New Rochelle, New York
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'''New Rochelle''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Nouvelle-Rochelle'' {{Audio-IPA|Nouvelle-Rochelle.ogg|/la nuvɛl ʁoʃɛl/}}) is a [[Political subdivisions of New York State#City|city]] in the south-east portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York]] in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]].
The town was settled by refugee [[Huguenots]] (French Protestants) in 1688 who were fleeing tyrannical Catholic [[pogroms]] in France. Many of the settlers were artisans and craftsmen from the city of [[La Rochelle]] [[France]], thus [[List of U.S. place names of French origin|influencing the choice of the name]] of "New Rochelle."
New Rochelle is {{convert|16|mi|km}} from [[Grand Central Terminal]] in [[New York City]] and {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of the NYC border ([[Pelham Bay Park]] in [[The Bronx]]). The era of suburban living began in the late 1800s when the New York & New Haven Railroad opened a line with a stop in New Rochelle. It was during this period that the city became famous as a summer resort. New Rochelle soon became one of the country's first 'bedroom communities', with most residents traveling daily to New York City for work, and back home to the suburbs to sleep. The 1960s television hit ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' popularized New Rochelle suburban life as an American ideal.
In 2000, the city had a population of 72,182, making it the seventh largest in the state of [[New York]].<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/services/realestate/2007/09/07/2007-09-07_new_rochelle.html</ref> In 2008, New Rochelle was recognized by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) as one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America, and the second best in New York State next only to [[New York City]]<ref>http://www.prevention.com/bestcities</ref>.
==History==
===17<sup>th</sup> century===
[[Image:01 Jacob Leisler.JPG|thumb|Statue of Jacob Leisler]]
In 1689, the [[Absolute monarchy|absolutist]] Catholic monarch of France [[Louis XIV]] unilaterally revoked the [[Edict of Nantes]]. This royal edict had protected the minority Protestant population from [[religious persecution]] within certain defined areas of France. Despite the fact that the Protestants were France's most industrious class, Louis XIV was determined to drive them out of France. Faced with the prospect of the resurgence of another [[French Wars of Religion|war of religion]], Protestant countries of Europe opened up their territories to the these French Protestants, or [[Huguenots]]. [[John Pell]], Lord of Pelham Manor, under warrant from the King [[William III of England]], provided land to Huguenot families. A particularly large group of Huguenot manufacturers, artisans, and craftsmen from La Rochelle settled the area and named their settlement ''Nouvelle-Rochelle'', after their homeland [[La Rochelle]], France. There is a monument in Hudson Park which contains the names of these Huguenot settlers. Some 33 families from [[La Rochelle, France|La Rochelle]] established the community of [[New Rochelle]]<ref>Historical Landmarks of New Rochelle, Morgan Seacord 1938 pg.6</ref>.
Thirty-one years earlier, the [[Siwanoy]] Indians sold their land to [[Thomas Pell]]. His [[land patent]] was confirmed by his nephew, John Pell, who became lord of Pelham Manor - a feudal domain with its own civil and criminal courts. It was from John Pell and his wife that [[Jacob Leisler]], acting as an agent for a group of Huguenots in New York, purchased the land upon which they would settle. In 1689 Pell officially deeded 6,100 acres (25 km²)to Leisler for the establishment of a Huguenot community. In addition to the purchase money, Jacob Leisler and his heirs and assigns were to yield and pay unto John Pell and his heirs and assigns (Lords of the [[Pelham Manor]]) one 'Fat Calf' yearly as acknowledgement of their feudal obligation to the Manor<ref>''New York - A Guide to The Empire State'', [[Work Projects Administration]] of New York pg.245</ref>.
Jacob Leisler is an important figure in the early histories of both New Rochelle and the nation. He arrived in America as a [[mercenary]] in the [[British army]] and later became one of the most prominent merchants in New York. He also served for a time as [[List of mayors of New York City|mayor of New York]] City. He was subsequently appointed acting-governor of the province, and it was during this time that he acted of behalf of the [[Huguenots]].<ref>History of Westchester County, New York, J.Thomas Scharf, A.M., LL.D., p688</ref>
Several other prominent Huguenots were integral in creation of New Rochelle including Gabriel Minivielle, Broussard Des Champs and Jean Bouteillier.<ref>Historical Landmarks of New Rochelle, Morgan H. Seacord and William S. Hadaway, pg.7</ref> Gabriel Minvielle arrived in New York in 1673 and prospered both as a merchant and also politically, becoming mayor of New York City in 1684. Broussard Des Champs was in New York as early as 1674, where he was established as a merchant. Between 1678 and 1683 he was involved in lending money on mortgage on lands in and around New York City and on Long Island. Bouteillier was a merchant on the Island of Martinique as early as 1678, and, upon his removal to New York, he became actively interested in helping other refugees upon their arrival to the city. Each of these men participated in promoting the first settlement of Huguenots at New Rochelle along with the assistance of Jacob Leisler. An initial purchase of the tract including Davenport Neck and the adjacent island, now Davids' Island, with Leisler securing the largest share. This purchase proved too limited to handle the lage number of refugees arriving in New York, thus resulting in the larger purchase of land from John Pell in 1687. No conveyance of the New Rochelle purchase, pursuant to the 1687 contract, was delivered until 1689, and John Pell conveyed it to Jacob Leisler alone, ignoring all others interested in the purchase.<ref>Historical Landmarks of New Rochelle, Morgan H. Seacord and William S. Hadaway, pg.7</ref> The explanation may be that there had already developed among the Huguenot refugees considerable hostility to Leisler and opposition to his political activities and ambitions<ref>Historical Landmarks of New Rochelle, Morgan H. Seacord and William S. Hadaway, pg.11</ref>. Many of the prominent settlers of New Rochelle actively opposed Leisler. Minivielle was so hostile that he cast his vote in the Governor's Council in 1691 for Leisler's execution.<ref>History of Westchester County, New York, J.Thomas Scharf, A.M., LL.D., p.685</ref>
Of all the Huguenot settlements in American founded with the view of being distinct French colonies, New Rochelle most clearly conformed to the plans of its founders. The colony continued to attract French refugees until as late as 1760. The choice of name for the city reflected the importance of the city of La Rochelle and of the new settlement in Huguenot history and distinctly French character of the community. [[French language|French]] was spoken, and it was common practice for people in neighboring areas to send their children to New Rochelle to learn the language.<ref>Historical Landmarks of New Rochelle, Morgan H. Seacord and William S. Hadaway, pg.94</ref> [[John Jay]], [[Chief Justice|Chief Justice of the Supreme Court]] and [[Washington Irving]] were among the most notable individuals to have been educated in the private [[boarding school]] at Trinity Church.<ref>Historical Landmarks of New Rochelle, Morgan H. Seacord and William S. Hadaway, pg.95</ref>
===18<sup>th</sup> century===
[[Image:01 Thomas Paine.JPG|thumb|Thomas Paine Memorial]]
[[Image:01 Paine cottage.JPG|thumb|Paine Historical Society]]
[[Image:Thomas-paine-cottage.jpg|thumb|Paine cottage]]
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The [[France|French]] [[Huguenots]], as Protestant Europeans, quickly assimilated into the English colony. Although, most continued to marry within other Huguenot families over the first two generations, the colonists use of English and their similarity in customs and race to the larger English population quickly promoted the assimilation of the Huguenots into overall society. By 1738 the last recorded entries in French were made on town records.
In 1775 General [[George Washington]] stopped in New Rochelle on his way to assume command of the Army of the [[Thirteen Colonies|United Colonies]] in Massachusetts, recounting: "The road for the greater part, indeed the whole way, but the land strong and well covered with grass and a crop of [[Maize|Indian corn]] intermixed with Pompions (which were yet ungathered) in the fields... The distance of this day's travel was {{convert|31|mi|km}} in which we passed through Eastchester, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, but as these places (although they have houses of worship in them) are not regularly laid out, they are scarcely to be distinguished from the immediate farms which are very close together and are separated as one inclosure from another is, by fences of stones which are indeed easily made as the country is immensely stony" <ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/182.asp</ref>.
In 1776 the British Army briefly occupied sections of New Rochelle and Larchmont. Following British victory in the [[Battle of White Plains]], New Rochelle became part of a "Neutral Ground" for General Washington to regroup his troops<ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/182.asp</ref>.
The first national census of 1790 shows New Rochelle with 692 residents, 136 of whom were [[African American]] <ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/183.asp</ref>.
In 1784, after the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] ended, patriot [[Thomas Paine]] was given a farm in New Rochelle for his service to the cause of independence. The farm, totaling about 300 acres (1.2 km²), had been confiscated from its owners by state of New York due to their Tory activities. Now located on a small street in New Rochelle, the [[Thomas Paine Cottage]] is a small museum where many Revolutionary War re-enactments occur.
===19<sup>th</sup> century===
Through the 18th century, New Rochelle had remained a modest village that retained an abundance of agricultural land. During the 19th century, however, with the rapid growth of New York City by [[immigration]] principally from Ireland and Germany, more American families left New York City and moved into the area. Although the original Huguenot population was rapidly shrinking in relative size, through ownership of land, businesses, banks, and small manufactures, they retained a predominant hold on the political and social life of the town.
A tollhouse was constructed in 1802 across the Westchester County Turnpike (now known as Main Street). Four cents was charged for each horse and rider and ten cents was charged for each horse-drawn cart. The tollhouse remained in operation until the discontinuation of all tolls in 1867 <ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/19.asp</ref>.
The 1820 Census showed 150 [[African-Americans]] residing in New Rochelle, six of whom were [[slave]]s.
The era of suburban living began around the year 1849 when the [[New York and New Haven Railroad]] opened a line with a stop in New Rochelle. It was during this period that New Rochelle became famous as a summer resort.
In 1855 the wealthy hotelier [[Simeon Leland]] completed his 60-room summer home, "Castleview". Notable guests of "Castleview" included the [[Prince of Wales]] and [[Charles Dickens]]<ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/193.asp</ref>.
In 1857 the Village of New Rochelle was established within the borders of the Town of New Rochelle.
In 1858 the wealthy industrialist [[Adrian Iselin]] purchased land on Davenport Neck. The Iselin family began the New Rochelle Water Company as well as the first savings bank in the city. [[C. Oliver Iselin]], and the six other children of Adrian Iselin, engage in many philanthropic causes in New Rochelle, donating substantial financial gifts to [[The College of New Rochelle]], New Rochelle Hospital and also the World [[War memorial|War Memorial]] Committee.
In 1861 a group of volunteers created the first fire service named ‘The Enterprise Hook/Ladder/Bucket Company #1’.
In 1879 [[John H. Starin]], a former United States Congressman and descendant of the Huguenots, purchased five islands off of Davenport Neck, which would soon become [[Glen Island Park]]. One of the first [[Amusement park|theme parks]] open to the public, Glen Island boasted a [[Natural History Museum|natural history museum]], an aviary, a railway, a bathing beach, a German [[beer garden]] and a [[Chinese pagoda]]. A [[Cable ferry|chain ferry]] brought people to the island from a mainland dock. He used a fleet of steamboats to bring thousands of New Yorkers to the park, handling up to a million visitors a season by 1882.
In 1889 a bill creating the New Rochelle [[Municipal charter|City Charter]] was signed by Governor [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. It was through this bill that the Village and Town of New Rochelle were joined into one municipality.
In 1892 [[Rose Hill Gardens]], one of the largest [[botanical garden]]s in the country during the 1800s, cultivated the first [[orchid]] in the United States. Also in that year, the artist [[Frederic Remington]] moved to a New Rochelle, purchasing a three-acre estate on Webster Avenue.
In 1896 Davids’ Island became the site of [[Fort Slocum]], named for General [[Henry Warner Slocum]], a Huguenot descendant and a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] officer. Fort Slocum became one of the largest recruiting stations in the country, with greatest use during [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].
n 1899 Michael J. Dillon narrowly defeated Hugh A. Harmer to become New Rochelle's first [[mayor]]. The recently established city charter designated four wards, a board of alderman (two from each ward), and 10 elected from the city at large <ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/200.asp</ref>.
===20<sup>th</sup> & 21<sup>st</sup> centuries===
[[Image:New rochelle half dollar commemorative obverse.jpg|thumb|Bicentennial commemorative half-dollar]]
As the effects of continuing immigration continued throughout the [[northeastern United States]] and New York in particular, the early French Huguenot character of the town and its [[ruling class]] dissolved. In the early part of the 20th century, the County's famous [[Glen Island]] Casino on [[Long Island Sound]] continued to draw such celebrities as [[Glenn Miller]], [[the Dorsey Brothers]] and [[Ozzie Nelson]].
By 1900 New Rochelle had a population of 14,720.
In 1902 Beechmont Lake was created by Eugene and John Lamben, developers of the [[Beechmont, New York|Beechmont]] area.
In 1904 plans were completed for Rochelle Park, one of the first [[New town|planned communities]] in the country.
''[[Forty-five Minutes from Broadway]]'', a musical comedy about New Rochelle, opened [[January 1]] [[1906]].
In 1909, [[Edwin Thanhouser]] established [[Thanhouser Film Corporation]]. Thanhouser's ''[[Million Dollar Mystery]]'' was one of the first serial motion pictures.
The artist [[Norman Rockwell]] moved to New Rochelle in 1915, sharing a studio with the cartoonist Clyde Forsythe, who worked for ''The Saturday Evening Post''. He often drew his illustration subjects from members of the community.
In 1923, New Rochelle resident Anna Jones became the first [[African American]] woman to be admitted to the New York State Bar <ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/202.asp</ref>.
In 1928, women's rights advocate [[Carrie Chapman Catt]] settled in New Rochelle. Catt, President of The National American Womans Suffrage Association, was influential in the fight for the [[Nineteenth Amendment|19th Amendment]] (Susan B. Anthony Amenment).
In 1929 the [[city manager]] form of government was adopted. Under this arrangement, the [[city council]] is the [[Legislature|legislative body]] that establishes city laws, ordinances and resolutions. The council appoints the city manager, who oversees and implements the directives of the council.
In 1930 New Rochelle recorded a population of 54,000, up from 36,213 only ten years earlier. During the 1930’s New Rochelle was the wealthiest city per capita in New York state and the third wealthiest in the country<ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/203.asp</ref>.
On [[June 18]], [[1938]] the City celebrated its 250th anniversary with a massive parade of more than 5,000 marchers. Notable spectators included Governor [[Herbert H. Lehman]], [[United States Postmaster General|U.S. Postmaster General]] [[James A. Farley]] and a number of visiting dignitaries from La Rochelle, France. The [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. Government]] authorized a limited edition of New Rochelle half dollar [[commemorative coin]]s to mark the anniversary.
Two of the nation's first suburban branch [[department store]]s, Arnold Constable and [[Bloomingdales]], opened in New Rochelle in the 1940s.
In 1941 New Rochelle based [[Terrytoons]] Studio introduced the famous [[Mighty Mouse]] cartoon character.
New Rochelle was the scene of the first court-ordered school [[desegregation]] case in "the north", when the [[Supreme Court]] in 1962 denied [[certiorari]] and so let stand a decision of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] that the Lincoln School boundaries had been intentionally drawn to create segregated elementary school districts. Lincoln School was closed and demolished in 1965, with students of that district allowed to attend certain other city elementary schools. The [[school district]] is known for its diversity, and the high school honors [[civil rights]] leader [[Whitney Young]] in the name of its auditorium and civil rights martyr [[Michael Schwerner]] in the name of its library.
In May 1968, [[New Rochelle High School]] was destroyed by a fire set by a disturbed student. The fire was early in the morning and there were no fatalities. While the school was being rebuilt, students attended classes at the two local junior high schools. Sessions were divided into morning and evening shifts to accommodate all students. Fortunately, the facade of the school remained intact, allowing builders to construct a new building behind the beautiful, original exterior.
In 1976 New Rochelle resident [[E.L. Doctorow]] wrote the novel ''[[Ragtime (novel)|Ragtime]]'', which would later become a major Broadway musical<ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/205.asp</ref>.
In 1987 New Rochelle was awarded the [[U.S. Conference of Mayors]] City Livability Award<ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com/206.asp</ref>.
[[Image:Trump Plaza New Rochelle.jpg|thumb|Downtown New Rochelle]]
By the end of the century, the City had begun a massive revitalization of its 'downtown'. In 1999, part of downtown New Rochelle near the [[Metro-North Railroad|Metro North]] [[train station]] was rebuilt with a $190 million entertainment complex, nicknamed [[New Roc City]], which features a 19-screen [[movie theater]], Westchester's first [[IMAX]] theater, an indoor [[Ice hockey|ice-hockey]] arena, [[Miniature golf|mini-golf]], go karts, an arcade, a health club, restaurants, a [[hotel]], loft-apartments and a mega [[supermarket]]. The complex was built on the former [[Macy's]] and Mall which had opened in 1968.
Additional revitalization has come by way of three new luxury residences; Avalon on the Sound, Avalon On The Sound East and [[Trump Plaza (New Rochelle)|Trump Plaza]]. [[Trump Plaza (New Rochelle)|Trump Plaza]], a 39-story luxury residence is the tallest building in [[Westchester County]] at and the tallest between [[New York City]] and [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. Properties along 'main street' which had been empty for years, such as the former [[Bloomingdales]] department store and [[Lillian Vernon]] headquarters, have been transformed into condominiums and rental apartments.
==Residential profile==
New Rochelle is commonly referred to as 'The Home Town' because of the significant amount of single-family, residential development that exists throughout most of its 10+ square miles. While the formerly industrial [[downtown]] section is more densely developed, with condominiums, high rises, offices, [[Shopping mall|shopping centers]], affordable housing complexes, a medical center, [[nursing home]]s, two college campuses and an inter modal transportation hub, the rest of the city consists of sprawling, residential neighborhoods. There are more than 11,500 single family units within the city, more than that of neighboring Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Scarsdale combined. The total number of separate households surpasses 26,000, more than that of neighboring [[Pelham]], [[Pelham Manor]], [[Eastchester]], [[Scarsdale]], [[Mamaroneck]] and [[Larchmont]] combined.
'''Housing variety'''. Some of the country's most expensive [[real estate]] can be found in [[New Rochelle]]. The north end of the city (10804) is ranked in [[Forbes]] Magazines list of the '500 most expensive zip-codes' in the country <ref>http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/7/ZIP10804.html</ref>. According to the list, the average [[household income]] was $199,061 and the average home price was over $752,000. Homes in Premium Point, a gated section of the city on [[Long Island Sound]], are priced anywhere from $2 to $20 million. The three newest residential developments, 'Kensington Woods', 'The Greens at Cherry Lawn' and 'Riviera Shores', are all [[Gated community|gated communities]] with [[Single-family home|single family homes]] priced from $2 million. With a population approaching 80,000 residents, [[New York]] State law dictates that the city provide an adequate amount of [[affordable housing]] units for the less fortunate. New Rochelle has historically met and surpassed state requirements, currently working to replace the existing Weyman Avenue Projects with more forward thinking, community centered townhouse-style housing units. By embracing the needs of the poor, New Rochelle sets a precedant for other suburban communities to follow. Neighboring towns including Mamaroneck, Larchmont and Scarsdale neglect to address such concerns, failing to meet the minimal affordable housing requirements set by the state. Popular consenus is that the presence of the poor precludes that of the [[Middle class|middle-class]] and the wealthy. Considering the large number of [[Working class|working-class]] and affordable housing units found 'Downtown', the high property values prevalent throughout most of the city reflects the true economic diversity of New Rochelle. It is home to the financially disadvantaged and the very wealthy. One of 'the wealthiest people in the United States' according to [[Forbes Magazine]] is longtime New Rochelle resident and multi-billionaire [[Sidney Frank]].
'''Communities'''. Within the greater city borders are many established neighborhoods and subsections, several of which are larger in both size and population than neighboring towns of Larchmont, Bronxville and Pelham Manor. The areas most noted include: Bayberry, Beechmont, Bloomingdale Estates, [[Bonniecrest, New York|Bonniecrest]], Cherry Lawn, Daisy Farms, Davenport Neck, Echo Manor, Forest Heights, Forest Knolls, French Ridge, Glen Island, Glenwood Lake, Heathcote, Kensington Woods, Lake Isle, Larchmont Woods, Lyncroft, Northfield, North Ridge, Paine Heights, Pinebrook , Premium Manor, Premium Point, Quaker Ridge, Residence Park, Rochelle Heights, Sans Souci, Scarsdale Downs, Shore Road, Sutton Manor, Vaneck Estates, Ward Acres, Wilmot Woods and [[Wykagyl, New York|Wykagyl]]. Whereas Bayberry and Wilmot Woods are public-communities, Premium Point, Kensington Woods and Cherry Lawn are gated neighborhoods accessible only by those immediate residents.
==Education==
[[Image:CoopersCornerSchool.jpg|thumb|right|First public school in New Rochelle]]
===Public education===
The city is served by the [[City School District of New Rochelle]], which operates a renown [[public high school]], two junior high schools and ten elementary schools. On seven separate occasions, the City's schools have received the prestigious [[Blue Ribbon Award]] from the [[U.S. Department of Education]]. [[New Rochelle High School]] is one of the most diverse [[high school]]s in the country; the student body represents over 60 different countries from around the world. The school offers over 240 courses including honors, research and advanced placement courses.
=== Private education===
====Primary and secondary schools====
* [[Iona Grammar]] - all-boys Catholic grammar school founded by the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]].
* [[Iona Prep]] - all-boys [[Catholic school|Catholic high school]] founded by the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]].
* The [[Thornton Donovan School]] - co-ed, private preparatory school in Beechmont
* [[The Ursuline School]] - all-girls Catholic school, grades 6 - 12
* [[Salesian High School (New Rochelle, New York)|Salesian High School]] - all-boys Roman Catholic high school founded by the [[Salesian Society]] of St. John Bosco, a [[religious order]] of priests and brothers
* [[Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School]] - coed Catholic High School
====Higher education====
* [[The College of New Rochelle]] - [[Catholic]] college founded by the sisters of the [[Ursulines|Ursuline Order]].
* [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]] - [[Catholic]] college founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers,
* [[Monroe College]] - provides professional, career-oriented higher education to students from diverse backgrounds.
==Parks and recreation==
[[Image:NR Marina.JPG|thumb|Marina]]
===Waterfront===
While the shoreline within the City of New Rochelle measures {{convert|2.7|mi|km}}, but with its many irregularities and off-shore islands, the actual length of the waterfront is {{convert|9.3|mi|km}}. The unusual coastal features have over the years earned it the nickname, "the Queen City of the Sound."
* Yacht, sailing and [[rowing club]]s dot the coast on Long Island Sound and beach clubs line the shores of Davenport Neck. Beckwithe Point, The Greentree [[Country club|Country Club]] and The Surf Club are the largest of the private shore clubs, providing waterfront recreation to members during the summer season. The [[New York Athletic Club]] sits on [[Travers Island]], located on the border of New Rochelle and Pelham Manor.
* New Rochelle [[Yacht club|Yacht Club]], Echo Bay Yacht Club and Imperial Yacht Club are several well known, private yacht clubs in the city.
* New York Sailing School and New Rochelle Rowing Club each have histories dating back over 100 years.
* The City operates a large marina with 300 slips and 150 mooring spaces.
===Parks===
[[Image:Hudson Park.jpg|thumb|Hudson Park]]
[[Image:Glen Island Castle.jpg|thumb|Glen Island castle]]
[[Image:Fort Slocum Road.jpg|thumb|Overlooking Davids' Island]]
The City has an impressive collection of parklands and nature preserves, with {{convert|102.5|acre|km2}} of inland waters, {{convert|231.51|acre|km2}} of public park lands and {{convert|168|acre|km2}} of park lets.
* [[Glen Island]] — In 1879 [[John H. Starin]], a former U.S. Congressman and New York transportation king, bought five islands which he named 'Glen Island ' and created perhaps the first theme park open to the public. His 12 steamboats transported millions of [[New York]] residents and others to the attractions which included a zoo, a natural history museum, a railway, a German beer garden (around the castle-like structure which still stands today), a bathing beach, and a Chinese pagoda. Today the park is a {{convert|105|acre|km2|sing=on}} island property connected to the mainland by a drawbridge built in the 1920s. One of the main features of the park is its pristine, crescent shaped beach offering access to [[Long Island Sound]].
* Five Islands Park is a series of islands connected by small footbridges and pathways, offers playground, sports, hiking and camping facilities for all residents to enjoy.
* Hudson Park encompasses {{convert|13|acre|km2}} along the city's harbor front and includes a beach for residents, the city boathouse, greenhouses, the shore station of the United States Coast Guard and several yacht and rowing clubs. The park is traditionally accepted as the original landing place of the [[Huguenot]] settlers. A granite boulder with bronze tablets commemorates the event.
* [[Davids' Island (New York)|Davids' Island]], a 78 acre island of the coast of the city, is being transformed from a former American military base (Fort Slocum) into a park and environmental preserve. Beginning just after the Civil War, the island was a [[military base]] used to protect New York Harbors, during World War I it served as an army recruitment station and up until 1967, it maintained various ‘Cold War’ facilities. Today it is home to a variety of plants, birds, and animals. These include the endangered [[Kemp's Ridley|Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle]], and rare birds such as [[osprey]] and [[least tern]]s. Davids Island also supports valuable wetlands, rare rocky intertidal areas, and sandy beaches. The waters surrounding the Island are home to Winter Flounder, Atlantic Herring, and Atlantic Silversides.
* Ward Acres, located in the North End, is a combination of untouched forest, wild lawns and meadows, acres of hiking, exercise trails and historic horse stables/cemeteries. In 2007, The Westchester County Department of Conservation produced a Natural Resource Management Plan in order to identify and protect the natural resource needs of the park. It encompasses 62 acres, with the forests divided into four main sections, each distinct in both general characteristics and species presence. It's formed by a portion of a former private state that contained a horse farm, and by an old railroad right of way. It includes a three acre fenced-in dog run, and it's is the only park in the City in which residents can walk a dog. <ref>Ward Acres Natural Resource Management Plan and Biodiversity List http://www.newrochelleny.com/WardAcresNRMPFinal.pdf</ref>
* The Leatherstocking Trail is a {{convert|2|mi|km|sing=on}} long, inter-municipal hiking trail situated between New Rochelle and Mamaroneck, eventually linking into Saxon Woods County Park. It is part of a larger "Colonial Greenway Trail" in which it connects to Twin Lakes/Nature Study and Saxon Woods parks.[http://www.westchestergov.com/planning/Design/ColonialGreenway11x17.pdf]
* [[Sheldrake Lake]] which formerly served as a reservoir supplying the areas drinking water, is now a {{convert|60|acre|km2}} park and nature conservancy promoting an increased understanding of the local ecology.
* Twin Lakes Park, ccombined with the adjacent Nature Study Woods comprise {{convert|220|acre|km2}} of woods, marsh, lakes, ponds and some fields along the Hutchinson River in New Rochelle’s Northend. There are many foot trails weaving through woods, marshlands, fields and around two large lakes (formerly reservoirs). <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hras.org/wtobird/twinlakes.html | title = Twin Lakes Park / Nature Study Woods, New Rochelle and Eastchester | publisher = Hudson River Audubon Society of Westchester | accessdate = 2008-05-30 }}</ref>
===Golf===
* [[Wykagyl Country Club]], located in the [[Wykagyl, New York|Wykagyl]] section of New Rochelle on North Avenue just south of Quaker Ridge Road. ''Golfweek'' magazine ranks Wykagyl as one of America's Top 100 Classic Courses.
* Pelham Country Club, straddles the border of New Rochelle and [[Pelham Manor, New York|Pelham Manor]]. The course is a mile from the [[Westchester]], [[New York City, New York|New York City]] border and Pelham Bay Park.
==Landmarks, sites and attractions==
*[[Columbia Island (New York)|Columbia Island]] is a small island (appx. {{convert|150|ft|m}} square) situated between [[Davids' Island (New York)|Davids' Island]] and Pea Island. Up until 1940 it was known as Little Pea Island. [[CBS]] purchased it and built a [[concrete]] foundation to support a transmitter building topped by a {{convert|410|ft|m|sing=on}} tall antenna tower for [[WCBS-AM]]. <ref>{{cite news | title=CBS on an Island | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764568,00.html | work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=[[1940-09-02]] | accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news | first=T.R | last=Kennedy Jr. | title=Radio 'Island' Comes to Life | url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00911FE3F5E1A7A93C0A8178BD95F458485F9 | format=PDF, ''fee required'' | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=[[1941-10-12]] | page=X12 | accessdate=2007-03-13}} ''([http://members.aol.com/jeff560/am5.html Reprint])''</ref> The transmitter remained in operation until the 1960s, when the station was moved to nearby [[High Island, New York|High Island]].
*[[Execution Rocks Lighthouse]] is centered in the middle of Long Island Sound, just south of [[Davids' Island (New York)|Davids' Island]].The structure was built in 1849 and includes a {{convert|55|ft|m|sing=on}} tall tower and the ‘keeper's house’. It is rumored that the lighthouse's site got its name before the American Revolutionary War when British colonial authorities executed people by chaining them to the rocks at low tide and allowing the rising water to drown them. In reality, the name was chosen to reflect the historically dangerous shipping area created by the rocks exposure during low tides.
*[[St. John's Wilmot Church (New Rochelle, New York)|St. John's Wilmot Church]] is a historic Episcopal parish located in the northern end of the City at the intersection of North Avenue and Wilmot Road, formerly referred to as “Cooper's Corner”.
*[[Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church (New Rochelle, New York)|Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church]] was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It is located at the northwest corner of Huguenot Street (also known as the Boston Post Road) and Division Street. This church represents the body of the majority group of New Rochelle's founding Huguenot French Calvanistic congregation that conformed to the liturgy of the established Church of England in June of 1709. King George III gave Trinity its first charter in 1762. After the Revolutionary War, Trinity became a parish of the Protestant Episcopal Church of America.
==Geography==
New Rochelle is located at the southeastern point of continental New York State. It lies on the [[Long Island Sound]], bordered on the west by [[Pelham]], [[Pelham Manor]] and [[Eastchester]], by [[Scarsdale]] to the north and east, [[Mamaroneck]] and [[Larchmont]] to the east. According to the United States [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 13.2 square miles (34.3 km²). The city has a rough triangle shape, approximately 10 miles (16 km) from north to south and 1.5 miles (2 km) from east to west at its widest point. {{Mapit-US-cityscale|40.9286|-73.7842}}
==Government and emergency services==
[[Image:City of NR 800.jpg|thumb|New Rochelle City Hall]]
[[Image:Huguenot Library.jpg|thumb|Huguenot children's library]]
===Government===
Since 1932 New Rochelle has operated under a [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager form of government]]. The City Manager is the Chief Administrative officer of the city selected to carry out the directives of the Council. The Manager monitors the city's fiscal condition and enforces it's [[ordinances]] and [[laws]]. The City Manager is involved in the discussion of all matters coming before Council yet has no final vote. The City Council is the legislative body consisting of the [[Mayor]] and six council members. The Mayor serves as the presiding officer of the Council. Since 1993 the City has had six council districts, with one council member elected from and by each district. The Council functions to set policy, approve the annual [[budget]], appoint the City Manager and City Clerk, and enact local [[laws]], resolutions & ordinances <ref>http://www.newrochelleny.com</ref>.
===Fire===
New Rochelle's [[Fire Department]] actively pursues code enforcement and fire prevention. By keeping buildings up to code, controlling illegal occupancies, monitoring the safety of living-areas and issuing licenses and permits, the department works to control the potential for dangerous situations. With five state-of-the-art facilities stationed throughout the city, the department is capable of handling fires, rescues, extrications, medical emergencies, hazardous material incidents and natural disasters. The NRFD is known as the premiere fire department in the area because of its wide range of services and is frequently called on by nearby communities to assist in handling emergency situations. Whereas the city's [[emergency service]]s are municipally funded, neighboring towns of Larchmont, Scarsdale, Mamaroneck, Eastchester, Bronxville and Pelham all depend on volunteer fire and emergency medical resources to serve their residents.
===Police ===
For almost two centuries the community relied on the traditional 'constable-magistrate' system for law enforcement. The population growth of the late 1800s greatly diminished the effectiveness of this system and by 1885 the Town of New Rochelle established its first professional [[police]] department to administer their [[Police|law enforcement]] services. The Department has grown immensely over the past century, with over 186 officers currently sworn to the force. In 1993 the Department was certified as an accredited agency by the [[New York]] State Law Enforcement Accreditation Council. Focusing on the benefits of [[Community policing|community oriented policing]], the department recently introduced its 'Police and Community Together' (PACT) program <ref>http://www.nrpd.org</ref>.
===Medical===
[[Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester]] is a [[Non-profit organization|not-for-profit]] health care organization located in located in New Rochelle that treats over 85,000 patients annually and operates the only [[New York]] State Area [[Trauma center|Trauma Center]] in southern [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]].
===Crime statistics===
According to the New Rochelle Police Department, New Rochelle is the safest city of its size in [[New York]] State and the fifth safest city of its size in the [[United States]].<ref> The Journal News,'New Rochelle Police Report: City is Fifth Safest of Its Size in the Nation', by Leslie Korngold http://www.newrochelledowntown.com/articles/?article=85</ref> The majority of crimes committed within New Rochelle are non-violent property crimes, including burglary, larceny-theft, [[motor vehicle theft]], and arson. Property crime, on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 10, is 4 compared to the US average of 3. [[Violent crime]] (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) is 3, equal to the US average. <ref>Sperling's Best Places| New Rochelle, New York Crime Data [http://neighborhoods.rdesk.com/city/New_Rochelle_NY-53650617050.aspx] </ref>
==Demographics==
As measured by the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, New Rochelle (City) had a population of 72,182 people, 24,275 occupied households, and 17,546 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 6,973.5 people per square mile (2,692.7/km²). There were 26,995 housing units at an average density of 2,608.0/sq mi (1,007.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3% from two or more races. 20% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. There were 26,189 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.29.
19,312 residents of New Rochelle were enrolled in school, with 2,743 in [[Nursery school|pre-school]] or kindergarten, 8,105 in elementary school, 3,704 in high school and 5,030 in college or graduate school. Out of 42,872 individuals over the age of 25, 20% (9,766) had no [[high school diploma]], 23% (11,325) were high school graduates, 14% (6,710) achieved some level of college education, 5% (2,347) received their Associate's Degree, 19% (9,120) received their Bachelor's Degree and 20% (9,604) received a Graduate Degree.
The working population was 35,262 individuals, 95.7% of whom were employed. The occupational breakdown had 42% working in 'management', 25% working in 'sales', 17% in 'services', 8% in 'construction', and 7% in 'production and transport'. The average daily commute was 30 minutes, with 60% driving to work, 12% carpooling, 18% traveling via public-transportation and 7% using other means.
According to the 2006 Census estimates, the [[Median household income|median income]] for a household in the city was $58,141 and the median income for a family was $81,533.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3649121&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US36%7C16000US3649121&_street=&_county=new+rochelle&_cityTown=new+rochelle&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= 2006 American Community Survey, Data Profile Highlights: New Rochelle city, New York], U.S. Census Bureau website</ref> About 9.8% of the population was below the poverty line.
==Transportation==
===Road===
Major highways include [[Interstate 95 in New York|Interstate 95]] and the [[Hutchinson River Parkway]]. Interstate 95 serves as the main route through New Rochelle with four exits directly serving the city. The Hutchinson River Parkway, which is designated for passenger vehicles only, runs through much of the city. Substantial congestion on the Parkway occurs in both directions during the morning and evening [[Rush hour|rush-hour]].
The Boston Post Road, also known as Main Street in downtown New Rochelle, is used as a major artery during the morning and evening commute. Most traffic via the Post Road is short distance or fairly local, yet vehicles have utilized Route 1 during times of heavy congestion on I-95 as a re-route.
===Railroad===
The city has a [[New Rochelle (Metro-North station)|commuter railroad station]] served by [[Metro North]] as well as [[Amtrak]].[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&c=am2Station&cid=1080080550830&ssid=98]
===The New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad===
By 1848, the New York & New Haven opened their line along Long Island Sound. After the end of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], proposals for new railroads reached new levels. As New York City continued to expand, many proposals were made to link The Bronx with [[Westchester County]], hoping to capitalize on increasing real estate values. Banking that the city would continue to grow northward, the [[New York, Westchester and Boston Railway]] Company developed new lines of service to serve the large populations moving to the suburbs. Two main lines were built as part of the NYW&B; the Port Chester line and the [[White Plains]] line. The Port Chester Line ran along the same route as the New York Railroads New Haven line which remains in service today. The White Plains Line ran north through much of New Rochelle's rural, undeveloped Northend. Even by 1912, much of 'Upper Rochelle' remained sparsely populated. The [[Wykagyl, New York|Wykagyl]] and Quaker Ridge stations fronted dirt roads and were not served by [[public transport]]ation. Ironically, most of the real-estate development that did occur at the time was attracting wealthier residents who owned their own automobiles, frequently chauffeur-driven, and used them instead of public-transportation for local trips. While the populations of some communities served by the NYWB did grow between 1912 and 1937, the growth was not large enough and did not occur fast enough to provide sufficient business for the railroad and service was discontinued on [[December 31]] [[1937]]. The only signs of the railway that are left can be found in a few remaining station houses, most notably the Quaker Ridge station, currently a private residence and the former Wykagyl station, now part of a shopping center.
==Industry==
New Rochelle has been home to a variety of industries over the years, including: Thanhouser Film Studios, Terrytoons Studios, P.J. Tierney Diner Manufacturing (now DeRaffele Manufacturing Company), Flynn Burner Company, New York [[7 Up|Seven Up]] (Joyce Beverages, Inc), RawlPlug, Inc., the Longines Symphonette Society, Conran's USA. Manufacturing and warehousing has declined since the 1990s as industrial land near both exits from Interstate 95 have been converted to "big box" retailer use.
New Rochelle remains a center of business, home to the corporate headquarters of Sidney Frank Importing, Blimpies, and East River Savings Bank.
==Sister city==
New Rochelle’s ‘sister city’ is [[La Rochelle, France]], a city and commune of western France with a (population 78,000 in 2004).
==New Rochelle in film, music, television and fiction==
* In the early 20th century New Rochelle was home to one of the first movie studios in the country, Edwin Thanhouser's [[Thanhouser Film Corporation]]. Originally located on the corner of Warren and Grove Street, the company moved to Main Street near Echo Avenue after a devastating fire in 1913. The studio is noted for filming the first serial in motion pictures named "Million Dollar Mystery". <ref>[http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol2no1/thanhouser.html Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, 1909-1918. Q. David Bowers]</ref>
* [[Terrytoons]] animation studio was located in New Rochelle from 1928 to 1968. Its most popular characters include [[Mighty Mouse]], [[Gandy Goose]], [[Dinky Duck]], [[Deputy Dawg]], [[Luno]] and [[Heckle and Jeckle]]. <ref>http://www.cartoonresearch.com/terrytoons.html</ref>
* The song "Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm" from the Broadway show ''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]'' is about Rosemary's desire to become a [[trophy wife]] and live in a mansion in New Rochelle.<ref>Our Musicals, Ourselves: A Social History of the American Musical Theater By John Bush Jones, page.185</ref>
*[[The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle]] starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]] takes place in New Rochelle. <ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/movies/story-vernon-irene/review/119006 The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle: Review] tvguide.com</ref>
*[[George M. Cohan]]'s song "[[Forty-five Minutes from Broadway]]" is about New Rochelle in the late 1890s.<ref>George M. Cohan in His Own Words By Chip Deffaa, George Michael Cohan, page.48</ref> It still takes about forty-five minutes to travel to Broadway by train and foot from New Rochelle.
* Musical ''[[Give My Regards To Broadway]]'' references New Rochelle. <ref>{{cite book | url = http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/cohan001.html | title = Musical comedy is born (The Story of America's Musical Theater) | publisher = Chilton Company | author = David Ewen | pages = 65-76 | year = 1961 | accessdate = 2008-06-02 }}</ref> and so does ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' {{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* ''[[Ragtime (novel)|Ragtime]]'', a novel written by New Rochelle resident [[E. L. Doctorow]] and set in New Rochelle, was released in 1976 and later became a successful [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] show, and a major [[motion picture]] of the [[Ragtime (film)|same name]]. <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E3D8133EF935A15751C0A96E958260</ref>
* The early 1960s TV hit ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' starring [[Dick Van Dyke]] and [[Mary Tyler Moore]] playing Rob and Laura Petrie. The Petrie's lived in New Rochelle. <ref>The Dick Van Dyke Show By Ginny Weissman, Coyne Steven Sanders, page.2</ref>
* The film ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' is loosely based on the story [[Frank Abagnale]], who grew up in New Rochelle, where parts of the film take place.<ref>http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/249845/Catch-Me-If-You-Can/overview</ref>
* The famous Mean Joe Green [[Coca-Cola]] commercial was shot in New Rochelle in 1979.<ref>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/misc/where/stories/070104dnspowherenow.6906b.html</ref>
* The 1986 horror film "Scream for Help" was shot in New Rochelle.<ref>[http://movies.com/scream-for-help/d815980/horror Scream for help (1986)] movies.com</ref>
* Scenes in ''[[Goodfellas]]'' were filmed on Alfred Lane, off Quaker Ridge Road in the Pinebrook Heights neighborhood. The house of the parents of Henry Hill's eventual wife, Karen, is on Alfred Lane. Henry goes across the street and pistol whips the neighbor after the neighbor sexually attacked Karen.<ref>http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/g/goodfellas.html</ref>
* In the 1994 film "[[City Slickers II]]", the main character Mitch Robbins and his wife Barbara live in New Rochelle, having moved there from [[Manhattan]] where they lived in the original film, "[[City Slickers]]" <ref>[http://www.illinimedia.com/di/archives/1994/June/17/slickers.html Page 1, City Slackers]</ref>
* The 1996 romantic comedy "[[Love Is All There Is]]" was filmed at the Greentree Country Club on Davenport Neck. <ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800417054/cast Love Is All There Is (1996), Cast and Credits] Yahoo! Movies</ref>
* The Oscar-nominated [[Burt Reynolds]] film ''[[Starting Over (film)|Starting Over]]'' includes a school carnival scene filmed at what is now known as the Hudson Montessori School on Quaker Ridge Road.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* Scenes in the movie ''[[Michael Clayton (film)|Michael Clayton]]'', released in 2007 and starring [[George Clooney]], were filmed in New Rochelle.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* The character James 'Spike' Thompson ([[Dexter Fletcher]]) in the ITV series ''[[Press Gang]]'' comes from New Rochelle, but lives in Norbridge, England.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* Scenes of the movie ''Burn After Reading'', starring [[Brad Pitt]] and George Clooney, were filmed in Sutton Manor.<ref>http://www.nypost.com/seven/09152007/gossip/pagesix/west_goes_east.htm</ref>
* The music video for the song "[[Dance, Dance]]" by the band [[Fall Out Boy]] takes place in the gymnasium of Salesian High School in New Rochelle. <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508701/20050831/fall_out_boy.jhtml Fall Out Boy Get Into The Teen Spirit For Homecoming 'Dance'] mtv.com</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484800/maindetails Fall Out Boy Makes a Video (2005)] imbd.com</ref>
==Notable residents==
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* [[Johnny Angel]], actor {{Fact|date=June 2008}}
* [[Jesse Arnelle]], basketball player, football and basketball <ref>''Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History'', Jack Salzman, David L. Smith, Cornel West, p. 196.</ref>
* [[Derek Bermel]], Composer, Clarinetist, Conductor <ref name=alumnlist>[http://nrhs.nred.org/site_res_view_folder.aspx?id=f48013ee-45f7-4e7b-a618-7cdecf8ecaac List of Distinguished Alumni], New Rochelle High School website, accessed May 3, 2008</ref>
* [[Jerry Bilik]], composer <ref>''The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and Their Music'', William H. Rehrig, Paul E. Bierley, p. 75.</ref>
* [[Gloria Borger]], CBS special correspondent <ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[John Boyd]], athlete, Three-time National rowing champion for the NYAC 2002-2007
* [[Teresa Brewer]], pop and jazz singer, lived on Pinebrook Boulevard <ref>''The Celebrity Black Book: Over 55,000 Accurate Celebrity Addresses'', Jordan McAuley, p. 86. </ref>
* [[Joseph Campbell]], mythologist, professor and author <ref>''Current Biography Yearbook'', H.W. Wilson Company, p. 58. </ref>
* [[Craig Carton]], radio personality {{Fact|date=June 2008}}
* [[Irene Castle]], dancer <ref>''Women Vaudeville Stars: Eighty Biographical Profiles'', by Armond Fields, p. 210.</ref>
* [[Carrie Chapman Catt]], women's suffragist, first international leader of the political phase of the feminist movement<ref>Eleanor Flexner, ''Century of Struggle'', 1959; Harvard University Press, 1996, pp. 264-285, 300-317.</ref>
* [[Kenneth Chenault]], CEO of American Express, lives in the city<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2005-04-24-chenault-usat_x.htm A CEO and a gentleman] by Greg Farrell, USA TODAY, April 24, 2005</ref>
* [[Bud Cort]], actor <ref>''The Film Encyclopedia'', Ephraim Katz, p. 293.</ref>
* [[Vinnie Costa]], [[reality TV]] participant and actor {{Fact|date=June 2008}}
* [[Faith Daniels]], NBC News personality
* [[Ossie Davis]], actor, playwright and social reformer, husband of Ruby Dee - Rochelle Heights <ref>''Reference Library of Black America'', by Harry A. Ploski & James De Bois Williams, p. 1137</ref>
* [[Drew S. Days, III]], [[United States Solicitor General|Solicitor General]] of the United States, Professor of Law at [[Yale Law School]] <ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Ruby Dee]], actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and activist; married to Ossie Davis - Rochelle Heights<ref name=wc> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Ruby Dee To Be Named To Women's Hall Of Fame |url=http://westchester.com/Westchester_News/Westchester_Community_News/Ruby_Dee_To_Be_Named_To_Women's_Hall_Of_Fame_200703067510.html |work= [[Westchester.com]] |publisher=|date= March 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref>
* [[Bob Denver]], actor, born in New Rochelle<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/06/AR2005090600991.html Bob Denver, 70; Brought Goofy Comedy to Role as TV's Gilligan], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', [[September 7]], [[2005]]</ref>
* [[Matt Dillon]], actor <ref>''Current Biography'', by H.W. Wilson Company, p. 91.</ref>
* [[E.L. Doctorow]], author <ref>''Contemporary Jewish-American Novelists: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook'', Joel Shatzky, Michael Taub, p. 54.</ref>
* [[Christopher Edley, Jr.]] '70 - Dean of [[University of California, Berkeley]] School of Law ([[Boalt Hall]])<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Jane Emmet de Glehn]], painter <ref>http://www.albanyfineart.co.uk/de.glehn/biog.html</ref>
* [[John Philip Falter|John Falter]], artist and ''[[The Saturday Evening Post|Saturday Evening Post]]'' illustrator <ref>http://www.futurliner.com/poster.htm</ref>
* [[Lydia Field Emmet]], painter <ref>Biographical Sketches of American Artists, By Michigan State Library, Helen L. Earle, pg.65</ref>
* [[W C Fields]], comedian and actor <ref name=Funny>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D71531F93BA35750C0A961948260 New Rochelle Festival Celebrates the Funny Side of Life], The New York Times, March 8, 1987</ref>
* [[Laurence Fishburne]], actor, playwright, director, and producer, and wife [[Gina Torres]] <ref>{{imdb|0000401}}</ref>
* [[Noah Fleiss]], actor <ref>''Theatre World 1991-1992'', by John Willis, p. 212.</ref>
* [[Eddie Foy, Jr.]], actor <ref>''The Film Encyclopedia'', Ephraim Katz, p. 479.</ref>
* [[Frankie Frisch]], baseball player <ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,800389,00.html A Job for the Flash], Time Magazine, [[June 20]], [[1949]]</ref>
* [[Sidney Frank]], multi-billionaire creator of 'top-shelf' liquors <ref>[http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/paper472/news/2006/01/25/CampusNews/U.Benefactor.Sidney.Frank.42.Dead.At.86-1504203.shtml U. benefactor Sidney Frank '42 dead at 86], ''The Brown Daily Herald'', January 25, 2006</ref>
* [[Lou Gehrig]], [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] baseball player <ref>Lou Gehrig: A Biography By William C. Kashatus, page.61</ref>
* [[Leslie Gelb]], former President of the Council on Foreign Relations<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Irv Gotti]], Murder Inc CEO, Record producer - Beechmont Woods <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/27/arts/music/27gott.html?_r=1&position=&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1210435631-pd6W11vB8ghJKJRcNrfSVg&oref=slogin</ref>
* [[Courtney Greene]], Current Free Safety for Rutgers University <ref>http://www.scarletknights.com/football/roster/roster-detail.asp?ID=3473</ref>
* [[James Gregory (actor)|James Gregory]], stage, screen and TV actor<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Nick Gregory]], meteorologist <ref>http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2007/03/16/from-sun-to-snow-gregorys-the-man-from-new-ro-in-the-know/</ref>
* [[Butch Harmon]], golf instructor, former coach of [[Tiger Woods]], son of Claude Harmon, grew up in New Rochelle <ref name=Harmon/>
* [[Claude Harmon]], golfer, lived in New Rochelle<ref name=Harmon>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E7D7153CF933A2575BC0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Claude Harmon's Teaching Legacy], New York Times, August 10, 1997</ref>
* [[Peter Lind Hayes]], actor, lived on Icard Lane off Pelham Road <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5D7173FF930A15757C0A96E958260</ref>
* [[Anthony Heald]], actor <ref>The New York Chronology: The Ultimate Compendium of Events, People, By James Trager, page.771</ref>
* [[William Randolph Hearst]], newspaper 'baron'
* [[Henry Heimlich]] creator of Heimlich Maneuver<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Don Hewitt]], producer <ref>http://www.evesmag.com/hewitt.htm</ref> <ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Devon Hughes]], professional wrestler<ref>http://www.westchester.com/Westchester_News/Sports/Pro_Wrestling_Returns_To_New_Rochelle_200803099290.html</ref>
* [[Lord Jamar]], rapper <ref>The New Rolling Stone Album Guide By Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard, page. 102</ref>
* [[Art James]], game show host {{Fact|date=June 2008}}
* [[Lou Jones]], [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medal winner <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/sports/othersports/08jones.1.html?pagewanted=print</ref>
* [[Elia Kazan]], director <ref>http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3749&source_type=A</ref> <ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Michael Kaiser]], President, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.]], Billionaire, co-founder of Private Equity group KKR<ref name=alumnlist/>
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* [[Jay Leno]], comedian, writer and TV host <ref>''The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography'', by Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 918.</ref>
* [[Clifford J. Levy]], [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning Journalist<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[J. C. Leyendecker]], ''[[The Saturday Evening Post|Saturday Evening Post]]'' illustrator<ref>http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/leyendec.htm</ref>
* [[Harry Macklowe]], Chairman And CEO Macklowe Properties Real Estate Investment<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Andrea McArdle]], singer and actress, Broadway's original ''[[Annie]]'' <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407E2DF173BF937A1575AC0A9669C8B63</ref>
* [[Don McLean]], singer, famous for the 1971 ballad, "[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]"<ref>http://www.don-mclean.com/aboutdon.asp</ref>
* [[Branford Marsalis]],Grammy Award Winning Jazz Performer <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/06/arts/music/06mars.html</ref>
* [[Willie Mays]], [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] baseball player<ref>http://noah.coccaro.com/NewRochelle/newrochelle-tolerance.html</ref>
* [[Alan Menken]], [[Academy Award]] winning [[composer]] <ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Robert Merrill]], operatic baritone <ref>http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4150421/New-Rochelle-Opera-presents-an.html</ref>
* [[Bob Mintzer]], saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Andrea Mitchell]], Journalist <ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Rob Morrow]], actor <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tv.com/rob-morrow/person/29885/summary.html | title = Rob Morrow (biography) | publisher = tv.com | accessdate = 2008-06-02 }}</ref>
* [[Tommy Mottola]], music executive <ref>http://www.askmen.com/men/business_politics_60/61_tommy_mottola.html</ref>
* [[Glynnis O'Connor]], actress <ref>http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19800914/PEOPLE/9140301</ref>
* [[George Oppen]], poet <ref>''Critical Survey of Poetry'', by Frank Northen Magill, p. 2505.</ref>
* [[Barrie M. Osborne]], Film Producer & 2004 Academy Award winner (Lord of the Rings<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Cynthia Ozick]], author <ref>http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/personalities/birnbaum_v_cynthia_ozick.php</ref>
* [[J.C. Penney]], founder of department store chain <ref>The Little Acorn, - Covering Westchester County, March/April 1928, pg.26</ref>
* [[Thomas Paine]], philosopher, writer, and politician <ref>http://www.thomaspaine.org</ref>
* [[Jan Peerce]], operatic tenor <ref>http://www.operaitaliana.com/autori/interprete.asp?ID=21</ref>
* [[Grand Puba]], rapper <ref>http://music.aol.com/artist/grand-puba/1021585</ref>
* [[Alex Raymond]], cartoonist, creator of [[Flash Gordon]] comic strip, graduated from [[Iona Prep]] in 1927 <ref>Comic Strip Artists in American Newspapers, 1945-1980 By Moira Davison Reynolds, page.111</ref>
* [[Carl Reiner]], actor, director, producer, writer and comedian<ref>http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/R/htmlR/reinercarl/reinercarl.htm</ref>
* [[Rob Reiner]], actor, director, producer, writer, children's advocate and political activist <ref>http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1710:2125/1/Rob_Reiner.htm</ref>
* [[Frederic Remington]], painter and sculptor <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B00E0DA163CE633A25751C0A9679C946396D6CF</ref>
* [[Charles Revson]], pioneering cosmetics industry executive, created [[Revlon]] <ref>http://www.andrewtobias.com/fireandice3.html</ref>
* [[Ray Rice]],[[Baltimore Ravens]] Running Back <ref>http://www.prlog.org/10054315-nfl-players-bring-march-madness-to-new-rochelle-high-school.html</ref>
* [[Mariano Rivera]], baseball player
* [[Norman Rockwell]], artist, lived at 24 Lord Kitchener Road in Bonnie Crest <ref>http://www.best-norman-rockwell-art.com/norman-rockwell-saturday-evening-post-cover-1916-06-03-circus-barker-and-strongman.html</ref>
* [[Richard Roundtree]], actor and male fashion model <ref>''Reference Library of Black America'', by Jessie Carney Smith & Joseph M. Palmisano, p. 870.</ref> <ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Louis Rukeyser]], business columnist, economic commentator and TV host <ref>http://www.current.org/prog/prog917rukeyser.html</ref><ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[William S. Rukeyser]], Editor of ''Fortune'' <ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Robert Emmet Sherwood]], playwright <ref>''Modern American Dramas'', by Harlan Henthorne Hatcher, p. 123.</ref>
* [[Lawrence M. Small]], President & Chief Operating Officer Fannie Mae, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute<ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Buffalo Bob Smith]], TV host, created and voiced ''[[Howdy Doody]]''<ref>http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Buffalo_Bob_Smith/1536251</ref>
* [[CL Smooth]], rapper <ref>{{imdb|0810665}}</ref>
* [[Arnold Stang]], comic actor {{Fact|date=June 2008}}
* [[Frances Sternhagen]], actress <ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/frances_sternhagen/index.html</ref>
* [[John Stephenson]], inventor of the trolley <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E03E7D8143EEF33A25752C0A96E9C94629ED7CF</ref>
* [[Cristina Teuscher]], Olympic Gold Medalist (Swimming) <ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/cristina_teuscher/index.html</ref>
* [[Jean Toomer]], writer <ref>http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/ogh/Jean_Toomer</ref>
* [[Joe Torre]], Manager - New York Yankees, former Major League baseball player<ref>http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,98,00.html</ref>
* [[Gina Torres]], actress
* [[Joan Tower]] contemporary American composer, pianist and conductor <ref>http://www.schirmer.com/default.aspx?TabId=2419&State_2872=2&ComposerId_2872=1605</ref>
* [[Rachel Vail]], children's author <ref name=alumnlist/>
* [[Malcolm Wilson (New York)|Malcolm Wilson]], politician, former [[Governor of New York]]<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7D9103BF937A25750C0A9669C8B63</ref>
* [[Sadat X]], rapper <ref>The New Rolling Stone Album Guide By Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard, page. 102</ref>
* [[Chic Young]], cartoonist, creator of ''Blondie'' <ref name=Funny/>
* [[Whitney Young, Jr.]], civil rights leader <ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E3D8133EF935A15751C0A96E958260 From 'Ragtime' to Rich Mosaic; New Rochelle, Diverse Suburb, Once a Leafy Enclave], New York Times, February 26, 1998</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.newrochelleny.com/ New Rochelle official website]
*[http://www.nred.org/home.aspx/ New Rochelle School District website]
*[http://www.nrpl.org/ New Rochelle Public Library website]
*[http://www.hometwn.com/ Sound Town Report - New Rochelle]
*[http://www.lohud.com/ The Journal News, the local newspaper]
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