The City Council has appointed seven New Rochelle residents to serve on the newly-formed independent Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). The appointments were approved and announced on June 17.  The CCRB was created earlier...

First Black commissioner in New Rochelle’s history NRPD Deputy Commissioner Neil Reynolds has been appointed to become the department’s next Commissioner, effective July 1.  The current Commissioner, Robert Gazzola, recently announced his plan to...

In October 2020, Judge Jared Rice launched the Opportunity Youth Part (OYP) initiative in New Rochelle City Court.  This innovative initiative links emerging adults facing misdemeanor or felony charges, ages 16 to 24, to...

In two unanimous decisions on February 20, New York State’s highest court ruled that in response to public records requests, police departments must release police officers’ full disciplinary records, including records of “unsubstantiated” complaints...

Council hears continued calls for greater police accountability and transparency Once again, dissatisfaction with the New Rochelle Police Department (NRPD) was a major topic of discussion at the City Council’s monthly Citizens To Be...

Deadline to apply is March 7 New Rochelle has opened applications for membership on New Rochelle’s new Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB).  All applications must be received by Friday, March 7, at 4:30 pm....

Some 25% of New Rochelle’s residents are immigrants, and 87% of the City’s population are US citizens.   Many immigrants, both documented and undocumented, are scared by the president’s threats to deport them. What’s...

Commissioner Gazzola says Detective Steven Conn, who killed Jarrel Garris in July 2023, followed all procedures. For the second time in less than four years, the New Rochelle Police Department (NRPD) has exonerated an...