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New Rochelle, NY
News
New Rochelle City Hall Moving Downtown For First Time In 55 Years
New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson threw a curveball during his annual “State of the City” address, announcing that City Hall would be moving from its longtime home on North Avenue back to a new downtown address. With “the most ambitious downtown redevelopment in New Rochelle history” well underway in Westchester, Bramson announced on Thursday that City Hall would be relocated to a new site downtown, to the base of a high-rise development on Harrison Street. “(This move) will put the people’s house back in the heart of our city, right between Main Street and Huguenot Street, bringing employees…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Westchester City Named New York's 'Best To Live In'
As if anyone who calls it home needed to be told, New Rochelle has once again been named one of the top 50 cities to live in the United States by 24/7 Wall St. In their latest "Best Cities to Live in Every State," New Rochelle earned top honors in New York (32nd overall), just behind Rio Rancho in New Mexico and a spot ahead of Raleigh, N.C. Hoover, Alabama topped the list. The ranking comes amid one of the more trying times in the city's recent history. To determine which cities made the list, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data of the 550 U.S. cities with populations greater than 65,000…
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Police Break Up Fight Involving New Rochelle HS Students, Reports Say
New Rochelle High School students reportedly ended the month of January in a similar fashion in the way it started: with violence. Following three violent incidents involving high school students throughout the month - including the fatal stabbing of a New Rochelle High School junior - police were once again required to break up a fight just blocks from the high school. According to multiple reports, police were dispatched to the corner of Chauncey Avenue and Clove Road on Wednesday afternoon to break up a fight involving more than a dozen students. No arrests were made and there were no in…
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Official: Students Suspended For Roles In Fatal New Rochelle Teen Stabbing
Several New Rochelle High School students have been suspended as the investigation into the fatal stabbing of Valaree Schwab continues, school officials said at a community meeting this week. On Monday, city and school officials met with members of the business community on North Avenue to discuss a series of new police initiatives to improve safety along the North Avenue corridor. The meeting came on the heels of several violent incidents involving students, including the fatal stabbing of Schwab, a 16-year-old junior at the high school whose last moments alive show her being harassed by a…
New Rochelle, NY
Schools
New Rochelle School Officials Make Safety Changes After Violent Incidents
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - In the wake of several violent stabbing incidents involving New Rochelle High School students and a community-wide safety meeting, the school district has outlined new measures and initiatives that will be taken to ensure “all district schools are safe, nurturing places for students to learn and thrive.” A “standing room only” crowd of parents, local residents, city and school officials was in attendance Tuesday night at the high school following the three stabbing incidents, including the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Valaree Schwab on Jan. 10 outside Dunkin’ Donuts on …
New Rochelle, NY
Schools
Iona Student Petitions For New Rochelle School Officials' Resignations
An Iona College student has started a change.org petition imploring New Rochelle school officials to resign in the wake of several violent incidents involving high school students in the past two weeks. Brendan Eckstein, a student at Iona College started the petition on Jan. 18, hours after the third stabbing incident involving students on North Avenue, including the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Valerie Schwab outside Dunkin’ Donuts on Jan. 10. The petition calls for the resignation of Schools Superintendent Brian Osborne, High School Principal Reginald Richardson and the School Board “im…
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Safety Forum Scheduled Following New Rochelle Stabbing Incidents
A heavy turnout is expected inside the New Rochelle High School auditorium Tuesday night as the city hosts a safety forum following three violent incidents involving students in the past two weeks. A “standing room only” crowd of parents, local residents, city and school officials are expected at 7 p.m. at Whitney M. Young Auditorium at the high school following the three stabbing incidents, including the fatal stabbing of junior Valaree Schwab on Jan. 10 outside Dunkin’ Donuts on North Avenue. Following the fatal stabbing, a group of students assaulted a 15-year-old a week later at Gemelli…
New Rochelle, NY
News
Third New Rochelle Student Stabbing Sparks Concern In Community
Metal detectors, off-campus lunches and other controversial topics are expected to be discussed by New Rochelle city and school officials during a joint meeting next week in the wake of the third stabbing incident involving high school students in eight days. According to police, at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, the department received a call from security guards at the high school reporting that a stabbing had occurred at the school, and a 15-year-old suspect was seen on video fleeing the building. New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola said that a 16-year-old student suffered two…
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
New Rochelle Officials: Threat Made To High School After Stabbing Unfounded
A threat was made to the New Rochelle High School on social media Wednesday night, though it was unfounded, school officials said on Thursday. During a conference on Thursday, school and city officials confirmed that a threat was made to the school over social media following the fatal stabbing of Valaree Schwab, a junior at the high school who was fatally stabbed twice with a steak knife outside of Dunkin’ Donuts during a dispute near the high school. Police announced on Thursday that they’ve identified female Yonkers resident, Z’inah Brown, 16, as the alleged stabber. School officials s…
New Rochelle, NY
News
New Rochelle City Council Moves Forward With Ambitious City Yard Relocation
The New Rochelle City Council has unanimously agreed to move forward with the proposed new Public Works Operation Center. City officials announced this week that they have reached the agreement to construct the new Public Works Operations Center - more commonly referred to as City Yard - in the ground level of the busy Home Depot/Costco complex at Nardozzi Place. Under the terms of the agreement, a private developer will construct a 245,000-square-foot commercial structure, then lease 130,000-square-feet at the ground level for city use. Construction is expected to begin later this year. &…
