After a one-year hiatus due to COVID, the New Rochelle Police Department welcomed the community back to their headquarters for the 5th annual National Night Out open house on Tuesday, August 3. The event featured an evening of fun including equipment demonstrations, bounce castles, photo booth, giveaways, bubble bus and free food and drink- including hot dogs cooked by Yankee great Mariano Rivera- plus a flyover by Westchester County and NYPD helicopters. Community groups and area businesses hosted informational tables.
“National Night Out is a great way to strengthen our neighborhood connections and highlight our community partnerships,” said Police Commissioner Robert Gazzola. “Special thanks to Captains Collins Coyne and Raul Rodriguez, and our PACT officers Lt. Gary Robison, Det. Yadilene Machado, Det. Francesco Provenzale and Police Specialist Robert Ferguson for their assistance in making this year’s event the biggest one yet.”
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. This program is among several initiatives presented by the New Rochelle Police Department along with summer Youth Fishing Trips, Coffee with a Cop, and new this year- the Bikes and Badges bike ride on September 12. Thanks to the dedication of the New Rochelle Police Department the City continues to have one of the lowest crime rates among similar municipalities in Westchester County and New York State.
The New Rochelle Police Department thanks the following sponsors for their generous support for National Night Out 2021:
The Stella/Wilder Balter/LM Development Partners, PAB Contracting Corp., LM Construction Group Inc., The Hammel – Burling Triangle, The Lombardi, Bel Aqua, POR Products, Young Companies LLC, Wager Contracting, PJS Group, LAZ Parking, Sabrett, Monroe College, PCI Industries, ICON, Cornell Pace Inc., Cherry Lawn Farm Inc., Valencia Work Group Inc., C. Lopez Landscape & Irrigation, Residence Inn, RXR, Mercedes Benz of New Rochelle, Wykagyl Country Club Inc., Metro Pizza & Pasta, The Pizza Shop, Beechmont Tavern, Shannon Beverage, North End Tavern, Dave’s Cast of Characters, Iona College, Direct Mattress of New Rochelle Inc., Harbor Electric Fabrication & Tool Inc., Texas Roadhouse, Century 21, New York Power Sports, Stop & Shop, Shop Rite, Laser Frame & Body Repair Co., Tedesco Auto Body, Vinny Voltage, Allstate Insurance, Scott Cohen - Rand Realty, Glen Island Harbour Club, AJ Burgers, Lucente Nursery, Safeway, Sammarco, Bulfamante Landscaping, Da Giorgio Restaurant, Cosi, Scoop Shop, Advance Auto Parts, Platzner, Maffei Landscape Inc., New Rochelle Chevrolet, New Rochelle Farms, VEO, Montefiore – New Rochelle, Pearlgreen Corporation, Mikey Dubs Frozen Custard, Quaker Ridge Shopping Center, Starbucks, Norseland, Inc, the New Rochelle Police Foundation and the New Rochelle PBA.