Lift As We Rise
We often hear that “a rising tide lifts all boats.” If, however, you’re not in a boat, a rising tide can kill you. New Rochelle is in the 10th year of the radical...
Category: Downtown Development
“Enough is Enough” Campaign Taps Into Well of Discontent Over NR Redevelopment
Pressure mounts for moratorium on new downtown construction As City officials tout New Rochelle’s decade-long downtown redevelopment as an example to follow, scores of residents spoke out at the March 25 Planning Board meeting...
Opinion: Is It Really a New Day at the IDA?
By Damon R. Maher There’s a sad and perplexing coda to the New RoAR News 1/28/25 article heralding a new day at the NR Industrial Development Agency (IDA). Instead of bringing in new, pro-labor,...
City’s Contract for Job Referral Services Does Not Follow Best Practices
On Wednesday, February 26, at 7:30 pm, the New Rochelle Corporation for Local Development (CLD) will meet to discuss, and possibly vote on, a resolution to renew the annual $250,000 contract with Westhab’s First...
Labor Rep Hitting the Mark at NR IDA
‘The City Must do Better for Residents when Awarding Tax Breaks to Developers’ Several months into his term on the New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Miguel Ayala, a member of the International Brotherhood...
City Council Public Hearings on Tuesday, September 10
II: The Saga of Hannah Pugsley The New Rochelle City Council will hold two important public hearings and its usual monthly Citizens To Be Heard session on Tuesday, September 10th, beginning at 7 pm...
Labor Day – Take Action Now!
Labor Day became a Federal holiday 130 years ago due to the advocacy of labor and union activists who pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions of the American worker. Each...
City Council Appoints Labor Representative to IDA and CLD
Fulfillment of campaign commitment immediately spotlights hiring practices as new IDA board convenes. In a significant move to hold developers more accountable for creating good, family supporting jobs and more affordable housing in exchange...
Residents Demand Labor Representation on New Rochelle IDA
Union members and supporters urge City Council to appoint IDA members who will insist on family supporting jobs About a dozen speakers at the City Council’s March 12 Citizens To Be Heard session pressed the...
New RoAR Hosts a Community Discussion on the IDA
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...