The Westchester County planning board has a lot of concerns about the Echo Bay development proposed in New Rochelle. Take a look below at their letter on the project, approved 11-0 on Tuesday, according to Planning Commissioner Edward Buroughs. (One of the 12 members did not make the meeting because… Read More →
The New Rochelle City Council will be busy Tuesday (March 12) afternoon and evening. The large Echo Bay development, the vacant armory, a new farmer’s market operator and cabaret license applications for restaurants that want to use music as prime entertainment are all due for discussion at the council meeting… Read More →
The study of expected impacts from the Echo Bay development has been posted on the New Rochelle city website. The document, called a Draft Environmental Impact Statement, looks at the area of more than 10 acres of East Main Street, much of it occupied by the city’s public works yard,... Read More →
New Rochelle’s new development commissioner will be Luiz Aragon, who is now the commissioner of planning and environmental management for Sullivan County. Aragon was chosen by City Manager Charles Strome III and will take his new position on Feb. 11. He
Tomorrow night may be the best chance for residents to tell the City Council how they feel about moving the city yard from its Echo Bay site to an inland site. The usual “citizens to be heard” session, for residents to talk to the council about any city matters they… Read More →
The development team pitching the Veterans Memorial Center for the Performing Arts plan for the former armory on Echo Bay will be available to explain their idea to residents tonight. The meeting will be in City Hall, 515 North Ave., but it is not an official city function. It is… Read More →
In case you missed it, New Rochelle held its fourth annual Holiday Lighted Boat Parade on Saturday night. That’s the event in which the city asks boat owners to string holiday lights on their yachts and other vessels to shows off the city’s jagged, scenic coast. The shot here shows… Read More →
Here are some shots of the Wildcliff Arts and Crafts Festival on the grounds of Wildcliff Manor in New Rochelle today (Saturday.) People came to enjoy music, browse crafts for purchase, and eat burgers and hot dogs among the sculptures on the grounds. Not to mention that view of Echo… Read More →
New Rochelle’s waterborne parade of lights, cancelled when it was originally scheduled last month, is now set for this Saturday, Aug. 11, at 8:30. The “Holiday Lighted Boat Parade,” now in its fourth year, is becoming an annual
Fireworks will fill the sky over New Rochelle on July 4 after all. The city’s annual Grucci display by Echo Bay was thrown into doubt when the City Council cut the $75,000 for it from the current budget, as well as the money for Memorial Day and Thanksgiving parades. The… Read More →
