Beginning this month, New Rochelle residents who subscribe to Cablevision and Verizon services will be able to view Planning, Zoning and Industrial Development Agency meetings live and on limited playback. This program was un...
In an effort to familiarize the community with the new Optical Scan Voting machines, the City of New Rochelle in partnership with the Westchester County Board of Elections will host a series of demonstrations in New Rochelle ...
Seniors looking to stretch their food budgets this summer and fall may be entitled to discount Farmers Market Coupons, available through the City of New Rochelle Office for the Aging. To be eligible, individuals must be 60 ye...
New parking regulations will take effect on May 24, 2010 in downtown parking lots. Payment will now be required 24 hours a day except Sundays and holidays between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the following lots: Maple Avenue Lo...
The New Rochelle Memorial Day Parade will begin with a ceremony at Memorial Plaza at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 31, 2010. Following the ceremony, the parade will kick off from Memorial Highway and proceed to Huguenot Street a...
GreeNR articulates a broad vision for economic, environmental and social progress while outlining specific recommendations to help guide municipal action for the next twenty years. The draft is viewable on line at www.newroch...
The City of New Rochelle continued to be one of the safest cities its size last year, as indicated by figures contained in the NRPD's 2009 Annual Report.
New Rochelle ranks as the fifth safest city among cities its size...
Delivering his fifth State of the City Address at the Davenport Club on Thursday March 11, 2010, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson acknowledged the difficult economic challenges confronting his community, while outlining a “way...
Thanks to a generous partnership with CivicPlus, a nationally known website design and development firm specializing in municipalities and school districts, the City of New Rochelle will roll out a new website today as the wi...
Con Edison has reported that with the exception of a few widely scattered outages, power to New Rochelle customers has been restored. Anyone still experiencing outages should call Con Edison directly at 1-800-75-CONED. Dry ic...
The following message was sent at 3 pm through the Emergency Notification System, from Mayor Noam Bramson.
Con Ed has now restored power for roughly 5,400 homes and expects to restore power for an additional 1,100 by the en...
Update on Emergency Storm Response, sent through the Emergency Notification System, Tuesday at 11:30 am
First, Con Edison will once again have dry ice available today at 90 Beaufort Place behind City Hall until 8:00pm. Yest...
Update on Emergency Storm Response, Monday, March 15 11:40 am, sent through the Emergency Notification System.
First, if you are using a generator, it must NOT be placed within your home or garage, and should be stationed i...
The following message was sent through the City's Emergency Notification System on Sunday, March 14 at 11:30 a.m.
Emergency Storm Condition UpdateFirst, to help preserve refrigerated items, Con Edison will have wet i...
Police and Fire personnel will be working throughout the night to address emergency conditions. Please report any threats to life or safety immediately by calling 911. However, we ask that you please NOT report minor property...
The New Rochelle Railroad Station is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
From its modest beginning in 1848 as the last stop before New York City on the single-track New Haven Line, the New Rochelle Railroad Sta...
Michael Freimuth will join the City of New Rochelle as the new Development Commissioner.
Mr. Freimuth brings to the City a wealth of experience, having served for two decades in management of municipal development operation...
The New Rochelle Fire Department designed a replacement for our 1991 Rescue. It was manufactuered in Loveland, Co. by SVI. This project started over 3 years ago and 30% was paid for with a homeland security grant.
64 billion paper and 73 billion styrofoam and plastic cups and plates were thrown away in 2003 in the US. It takes water, oil, and energy to make disposable plates, not to mention it generates tremendous waste. Use real plate...
Get fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms instead of from those thousands of miles away. Visit the New Rochelle Farmers’ Market on Library Green on Fridays through November.
Many detergents and other cleaning products contain chlorine, which when mixed with other compounds, can produce toxic gases. Buy only chlorine-free detergents, cleaners and bleach.
Mothballs contain the toxic chemicals napthalene and dichlorobenzene which evaporate and bio-bacculate in your body. Instead of using noxious mothballs, use natural moth repellants such as cedar discs, lavender bags or a mix ...
Consider changing the way you drive. 78% of the 1.1 billion daily car trips in America are single occupant trips. Carpool as often as you can, especially to work and school.
Instead of putting cut flowers on tables at your party or event, buy small plants and trees in pots. Afterwards, plant them in the ground. You will have a lasting impression of your event and help make the world a little...
By washing your clothes using the warm water setting (100 degrees) rather than the hot water setting (140 degrees), your washing machine will use 30% less energy and your clothes will last longer.
Everything you pour down the drain ends up in the water cycle so keep hazardous substances out of the sewer system. Consider using green cleaning products and never pour paint, chemicals, prescription drugs, or concentrated c...
Summer is here and many of us head out to the tennis courts. When the tennis balls lose their bounce, we throw them away but there are creative ways to reuse tennis balls and keep them out of the waste stream. Here is a list ...
When used properly, sub-compact fluorescent coil light bulbs last up to 10 times longer, use 1/4 the energy with equivalent light output, and produce less heat than incandescent bulbs. They also fit in most incandescent lamp ...
Recycling one ton of paper saves seventeen trees!The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours and causes twenty percent less air pollution and fifty percent less water poll...
Recycle cardboard tubes from paper towel and toilet paper rolls, as well as empty plastic shampoo and soap bottles.
Concentrated detergents use less water and deliver the same cleaning power. They also require smaller containers and less transportation costs. If all laundry detergents in the US were 'concentrated', we'd take 140 m...
The average life of a plastic bag is 20 minutes and plastic bag litter has reached mammoth proportions. Plastic bags are made from polyethylene, a petroleum product, which may take as long as 500 years to degrade. In addition...
Unplug electronics when not in use. Collectively, vampire loads cost Americans about $3 billion a year. The biggest culprits are stereos, DVRs, game systems and plasma TVs. Simply unplug them when they’re not in use. Or purch...
Littering affects our water. Everyday items like coffee cups, straws and candy wrappers tossed into the street wash down storm drains and end up on our beaches and in our ocean. If you’ve got litter, put it in a trash can. Do...
A recent study found that painting a 1,000 square foot home's roof white could save ten metric tons of CO2. This could translate into a 10-15% drop in the cost of air-conditioning.
According to the United States EPA, yard trimmings and food residuals together constitute 23 percent of the U.S. municipal solid waste stream. Instead of throwing it out, turn it into beneficial compost instead! Learn about c...
Make Mother Nature proud by giving your own mother a sustainable gift. Serve her breakfast in bed or give her an I.O.U. for a special day together. If she expects a gift, consider a membership to a museum or botanical garden,...
The Forest Stewardship Council certifies wood and paper products that come from sustainable forests. Look for FSC certification when buying furniture, flooring and paper products.
The World Health Organization estimates that 153 million people around the world have vision problems which could be corrected with glasses. Donating eyeglasses is a great way to keep important resources in use.
Wastewater treatment consumes a tremendous about of energy, so the less water you waste, the less water needs to be treated and the more energy is saved. There are many simple ways to use less water: turn off automatic lawn s...
Bring wire hangers back to the dry cleaners so that they can be reused or recycled. 3.5 billion wire hangers end up in landfills every year.
Make sure your computer is completely switched off at the end of every working day instead of just being locked or left on standby. This will save an additional 17% of unnecessary energy use in any given 7 days.
Ducts are used to distribute conditioned air throughout the house. In a typical house, however, about 20 percent of the air that moves through the duct system is lost due to leaks, holes, and poorly connected ducts, so seal a...
Replace old thermostats with a programmable one. It’s like a TiVo of thermostats. It lets you turn the heat down when you sleep and back up before you wake. It can also tell the difference between Monday and Friday, so you c...
If your car is going to be stopped for more than 10 seconds, turn it off. Car exhaust pollution has been linked to high rates of asthma, heart and lung disease, killing 30,000 people a year in the U.S.
More than 90 percent of printing and writing paper still comes from virgin tree fiber, and more than 50% of our paper ends up in the landfills. Paper recycling is easy! Put a container under your desk for easy collection, bu...
Registration is on a first-come first-served basis and is limited to 120 golfers. Registration fee includes Green Fee, Cart, Fore Caddy, Goody Bag, Driving Range, Pro Shop, Locker Room, Continental Breakfast, On Course Lunch...