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...
Congressman Jamaal Bowman headlined a Town Hall on the Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at New Rochelle High School on Wednesday, March 15. The New York League of Conservation Voters sponsored the...
New York State has added areas of New Rochelle to a program monitoring air quality in communities considered most vulnerable to the effects of pollution and climate change, according to an article published in...
According to Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, ”Environmental Racism is the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on people of color.” It is tempting to view Environmental Racism as a product of the past. ...