NR City Council authorizes a settlement in its quest to remove City Manager Gill In a victory for representative government, on April 4, New Rochelle’s Mayor, Yadira Ramos-Herbert, convened a Special Meeting of the...
A Town Hall on the proposed charter school will be held at on Sunday, March 10, at 4:30 pm at Heritage Homes Community Hall, 18-30 Brook Street, New Rochelle by Alisse Waterston As an...
A group has proposed to open a charter school for 400 students in New Rochelle, claiming it will address the “failures” of the New Rochelle public schools. What is a charter school, and how...
The full recording of New RoAR’s IDA learning session can be viewed here. While the New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has given tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks to developers, little...
On February 15, 2024 the New York State Independent Redistricting Committee (“IRC”) voted 9 to 1 in favor of a single Congressional map and have forwarded it to the NYS Legislature for approval. The...
Louis Cappelli takes advantage of huge public subsidies and incentives, while public needs like affordable housing, family-supporting jobs, parking, and open space go unmet. [Editor’s note: This series includes a Glossary to help readers...
Here is a glossary to help readers understand the city agencies, development incentives and financial subsidies that are fueling the major apartment projects rising in downtown New Rochelle. New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency...
How the New Rochelle IDA Works…or Doesn’t Work…And for Whom [Editor’s note: This series includes a Glossary to help readers understand the city agencies, incentives, and subsidies that are fueling development in downtown...
The data in CGR’s report leads to a different conclusion about the road to police accountability in New Rochelle In October 2023, CGR, a 108-year-old policy think tank, issued a long overdue report and...
A scientific analysis of police body camera footage shows that the first 45 words spoken by a police officer stopping a Black male motorist can make the encounter more likely to escalate to arrest,...