Ivin Harper’s Attorney Speaks
How Harper’s civil rights lawsuit could impact police accountability in New Rochelle and beyond On July 13, Ivin Harper, who was arrested on false drug charges after then-NRPD Lt. Sean Kane planted drugs under...
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Ivin Harper, Framed by NRPD Lt. Kane on Drug Charges in 2024, Files Civil Rights Lawsuit
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...
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Yes, The City Can Fix the Downtown Development Plan
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...
New Rochelle Civilian Review Board To Hold First Public Meeting July 8
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...
Capital Prep Charter School Recruiting for New Rochelle Students Without an Approved Location
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...
“New Rochelle Model” for Development is a Race to the Bottom
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,...
Document Dismissing Key Community Concerns About Development Appears Quietly on New Rochelle City Council Agenda for June 9
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...
New Rochelle Voters Pass School and Library Budgets and Bond Issues
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...
Memorial Day: Let Truth Keep Marching 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...
Residents Oppose Development Plan at Public Hearing, Tell City Council ‘You Must Do Better!’ (Part 4)
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,...
Residents Oppose Development Plan at Public Hearing, Tell City Council ‘You Must Do Better!’ (Part 3)
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...
Residents Oppose Development Plan at Public Hearing, Tell City Council ‘You Must Do Better!’ (Part 2)
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...
Residents Oppose Development Plan at Public Hearing, Tell City Council ‘You Must Do Better!’ (Part 1)
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...