The Bad Dreamers

ROCK | Overhand Sam & Bad Weapon

AMERICANA | The Honey Smugglers

The F Word: A night for the blues

CITY music writer Frank De Blase catches some blues rock from the Allman Brothers tribute band Live at the Fillmore and local outfit Steve Grills and the Roadmasters — with mixed results.

Summer in the snow

Louisiana’s Haitian Restaurant might just be your new favorite spot to get a dose of summer flavors in the dead of winter.

The 15 best films of 2019

It was as good a year for film as it was bad for, well, (gestures broadly to the world) everything else. These are the movies that most spoke to Adam this year, each conveying something unexpected about what it feels like to be alive right now.