Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association

Welcome to UMNA

The Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association (UMNA) is a not-for-profit advocacy group representing the 3,300 residents and property owners in the Upper Monroe Neighborhood.

If you live in our neighborhood, please Join UMNA. Be sure to check our events Calendar and get all the news. Also, City of Rochester | Monroe Branch Library 809 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14607. Find out this month's programs.

UMNA has been Blogged! UMNA BLOG Use this blog to create an online community along with a safe, clean, and neighborly real life community.

The Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association, also known as UMNA is involved in making our community a better place. Our neighborhood is "bounded by I-490, Monroe Avenue, and Culver Road and includes not only houses and commercial buildings but also two significant landmarks: Cobbs Hill Park and the Culver Road Armory." -from City Newspaper

This site will keep you informed about all the important resources and events in the Upper Monroe Neighborhood.

Check out Clean Sweep 2010 in the Upper Monroe Neighborhood

Rochester bicycle boulevard ride a success!

On Sunday, May 23 at 1 PM in Cobbs Hill Park over forty bicyclists began a bicycle boulevard demonstration ride through Upper Monroe neighborhood in Rochester, New York. They were not racers, or members of a single bicycling club, or recruits for a charity ride. They were just ordinary folks finding out what a bicycle boulevard would look and feel like in our area. more...

Some useful documents for our area:

Some UMNA News:

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Wide Water Gardens to Open May 1st

One of Rochester’s largest community gardens will be opening right in Upper Monroe and you are invited to be a part of it.

Wide Water Gardens is a joint project between the Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association (UMNA), Third Rochester Enterprises Corporation (TREC), New Life Presbyterian Church and the City of Rochester to bring a new urban agricultural, educational and recreational resource to the residents of the City of Rochester and surrounding communities. Ground will be broken in April of this year and will be ready for planting in May.

With your help, Wide Water Gardens is poised to provide organic, locally grown produce to City residents, establish programs to catalyze entrepreneurial skills and healthy eating habits in our youth and provide a civic gathering spot that fosters a stronger community.

Neighborhood Service Center "NSC is based on the notion that the best way of responding to neighborhood issues is by teaming residents with city staff to devise and achieve effective solutions, supported by the full resources of “City Hall”. This approach brings City government closer to you and your neighborhood so quality of life issues can be addressed more quickly and effectively."

The Center for Youth Services 905 Monroe Ave Rochester, NY 14620 585-473-2464

Meeting Times

(Please note: Tuesdays not Wednesdays)

UMNA will meet Tuesdays | 7:00 PM - first week of the month- at The Corner Place - 969 Monroe Avenue -(corner of Shepard Street) Hope to see you there. "Wanted," The Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association Needs New Members

Wide Water Gardens

Grow, Learn, Enjoy!

One of Rochester’s largest community gardens is poised t

o debut this May and you are invited to be a part of it. Wide Water Gardens is a joint project between the Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association (UMNA), Third Rochester Enterprises Corporation(TREC) and the City of Rochester to bring a new urban agricultural, educational and recreational resource to the residents of the City of Rochester and surrounding communities.

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Important links:

Monroe Village "Monroe Village is an eclectic urban village where diversity is celebrated and all people are welcome. It is safe, healthy, sustainable and offers a high quality of life, in an authentic environment with walkable streets, a mix of land uses, and a variety of housing choices. Monroe Village is located along Monroe Avenue in the city of Rochester, New York, from the inner loop to I-490, and the adjoining residential neighborhoods.
The Corner Place - 969 Monroe Avenue - (corner of Shepard Street) Rochester, NY 14620
UMNA Design Charrette In addition to the many activities and advocacy efforts that the Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association conducts is our work on neighborhood revitalization. The Design Charrette is an exciting event in support of this effort.
Welcome To Monroe Avenue Monroe Avenue, one of Rochester's most diverse shopping strips, is the place to find the truly unique. Alive with people and places to go in an urban neighborhood which includes the Y, the library, churches, and schools as well as interesting small shops, restaurants, and pubs. "