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NEW ROCHELLE
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YOUR CITY OUTSIDE THE CITY
For those seeking their ideal, any ideal, New Rochelle, NY, just 30 minutes from
the heart of Manhattan, is where a heritage of originality, refreshed perspectives,
and a culture of inclusion, creates New York's next great place.

New Rochelle has launched the most ambitious plan for growth in the history
of the Hudson Valley. Accelerated by a new, fast—tracl< zoning process, the
new Master Development initiative will enhance the downtown area by
boosting job creation, property values and private investment — while
enhancing sustainability through green and energy-efficient design.

Nationally recognized planning and design experts helped map out New
Roche||e’s unparalleled plan for growth. The city will soon benefit from a
surge in new retail, commercial, office and hotel space - combined with
economically diverse, high-quality housing. A phased implementation will
ensure sustainable, high-quality growth for years to come.
Standing a generation ahead of New York City, New Rochelle is already a
wired city in the adoption of new business—friendly technologies. With rapidly
advancing technology and a burgeoning arts district, the city is primed to
emerge as a central hub for the innovation and gig economies. A promising
new partnership with NYC tech initiatives is advancing the creation of labs
that nurture the expansion of virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
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Enriching the community starts with listening to local residents. New
Roche|le's downtown development initiative attracted crowdsourced
“p|ace—making” ideas from more than a thousand voices — and the final
plan incorporated more than a hundred of these ideas.