For the past 10 years, developers have been making payments into New Rochelle’s Community Benefit Fund in exchange for waivers allowing them to build taller buildings than normally allowed under building codes. The meaning...
The United Community Center of Westchester (UCCW) is the first place many low-income families and immigrants in New Rochelle and the surrounding municipalities turn when they need help. Now UCCW needs community support. On...
By Howard Horowitz At a recent gathering in New Rochelle, a veteran community organizer discussed the importance of “giving people a sense of their power,” developing ongoing relationships and continually engaging with people who...
By Councilman Shane Osinloye In October 2025, I will have the privilege of voting for one of the most tenant focused items of legislation in New Rochelle history. Our mission is to protect our...
On Wednesday, September 17, community members, organizers, and youth leaders came together for an Air Quality Justice Walk through the South Bronx, co-led by the Energy Justice Law & Policy Center, South Bronx Unite and Groundwork Hudson Valley. Designed to take place during peak rush hour, the walk offered a firsthand look at how air pollution and land use decisions impact daily life in one of New York’s most environmentally burdened neighborhoods.
This year let’s welcome the start of the school year with intentionality.
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled “How an NYC Suburb is Actually Managing to Bring Rents Down,” which got further exposure on Fox and MSNBC. New Rochelle is that NYC suburb...
Shortly after New RoAR News commented on the difficulty of obtaining pool permits and the disparity between the procedures for the pool and tennis permits, the city updated its website to include online access...
The New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency (IDA) voted to give a 15-year extension of tax breaks for New Rochelle Gardens at their meeting on July 30. Their unanimous vote addressed two areas where the...
New Rochelle has one public pool located in Lincoln Park. But the city’s bureaucracy has made it difficult for local kids to swim there.
Marking a milestone in youth-led environmental education and shoreline access in New Rochelle, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 9:30 am at Five Islands Park, the New Rochelle Youth Bureau’s Eco-Ambassadors, in partnership with the...
Raymond Fowler’s son, Jarrel Garris, lost his life on July 3, 2023. On September 18, 2024 the NYS Office of Special Investigation, which reviews all deaths at the hands of the police, released its...
Fear spreads through immigrant communities Early in the morning on July 8, a New Rochelle man hoping to be hired for a day job was picked up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
