ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- It's a four-way race for the Rochester mayor's office. While they are all vying for the same seat, their platforms are what set them apart.

“I'm asking this community to allow me to finish doing the job that I started," said the incumbent, Lovely Warren (D).

Warren is seeking re-election in what would be her second term. Warren says her four years at city hall have promoted overall growth and new life in the underdeveloped corridors of Rochester.

“We've been able to make sure that we invest in stronger neighborhoods," Warren said. "We've invested in education, we have invested in jobs and each of those areas we have improved significantly.”

Monroe County Legislator and mayoral candidate Tony Micciche (R) disagrees with these claims especially when it comes to crime.

“Our current mayor says that we are at a 30-year low. We are not. It's not even close," Micciche said.

Independent candidate for mayor Lori Thomas doesn’t believe those numbers either, especially after listening to residents.

“About 80-90 percent of the time it's 'I want to see safer streets,'" Thomas said. "'I can't walk the streets at night. I can't send my children out to play.' We need a safer Rochester. It's not a matter of numbers, it's a matter of reality.” 

Green Party Candidate Alex White says those that live in the city have been let down. 

“The city itself pays people minimum wage, not a living wage," White said. "That should be the very first thing the city could do to help people in poverty.”

And he says there's someone else to blame for the violence.

“We keep having mostly young black males beaten up by the police," White said. "Every single new incident is a tragedy in police community relations making our city less safe.”

He wants better enforcement, but also an independent civilian review board with subpoena power.

Micciche's proposal to secure city streets includes the Rochester City School District. He wants to put police precincts inside schools.

“With the officers present they tamped down violence, they keep drugs off the campus, you have a real community relationship because they get to know each other," Micciche said.

However, Thomas, who is a retired teacher, says the answer to a better school environment starts with the curriculum. 

“We need to look to children for their gifts and talents and stop trying to figure out what's wrong with them," Thomas said. "Testing them, testing them, seeing what they can't do.”

All three opponents running against Lovely Warren disagree with her decision to build a new performing arts center on Parcel 5, but the mayor is confident that it can become a main attraction in downtown Rochester.