At the City Council’s Citizens To Be Heard Session on February 16, ten clients and volunteers of the United Community Center of Westchester (UCCW) pleaded with Council members to help restore their beloved center,...
Taylor v. New Rochelle Board of Education By Owen Benedict Owen Benedict graduated from New Rochelle High School in June 2025 and is now attending college. Education played and continues to play an incredibly...
By the New RoAR News Editorial Board A comedian joked on late night TV that he would be going all out to celebrate MLK Day this year because he believed it would be the...
Will Jobs and Real Affordable Housing Be Reviewed? Ten years into New Rochelle’s downtown redevelopment, City Council voted December 9 to “reexamine and update” the Downtown Overlay Zone (DOZ) with an eye toward holding...
Four-hundred-and-fifty children of all ages received gifts at the 17th Annual Holiday Toy Distribution organized by United Community Center of Westchester (UCCW). Because of the recent flood at the UCCW office, this year’s Toy...
For the roughly 100 people in attendance at the powerful rally to support New York State Attorney General Letitia James held at St. Catherine’s Church on November 22, the fact that the charges against...
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...
