Now is the Time to Get it Right!
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...
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Carta Abierta a los Funcionarios de la Ciudad: “Nuestra comunidad está consternada”
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...
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Open Letter to City Officials: “Our community is frightened”
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...
¡Por Favor, Ayúdanos! (Please Help Us!)
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,...
A History of Racial Justice in New Rochelle
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...
Martin Luther King Day
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...
NR City Council Votes to Reexamine Development
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...
UCCW’s Annual Holiday Toy Distribution Delivers a ¡Feliz Navidad!
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...
Hands Off Tish James!
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...
NR Community Benefit Funds: Where’s the Beef?
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...
UCCW Helps Over 10,000 Families Per Year. Now It Needs Help.
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...
Who Wins? People With a Sense of Their Power
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...
Help End the Nightmare of Our Neighbors Losing Homes
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...