Now is the Time to Get it Right!
All Out for March 10 Hearing on Downtown Redevelopment! The New Rochelle City Council is currently reexamining and updating the Downtown Development Plan. On Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00pm, a hearing will be held...
Category: News Updates
¡Por Favor, Ayúdanos! (Please Help Us!)
At the City Council’s Citizens To Be Heard Session on February 16, ten clients and volunteers of the United Community Center of Westchester (UCCW) pleaded with Council members to help restore their beloved center,...
UCCW’s Annual Holiday Toy Distribution Delivers a ¡Feliz Navidad!
Four-hundred-and-fifty children of all ages received gifts at the 17th Annual Holiday Toy Distribution organized by United Community Center of Westchester (UCCW). Because of the recent flood at the UCCW office, this year’s Toy...
Hands Off Tish James!
For the roughly 100 people in attendance at the powerful rally to support New York State Attorney General Letitia James held at St. Catherine’s Church on November 22, the fact that the charges against...
UCCW Helps Over 10,000 Families Per Year. Now It Needs Help.
The United Community Center of Westchester (UCCW) is the first place many low-income families and immigrants in New Rochelle and the surrounding municipalities turn when they need help. Now UCCW needs community support. On...
Update: Lincoln Pool Passes Now Available Online
Shortly after New RoAR News commented on the difficulty of obtaining pool permits and the disparity between the procedures for the pool and tennis permits, the city updated its website to include online access...
As Pressure Mounts for Family Supporting Jobs, NR IDA Weighs In on Affordable Housing and Parking
The New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency (IDA) voted to give a 15-year extension of tax breaks for New Rochelle Gardens at their meeting on July 30. Their unanimous vote addressed two areas where the...
New Rochelle Eco-Ambassadors Lead the Way: Gain Access To Wade In Long Island Sound
Marking a milestone in youth-led environmental education and shoreline access in New Rochelle, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 9:30 am at Five Islands Park, the New Rochelle Youth Bureau’s Eco-Ambassadors, in partnership with the...
Raymond Fowler Continues to Fight for Justice for Son, Jarrel Garris
Raymond Fowler’s son, Jarrel Garris, lost his life on July 3, 2023. On September 18, 2024 the NYS Office of Special Investigation, which reviews all deaths at the hands of the police, released its...
ICE Comes to New Rochelle
Fear spreads through immigrant communities Early in the morning on July 8, a New Rochelle man hoping to be hired for a day job was picked up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...