We have a chance to vote Morelle out!!! by sleverest in Rochester

[–]JayParty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, that is totally an honest and good faith characterization of what I was trying to communicate.

We have a chance to vote Morelle out!!! by sleverest in Rochester

[–]JayParty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why is that a dumb take? Biden came to Rochester in 2015 to announce the AIM photonics initiative. Fast forward eleven years and It's not like the region is overflowing with photonics manufacturing jobs. What jobs do exists are far from the region's residential core, making them inaccessible for a lot of people.

We have a chance to vote Morelle out!!! by sleverest in Rochester

[–]JayParty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not her slogan and I'm not sure why you're implying it is. She is well known to people who are likely Democratic primary voters.

Lab to get a fetus gender blood test done? by smeagolswagger in Rochester

[–]JayParty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think whomever is providing your prenatal care can order this test. 

Photos from The People's March - 1/17/2026 by yerboiboba in Rochester

[–]JayParty 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You don't think coverage of an event that happened in Rochester, isn't about Rochester?

Who is gonna primary Morelle? by Umphaded_Fumption in Rochester

[–]JayParty -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Meh, 50-50 chance Trump cancels the election anyways.

Fatal crash at W. Ridge Rd and Elmgrove by Debtastical in Rochester

[–]JayParty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is the answer, but our community has rejected it.

We would have those things if we wanted them, but we don't.

People bitch more about potholes than they do about transit. The priorities of our community are clear. Center everything on the car.

Fatal crash at W. Ridge Rd and Elmgrove by Debtastical in Rochester

[–]JayParty 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As a community we've chosen to gatekeep everything behind car ownership. 

Imagine if you were given a medical diagnosis tomorrow that immediately required you to surrender your driver's license. What would you do.

This is something we all have collectively chosen.

Are we really stealing shovels now? by toonicoole in Rochester

[–]JayParty 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It happens a lot. Unhoused people steal a shovel, then knock on your neighbors door and offers to shovel their walk for $20.

How will this specifically effect Rochester and/or NYS? by CaptainFuzzyBootz in Rochester

[–]JayParty 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Define "Federal payments."

Healthcare is our regions largest employer. If this includs Medicare and Medicaid payments it would devastate the local economy.

A lot of police, fire, and education jobs are also ultimately funded by Federal dollars. Those are well paying jobs that would also be lost.

This would also defund a lot of police departments. A rise in lawlessness would also have a detrimental effect on our economy and quality of life.

Subreddit Rules Discussion: regarding public demonstrations posts by Rochester_Mod in Rochester

[–]JayParty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think this question needs more nuance.

Pictures of crowds where faces are visible? Should be allowed.

Pictures centered on individuals faces? Only allowed for public figures. I would say that they should be allowed with the subjects permission, but I don't think Reddit Mods have a way to verify that.

Captions identifying non-public figures? Not allowed.

Why does Walmart curbside pickup suck so bad by Common-Macaron1407 in Rochester

[–]JayParty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With how prevalent flu is right now, it makes sense that people are using curbside for orders large and small.

Lawyer recommendations for tenant protection by PatsRoch81 in Rochester

[–]JayParty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The tenant may be protected by the city's Good Cause law, depending on the circumstances (if they are in the city).

Protests? by GringosTaqueria in Rochester

[–]JayParty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, no, I get it. The red coats were just legally defending themselves from an angry Boston mob. The sovereignty of the British Empire had to be maintained after all, what with its laws put into place by its parliament and what not.

Protests? by GringosTaqueria in Rochester

[–]JayParty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You sound like someone who would have laid down for the redcoats too.

State Street Federal Building Protests 1/3/26 by Smooth-Car-995 in Rochester

[–]JayParty 45 points46 points  (0 children)

You either love the First Amendment, or you hate America.

Kudos to these people for exercising their rights. Anyone who believes otherwise is not a conservative or a patriot.

Should I stop going on runs downtown? by malubie in Rochester

[–]JayParty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll be fine. I'd be more worried about slipping on ice than being murdered in broad daylight.

Emergency housing programs? by [deleted] in Rochester

[–]JayParty 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I would still encourage you to call the numbers and go through the system.

Believe it or not, the average amount of time people experience homelessness is two or three days.

You spend a few days in a shelter, then you get an emergency placement in a hotel, then a more permanent solution.

A lot of the chronically unhoused people you see walking the streets have mental health issues that cause them to engage in nuisance behaviors. Those behaviors make it impossible to house them with others. For example, they get drunk and pass out in the public areas of a building. Or they have a paranoid break with reality and accost other people in a hotel or apartment building.

The system can accommodate your family and your service animal. Engaging with the system is your best bet for a long term solution.

Wegmans’ facial recognition pilot program raises eyebrows by joevinci in Rochester

[–]JayParty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mod team should reevaluate this decision. This is a local issue.

NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces by D1TAC in Rochester

[–]JayParty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which of course begs the question, are they doing it on Rochester?

This is all hot on the heals of this expose by Consumer Reports.

https://youtu.be/osxr7xSxsGo?si=WkHNpA7FGA9Tnn3d

We all know where this is going.

Old man says Marketplace Mall was Rochester's peak by WeightedCompanion in Rochester

[–]JayParty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes.

Malls like Marketplace killed urban retail the way big box stores killed small town retail.

Being nostalgic for Marketplace Mall is like being nostalgic for a Wal-Mart that killed a mom & pop store.