Will Labor and Affordable Housing Advocates Get Seats at the Table? The Mayor and City Council Members who won with significant support from local unions and promises to improve housing opportunities for working people...
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...
Four New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority (NRMHA) Commissioners have sued the City to challenge their December 29, 2022, dismissals by former City Manager Chuck Strome just two days before his retirement. In the suit,...
As developer Louis Cappelli weighs into the New Rochelle Mayoral race, concerns about his motives grow. On Friday, June 9, the Westchester County Democratic Committee (WCDC) revealed that Cappelli and four of his construction...
Community Benefits Program fuels a race to the bottom. The Anderson Plaza ribbon cutting on April 21 marked the completion of the City of New Rochelle’s most ambitious project yet under the “Community Benefits...
Construction Execs and Subcontractors Conspired to Fraudulently Use Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises as Pass-Through Entities to Obtain Contracts for Affordable Housing Developments Engaged in Payroll and Insurance Fraud and Other Forms of Corruption...
City Increases Incentives for Developers, Backslides in Affordable Housing Lately, the City of New Rochelle administration is showing off its accomplishments in promoting high-rise development of rental housing in Downtown New Rochelle. According...
City Manager and Development Commissioner take their show on the road On March 30, 2023, the new City Manager, Kathleen Gill, teamed up with the new Deputy City Manager and Commissioner of Development, Adam...