Enough Is Enough, a community organization urging a pivot to “smart development” in New Rochelle, has called for a large turnout for a March 10 public hearing at which the City Council will consider...
The first meeting is open to the public and can be attended virtually or at New Rochelle City Hall on March 20, 1-3pm. By Raya Salter, Executive Director, Energy Justice Law and Policy Center...
All Out for March 10 Hearing on Downtown Redevelopment! The New Rochelle City Council is currently reexamining and updating the Downtown Development Plan. On Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00pm, a hearing will be held...
Por Martin Sanchez, SPHR, MA, JD Read in English El 2 de febrero, Martín Sánchez envió la siguiente carta a la alcaldesa de New Rochelle, Yadira Ramos-Herbert; a los concejales Martha Hanratty-Lopez, David Peters...
By Martin Sanchez, SPHR, MA, JD Leer en español On February 2, Martin Sanchez sent the following letter to New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert; City Council members Martha Hanratty-Lopez, David Peters, and Shane Osinloye; and...
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...
