In her novel, “Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood,” Fatema Marnissi writes, “Nature is a woman’s best friend.” There has never been a time in my life where this statement has resonated with me more than it does now.
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.”
A coalition of New Rochelle teachers and environmental activists has received a $100,000 grant from the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund (LISCIF) to expand the New Rochelle Eco-Ambassador Summer Program, which trains local...
The Energy Justice Alliance invites the community to attend their monthly membership meeting at SuggarPlums, 534 North Avenue in New Rochelle on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 7:30 pm. The Energy Justice Alliance is a BIPOC-led coalition that advocates...
City launches “ClimateReadyNR” initiative By Leslie Gaskin On June 22, 2023 I received in my email a “City News” update from the City of New Rochelle. I will share a portion of that email...
On June 19th at 3 pm the City of New Rochelle held its annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) information session at City Hall. CDBG is a program of the federal Department of Housing...
The Brooker Drainage Analysis Study: What does it mean for New Rochelle? In March and April, City Hall hosted a series of presentations on the Citywide Drainage Study conducted by Brooker Engineering, PLLC. The...
Starbucks, Rettner Realty, City of New Rochelle Continue Supporting Environmental Racism Despite community objections voiced to the City of New Rochelle and Starbucks, Rettner Building Management Corporation continues construction of a Starbucks drive-thru at...
Two New Rochelle units of the Boys & Girls Club face separate crises as a result of issues with water. The Mascaro unit, at 79 7th Street, and the Remington unit, currently under construction...
Storm Clouds Over Starbucks, Corporate Image Takes Big Hit! With its corporate image tanking, Starbucks longtime CEO Howard Schultz appeared before the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee March 29 to answer...