Martin Luther King Day
By the New RoAR News Editorial Board A comedian joked on late night TV that he would be going all out to celebrate MLK Day this year because he believed it would be the...
Category: Opinion
Who Wins? People With a Sense of Their Power
By Howard Horowitz At a recent gathering in New Rochelle, a veteran community organizer discussed the importance of “giving people a sense of their power,” developing ongoing relationships and continually engaging with people who...
Help End the Nightmare of Our Neighbors Losing Homes
By Councilman Shane Osinloye In October 2025, I will have the privilege of voting for one of the most tenant focused items of legislation in New Rochelle history. Our mission is to protect our...
Thoughts About the First Day of School
This year let’s welcome the start of the school year with intentionality.
Is New Rochelle Really a Housing Affordability Paradise?
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled “How an NYC Suburb is Actually Managing to Bring Rents Down,” which got further exposure on Fox and MSNBC. New Rochelle is that NYC suburb...
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...
Shadow of Recent School Board Election Hangs Over Call to Prayer at City Hall on June 18
By Howard Horowitz In response to the recent murders in DC of a young couple affiliated with the Israel Embassy and the attack in Boulder, CO on a Jewish-organized march in support of the...
A Teachable Moment: Some Thoughts on The New Rochelle School Board Election
By the New RoAR News Editorial Board There are many lessons to be found in the most recent New Rochelle school board election. As the community processes the impact of the impressive display of...
Poor George Latimer!
By the New RoAR News Editorial Board On Friday, May 9th US Representative George Latimer’s address to the League of Women Voters at the Scarsdale Golf Club didn’t go as expected. The program was...
Opinion: Is It Really a New Day at the IDA?
By Damon R. Maher There’s a sad and perplexing coda to the New RoAR News 1/28/25 article heralding a new day at the NR Industrial Development Agency (IDA). Instead of bringing in new, pro-labor,...