Applications for CDBG grants due on July 21
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...
Category: Environment
Flood Study Complete, Relief Not Yet In Sight
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...
How Many ‘Bucks = One Black Life?
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 Boys’ Club Units Threatened by Water
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...
Starbucks: A “Strong Corporate Partner”?
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 Bowman Visits NRHS, Explains the Inflation Reduction Act
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...
LoHud and USA Today highlight environmental racism in New Rochelle
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...
Environmental Racism and the Fight to Stop a Drive-Thru
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. ...
Congressman Bowman joins New Rochelle’s Earth Day walking tour
The walking tour concluded at the site of the proposed Starbucks drive-through next to Bracey Apartments. Congressman Jamaal Bowman and other community leaders attended New Rochelle’s Earth Day Environmental Justice Rally and Walking Tour...