Don’t miss it! “Tracing Our Roots: New Rochelle’s Black History,” is a powerful exhibit now on display through Wednesday, March 4 at the Lumen Winter Gallery, New Rochelle Public Library. Presented by the New Rochelle...
After 10 pm on the night of February 6, 2023, the residents of what remains of Pugsley Hollow, and those living in Homestead Park, were awakened to the sounds of jackhammers tearing up the...
New Rochelle City Council District 3 was created by court order in 1993 to protect the rights of voters, pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Prior to this court decree, all four...
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. ...
For the first time since the outgoing City Manager dismissed four longstanding members of the New Rochelle Municipal Authority (NMRHA) Board of Commissioners in December, the Board met on Monday evening, January 30, and...
New RoAR News is the new voice for New Rochelle, a space for sharing local news, information, and opinions with an anti-racist viewpoint. New RoAR News was created in February 2023 by New Rochelle...
The City of New Rochelle held a meeting at Bethesda Baptist Church on Thursday, February 2, 2023 to gain input on the city’s five year housing plan and possible uses of the anticipated CDBG...
The New Rochelle Police Department (NRPD) has a long history of tension with the city’s communities of color, which has erupted at times into lethal violence. In May 2013, for example, the wife of...
Over a dozen New Rochelle residents, including several who live in municipal housing, confronted the City Council last night over the firing of five volunteer members of the New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority by...
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...