Action alleges “a culture rewarding officers for unconstitutional conduct.” Ivin Harper, who was arrested on false drug charges after then-NRPD Lt. Sean Kane planted drugs under his car in 2024, has sued the City...
Tools the City Can Use to Drive Needed Change Part 1: Changes to the Economic Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy On June 9, 2026, the New Rochelle City Council presented the city’s response to the...
A milestone in a five-year struggle for increased police accountability After five years of demands, debates, and delays, New Rochelle’s Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) will hold its first public meeting on Wednesday, July...
A charter school is actively recruiting students for a possible September 2026 opening in New Rochelle although the school still does not have an approved building and despite a record of widespread community opposition...
2025 Data Reveals Poverty Wages and Meager Earnings for Local Businesses The “New Rochelle Model” for development was awarded the 2026 Ivory Prize for policy and regulatory reform last month in Salt Lake City,...
In a document that appeared quietly in a corner of the official New Rochelle website sometime in the past few days, the city has dismissed most of the concerns raised by residents about its...
Voter turnout was low, and controversy continues about cutbacks in school programs New Rochelle voters overwhelmingly approved budgets and bond issues for the City School District and the Public Library in local elections on...
Currently on the National Parks Service website is the following description of what is believed to be the first commemoration of Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day. It reads as follows: “On May...
Part 4: Quality of life More than two dozen New Rochelle residents expressed opposition to a proposed revision of New Rochelle’s downtown development plan at a public hearing before the City Council on Tuesday,...
Part 3: Affordable Housing More than two dozen New Rochelle residents expressed opposition to a proposed revision of New Rochelle’s downtown development plan at a public hearing before the City Council on Tuesday, April...
Part 2: Family-Supporting Jobs More than two dozen New Rochelle residents expressed opposition to a proposed revision of New Rochelle’s downtown development plan at a public hearing before the City Council on Tuesday, April...
Part 1: Limited opportunity for public input in the DOZ model More than two dozen New Rochelle residents expressed opposition to a proposed revision of New Rochelle’s downtown development plan at a public hearing...
By Lisa Burton This Op-Ed first appeared in Black Westchester on April 30, 2026 . When people think about the New Rochelle Public Library, they often think about books. But for many of us,...
