Category: Background & Analysis

Background & Analysis / Environment / Health

New Rochelle Residents Participate in Air Quality Justice Walk! Air Quality is a Right, Not a Privilege!

On Wednesday, September 17, community members, organizers, and youth leaders came together for an Air Quality Justice Walk through the South Bronx, co-led by the Energy Justice Law & Policy Center, South Bronx Unite and Groundwork Hudson Valley. Designed to take place during peak rush hour, the walk offered a firsthand look at how air pollution and land use decisions impact daily life in one of New York’s most environmentally burdened neighborhoods.

Background & Analysis / Environment / NR History

History Lost, Found & Erased: The Saga of Hannah Pugsley

Many saw the proposal to rename the land that had been the heart of over 100 years of Black homeownership before it was bulldozed as part of the racially motivated urban removal as a way to bring to light the remarkable history of Hannah Puglsey and her descendants.   To many residents, it is shocking that the proposal put forth by the Commissioner of Development to rename Sheraton/Radisson Plaza is just “Hannahs Way.”

Background & Analysis / News Updates

End of an Era

City Manager resigns Tuesday, April 9th, marked the end of the Chuck Strome-Kathleen Gill 26-year reign in New Rochelle.  With Gill’s resignation and settlement with the City, a search for a new City Manager...