The City Council’s Opportunity to Get It Right
By the New RoAR News Editorial Board On April 14th the City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Downtown Overlay Zone (DOZ). We urge Council to use this opportunity...
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Will Amended Redevelopment Plans Change Policy to Address Community Needs?
Or will we see only more unenforceable “guidelines” and “goals”? On Tuesday, April 14, at 7:00pm, the City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Downtown Overlay Zone (DOZ) to...
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Development Commissioner Explains City’s Latest Proposals
Public hearing on April 14 to comment on revised plans At its February 10th meeting, the City Council discussed an amendment to the Downtown Overlay Zones (DOZ) to enter into “a refinement phase designed...
A New Rochelle Student Connects Redlining’s Past to Our Public Health Crisis
From housing discrimination to asthma and heart disease, the legacy of federal policy still shapes health outcomes in our city. By Eva Singletary Eva Singletary graduated from New Rochelle High School in 2025 and...
NRPD’s Kane Demoted From Lieutenant to Police Officer
Shown on video in 2024 planting evidence to frame a Black man NRPD Lieutenant Sean Kane, who was shown on video planting a bag of white powder under the car of Ivin Harper, a...
Capacitación “Derrite el ICE”: Protegiendo a Nuestros Vecinos
Read in English Durante el último año —especialmente a raíz del reciente operativo en Minnesota— muchos residentes de New Rochelle se han preguntado qué medidas pueden tomarse para ayudar a proteger a sus vecinos...
Melt ICE Training: Protecting our Neighbors
Leer en español In the past year, especially since the recent siege in Minnesota, many New Rochelle residents have asked what can be done to help protect neighbors and the community from ICE. On...
Pressure Grows for Union Jobs as City Plans Next Phase of Development
As the New Rochelle City Council makes plans for the next phase of development, unionized construction workers and their supporters turned out in force to the council meeting Tuesday, March 10, to send a...
City Postpones March 10 Public Hearing on Downtown Development
“Citizens To Be Heard” Will Occur as Scheduled According to a City Council agenda notice posted today, the public hearing on downtown development scheduled for March 10 has been postponed. The notice did not...
“Enough Is Enough” Calls for Public to Speak Out at March 10 Hearing on Development
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...
New Rochelle Advocate Raya Salter Appointed to State Environmental Justice Council
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...
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...
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...