DOCSLIB.ORG

City of New Rochelle, New York Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
City of New Rochelle, New York Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK CO MPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Year Ended December 31, 2012 CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Year Ended December 31,2012 Prepared by ,he Department of Finance I-Ioward Rattner Commissioner City of New Rochelle, New York Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended December 31,2012 Table of Contents Page INTRODUCTORY SECTION I Principal Officials i Organization Chart ii Letter of Transmittal iii Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting ix FINANCIAL SECTION I Independent Auditors' Report 1 Management's Discussion and Analysis 3 Basic Financial Statements Government-Wide Financial Statements Statement of Net Position 18 Statement of Activities 19 Fund Financial Statements Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds 21 Reconciliation of Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Government-Wide Statement of Net Assets 23 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds 24 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 26 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - General Fund 27 Proprietary Funds Statement of Net Position 28 Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 30 Statement of Cash Flows 32 Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Fiduciary Fund 34 Notes to Financial Statements 35 Required Supplementary Information - Other Post Employment Benefits- Schedule of Funding Progress - Last Three Fiscal Years 67 Combining and Individual Fund Financial Statements and Schedules Major Governmental Funds General Fund Comparative Balance Sheet 68 Comparative Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance ­ Budget and Actual 69 Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources Compared to Budget 71 Schedule of Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Compared to Budget 75 City of New Rochelle, New York Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 Table of Contents (Continued) Page Capital Projects Fund Comparative Balance Sheet 78 Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance 79 Project-Length Schedule 80 Debt Service Fund Comparative Balance Sheet 82 Comparative Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual 83 Non-Major Governmental Funds Combining Balance Sheet 85 Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances 87 Community Development Fund Comparative Balance Sheet 89 Comparative Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual 90 Section 8 Housing Assistance Fund Comparative Balance Sheet 92 Comparative Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual 93 Special Purpose Fund Comparative Balance Sheet 95 Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance 96 Enterprise Funds Parking Facilities Fund Comparative Statement of Net Position 97 Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in NetPosWon 98 Comparative Statement of Cash Flows 99 Municipal Marina Fund Comparative Statement of Net Position 100 Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 101 Comparative Statement of Cash Flows 102 Railroad Station Fund Comparative Statement of Net Position 103 Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 104 Comparative Statement of Cash Flows 105 Internal Service Funds Combining Statement of Net Position 106 Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 108 Combining Statement of Cash Flows 110 City of New Rochelle, New York Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 Table of Contents (Continued) Page Workers' Compensation Benefits Fund Comparative Statement of Net Position 112 Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 113 Comparative Statement of Cash Flows 114 General Liability Claims Fund Comparative Statement of Net Position 115 Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 116 Comparative Statement of Cash Flows 117 Central Garage Fund Comparative Statement of Net Position 118 Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 119 Comparative Statement of Cash Flows 120 Schedule of Changes in Assets and Liabilities - Fiduciary Fund 121 STATISTICAL SECTION (Unaudited) This part of the City's comprehensive annual financial report presents detailed information as a context for understanding what the information in the financial statements, note disclosures and required supplementary information reveals about the City's overall financial health. This section includes the following schedules: Financial Trends Net Position by Component - Last Ten Fiscal Years 122 Changes in Net Position - Last Ten Fiscal Years 124 Fund Balances of Governmental Funds - Last Ten Fiscal Years 128 Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds - Last Ten Fiscal Years 130 Revenue Capacity Assessed Value and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property - Last Ten Fiscal Years 132 Direct and Overlapping Property Tax Rates, Per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation ­ Last Ten Fiscal Years 134 Principal Taxpayers - Current Year and Nine Years Ago 135 Property Tax Levies and Collections - Last Ten Fiscal Years 136 Debt Capacity Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type - Last Ten Fiscal Years 137 Ratios of General Bonded Debt Outstanding - Last Ten Fiscal years 139 Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt 141 Legal Debt Margin Information - Last Ten Fiscal Years 142 City of New Rochelle, New York Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended December 31,2012 Table of Contents (Concluded) Page Demographic and Economic Information Demographic Statistics - Last Ten Fiscal Years 144 Principal Employers - Current Year and Nine Years Ago 145 Operating Information Full-Time Equivalent City Government Employees by Function - Last Ten Fiscal Years 146 Operating Indicators by Function/Program - Last Ten Fiscal Years 148 Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program - Last Ten Fiscal Years 152 Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. FEDERAL I ----AWARDS Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 154 Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program and on Internal Control Over Compliance 156 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards 158 Notes to Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards 160 Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings 161 Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs 162 INTRODUCTORY SECTION (This page intentionally left blank) CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Noam Bramson · Mayor (2015) Barry R. Fertel · Councilman (2015) Ivar Hyden · Councilman (2015) Shari B. Rackman · Councilwoman (2015) Jared R. Rice · Councilman (2015) Albert A. Tarantino Jr. · Councilman (2015) Louis J. Trangucci · Councilman (2015) CITY OFFICIALS Charles B. Strome III City Manager Howard Rattner Commissioner of Finance Kathleen Gill Corporation Counsel Alexander Tergis Commissioner of Public Works Luiz Aragon Commissioner of Development Patrick J. Carroll Police Commissioner Louis Dimeglio Fire Chief City Organization Chart City of New Rochelle, NY The Electorate I City Youth ~ Mayor City Court I Court Council Member Clerk Council Member Commissions ~ I Council Member Clerk to Council Member I Vital r~ the Council Boards Council Member Statistics I ~ Council Member ~ ICommittees ILicenses rY Elections I I I City Manager Parks and Office for Youth Bureau I Recreation the Aging Marina Department of Personnel & Affirmative I Law Civil Service Action / E.E.O I I Department of Department of Fire Police Department of Finance Public Works Department Department Development & Administrative Services Refuse Fire Police Accounting Engineering Disposal Emergency Services BUildings I- Housing BUdget I--- l- Treasury Operations I-- Purchasing Traffic Streets and Services Highways I- Code Staff Parking Community Tax & Revenue Enforcement Services Development Administration I---- - I--- MuniciPal~ Buildings Sewers and Garage Planning Transportation Drains Staff Criminal Investigations Refuse Services Assessments '---- I- Special Projects f-- Collection Economic - Real Property Forestry Development Administrative Services f-- Information Systems I--- II Department ofFinance 515 North Avenue Telephone (914)654-2063 New Rochelle, NY 10801 Fax (914) 654-2344 Howard Rattner Commissioner City ofNew Rochelle New York June 7,2013 To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of New Rochelle, NY: .submitted herewith is the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of New Rochelle, New York ("City") for the fiscal year ended December 31,2012. The report is submitted pursuant to the requirements of Sections 47.02 and 117 of the City Charter and prepared in compliance with both the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 34 - Basic Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for State and Local Governments and Statement No. 54 - Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions. This report consists of management's representations concerning the finances of the City.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • November 12, 2019 1
    Committee of the Whole Session, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 1ST FLOOR COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SESSION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 3:45 P.M. CALL TO ORDER PRESENTATION BUDGET SESSIONS/DISCUSSIONS - Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at 3:45 P. M., at start of the Committee of the Whole Session AGENDA REVIEW COMMENDATION(S): PUBLIC HEARING(S) THIS EVENING 1. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 331, ZONING, ZONING MAP RE: THE WATER VIEW OVERLAY ZONE - Ordinance amending Chapter 331, Zoning, Zoning Map, relative to the Water View Overlay Zone (Rev.) Intro. 9/17/19; 10/7/19 Public Hearing adjourned to 11/12/19 2. PETITION BY YOUTH STUDY BASKETBALL, LLC, RE: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 331, ZONING CODE, ZONING MAP - BLOCK 1490, LOTS 9 (PARTIAL) and 77, FROM NB-NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS, TO NB-2.0, NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS - Ordinance approving the petition of Youth Study Basketball, LLC (“Petitioner”) and amending the New Rochelle Zoning map to rezone the parcels identified as Section 5, Block 1490, Lots 9 (partial) and 77, from NB-Neighborhood Business to NB-2.0-Neighborhood Business 2.0, forming part of Chapter 331, Zoning, of the Code of the City of New Rochelle. (Intro. 10/7/19) 3. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE DOWNTOWN OVERLAY ZONE THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO - Resolution amending Resolution No. 186 of 2016 adopting the amended findings statement pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”) relative to the adoption of the Downtown Overlay Zone. (Intro. 10/7/19) Committee of the Whole Session, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 2 4.
    [Show full text]
  • Business Brochure.Pub
    Dear Business Owner: The City of New Rochelle values your business and wants to help you succeed! Whether you are opening a business for the first time, thinking about relocation, or expand- ing a business that is already here, please consider all that New Rochelle has to offer: • Unparalleled location, just half an hour from Grand Central Station in NYC by Metro- North RR, minutes from other regional centers such as Greenwich, Stamford and White Plains, and with convenient direct links to I-95 and Amtrak. • Superb quality of life, characterized by charming and historic neighborhoods, a bur- geoning downtown, an extensive shoreline on Long Island Sound, and an outstanding public school system. • Diverse and talented residents, who are ready to serve as loyal customers or skilled employees. The City, together with partners in the public and private sectors, stands ready to help by providing information, offering convenient access to government services, facilitating re- view and approval procedures, and providing direct financial assistance to qualified appli- cants. Please review the attached guide to local business resources, and then feel free to contact our Department of Development at 914-654-2185 or email [email protected] with any questions. New Rochelle is open for business! Join us. Sincerely, Noam Bramson Mayor KEY BUSINESS CONTACTS & RESOURCES City of New Rochelle Department of New Rochelle Downtown Business Development Improvement District (BID) ...provides planning and economic develop- ...offers organizational and financial tools to ment support, land use analysis, business be used by local businesses and property guidance, environmental program informa- owners to fund additional services tion and demographic data.
    [Show full text]
  • MON-C-12607 Media Guide
    www.monroecollegemustangs.com MONROE COLLEGE MUSTANGS QUICK FACTS about the monroe mustangs The Monroe College Athletic Department fields teams in fourteen sports: baseball, men's Campus Locations basketball, women's basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men's and women’s soccer, Bronx, NY football, softball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's volleyball. New Rochelle, NY All Monroe teams are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association and Castries, St. Lucia participate in NJCAA Region XV. Monroe Mustangs men’s basketball, football, men’s and Founded: 1933 women’s soccer, and baseball and women’s volleyball are Division I programs as are all of the track Enrollment: 7,250 and field and cross country teams. Monroe women’s basketball and softball compete in Division II. President BASEBALL: Launched in 2005, Mustang baseball has established itself as a powerhouse. In 2006, they played in the playoffs Stephen J. Jerome in just their second season and in 2007 they advanced to the first round of the Region XV playoffs. 2008 was a turning point Athletic Director as they finished third in the Regional tournament winning the first of their two consecutive Region XV championships. Bert Shillingford Mustangs have gone on to play in Division I and II, as well as the ACBL, an elite summer league. Monroe baseball players come Sports Development and from the Caribbean, Canada, and elsewhere. There is also a strong local contingent. Former Monroe players have gone on to Information play in the NCAA and signed with Major League teams: the Oakland A’s, Toronto Blue Jays, The LA Dodgers, and Arizona Gary Axelbank Diamondbacks.
    [Show full text]
  • Pelham Chamber Hosts This Year's Summer Street Fair
    THE Pelham Art Visit Center... thepelhampost.com Wonderwall (Fluorescent Fuchsia for community news and Labyrinth) by event information! Andrea Stanislav PAGE 10 June 2014 -- Volume 10 -- Issue 6 POST Complimentary The Picture House Film Club with Pelham Chamber Hosts this Marshall Fine to Launch in October Renowned Film Critic to Become Critic-in-Residence year’s Summer Street Fair The Picture House recently announced the launch of The Picture Members volunteer to spearhead annual community event House Film Club with Marshall Fine. Fine, a long-time New York film critic and Westchester resident, has also been named The Picture House critic-in-residence, effec- tive June 1. The Picture The Pelham Chamber of Commerce says Fair will enjoy demonstrations, craft tables, Health and safety are big concerns for House Film Club will it will host the annual Village Street Fair on and sidewalk sales. Youngsters will love the Chamber members. So courtesy of Pelham offer six-film screenings Saturday, June 7th, and its own members will carousel and fun kiddy rides—all free thanks Medical Group, this year’s Street Fair will fea- in each of three series— organize every detail of the event from street to support from participating vendors. Other ture free sidewalk blood-pressure screenings fall, winter, and spring vendors and free entertainment to this year’s free entertainment for kids will include tree plus fire safety tips for kids and families cour- —with the first screening classic car show. climbing, a fun-filled Velcro Olympics-style tesy of the Village Fire Department. scheduled for Wednesday, October 1, 2014.
    [Show full text]
  • Special City 325Th Anniversary Float Highlights Thanksgiving Parade Thanksgiving Highlights Float Anniversary 325Th City Special
    Pancakes and a Parade: The Tradition Continues The History of the Jews in 9 New Rochelle Chronicled 15 com December 2013 -- Volume 9 -- Issue 12 Complimentary Special City 325th Anniversary Float Highlights Thanksgiving Parade By Stephen E. Lipken A special float, commemorating the 325th An- niversary of the City of New Rochelle highlighted the November 23 Valenti-New Rochelle Thanksgiving Parade. The Grand Marshal was Domenic Procopio, Chairman of New Rochelle’s Civil Service Commission But that was only a small part of the floats, bands, antique vehicles and new to the parade, Peruvian Dancers, demonstrating the rich cultural heritage of New Rochelle. Iona College fielded a huge “Mayflow- er” display, running on bulldozer treads and sounding a horn reminiscent of a diesel locomotive whistle, as well as a giant inflatable “Killian the Gael” mascot on a float incorporating all Iona athletic teams plus the college’s renowned Bagpipe Band. Monroe College presented an elaborate float with the Statue of Liberty and two bright blue “Mustang” mascots. Chamber of Commerce featured a giant turkey; “Boss Tone” and “Sass Transit” (roller derby names) from Suburbia Roller Derby sported helmets with Chanukah dreidels and royal blue menorah. Some marchers promoted social awareness and responsibility, such as New Rochelle Humane Society, Salvation Army, American Red Cross and drum corps from Habitat for Humanity. Clowns joined the festivities, as well as midget fire truck, “Little Squirt, Engine Company 273.” Before the parade, a Pancake Breakfast was served in New Rochelle High School cafeteria. Seen outside the cafeteria was New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence, (www.nredfund.org) supporting projects that school budget cannot fund, from kindergarten to 12th grade.
    [Show full text]
  • 20-03 Residential Carshare Study for the New York Metropolitan Area
    Residential Carshare Study for the New York Metropolitan Area Final Report | Report Number 20-03 | February 2020 NYSERDA’s Promise to New Yorkers: NYSERDA provides resources, expertise, and objective information so New Yorkers can make confident, informed energy decisions. Mission Statement: Advance innovative energy solutions in ways that improve New York’s economy and environment. Vision Statement: Serve as a catalyst – advancing energy innovation, technology, and investment; transforming New York’s economy; and empowering people to choose clean and efficient energy as part of their everyday lives. Residential Carshare Study for the New York Metropolitan Area Final Report Prepared for: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority New York, NY Robyn Marquis, PhD Project Manager, Clean Transportation Prepared by: WXY Architecture + Urban Design New York, NY Adam Lubinsky, PhD, AICP Managing Principal Amina Hassen Associate Raphael Laude Urban Planner with Barretto Bay Strategies New York, NY Paul Lipson Principal Luis Torres Senior Consultant and Empire Clean Cities NYSERDA Report 20-03 NYSERDA Contract 114627 February 2020 Notice This report was prepared by WXY Architecture + Urban Design, Barretto Bay Strategies, and Empire Clean Cities in the course of performing work contracted for and sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (hereafter the "Sponsors"). The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect those of the Sponsors or the State of New York, and reference to any specific product, service, process, or method does not constitute an implied or expressed recommendation or endorsement of it. Further, the Sponsors, the State of New York, and the contractor make no warranties or representations, expressed or implied, as to the fitness for particular purpose or merchantability of any product, apparatus, or service, or the usefulness, completeness, or accuracy of any processes, methods, or other information contained, described, disclosed, or referred to in this report.
    [Show full text]
  • Westchester Gets in the St. Pat's Spirit Eastchester GOP Endorses
    WESTCHESTER’S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPERS Vol 38 Number 10 www.RisingMediaGroup.com Friday, March 8, 2019 AOC & Ga Ga Not Proud Cuomo & Stewart-Cousins at of Westchester Roots Odds Over Amazon & More Two photos of Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez from the 2007 Yorktown High School yearbook. By Dan Murphy City. Her name was Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both from Westchester County homeowners pay the Last year I wrote: My family first moved to Westchester. highest property taxes in the country and several Westchester in 1972, from the same Parkches- By Dan Murphy ing up to $150,000 per year. Westchester villages were named on Bloomberg’s ter neighborhood in the Bronx as Alexandria Gov. Andrew Cuomo is backing away from Cuomo’s comments and actions come as top 100 wealthiest communities. Clearly, for al- Ocasio-Cortez, who shocked the political world far-left progressive democrats who he says killed the state faces a $3 billion revenue shortfall in its most all of us who grew up in Westchester and last month when she defeated Congressman Joe a deal to bring an Amazon headquarters to New $178 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, still call it home, we feel proud and grateful to Crowley in a democratic primary in Queens and York City. And, in a recent speech in Mt. Kisco, which begins April 1. In the middle of all discus- reside here and raise our families. the Bronx. Both Ocasio-Cortez and I attended Cuomo, in response to the new federal tax limits sions on Amazon, tax cuts and the state budget But not all of us with Westchester roots are Yorktown High School; I graduated in 1985; she on deductions of state and local taxes, called for will be Westchester State Senator and Senate Ma- proud to call our county home.
    [Show full text]
  • Westchester County and New Rochelle Background
    5. BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND EXISTING CONDITIONS New Rochelle’s location on Westchester’s Long Island Sound shore places it within one of the state’s wealthiest counties. According to 1995 estimates from the United States Census Bureau, Westchester has New York’s fourth- highest median income, at $53,043. Only Putnam, Nassau, and Rockland, also New York City suburbs, and all much smaller in size than Westchester’s 443 square miles, has a greater median income. 5.1.1 WESTCHESTER COUNTY: HISTORY As shown in the map at left, Westchester County borders, on its south, the New York City borough of the Bronx. According to historian Frank E. Sanchis, this location at New York City’s doorstep has “always put it in the center of activity relative to the balance of the nation.” Indeed, Westchester’s development has historically been fueled by its proximity to what has been, since 1820, America’s largest city. Before the days of railroads or highways, Westchester had the trade routes of the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. In the 18th century, the primitive post roads to Albany and Boston were cut through Westchester’s rolling, wooded hills. When New York City’s population boomed after the 1825 completion of the Erie Canal, Westchester furnished many of the city’s raw and finished goods. Iron foundries were located throughout the county, and Westchester’s numerous brickyards and marble quarries provided the materials for the thousands of row houses and monumental new institutional buildings spreading across Manhattan. When Newgate Prison in Greenwich Village was no longer adequate, it was replaced in 1828 by Sing Sing, “up the river” in Westchester County.
    [Show full text]
  • Long Island Sound Waterborne Transportation Plan Task 2 – Baseline Data for Transportation Plan Development
    Long Island Sound Waterborne Transportation Plan Task 2 – Baseline Data for Transportation Plan Development final memorandum prepared for New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency South Western Regional Planning Agency prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with Eng-Wong Taub & Associates Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. Gruzen Samton Architects, Planners & Int. Designers HydroQual Inc. M.G. McLaren, PC Management and Transportation Associates, Inc. STV, Inc. September 30, 2003 www.camsys.com final technical memorandum Long Island Sound Waterborne Transportation Plan Task 2 – Baseline Data for Transportation Plan Development prepared for New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency South Western Regional Planning Agency prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 4445 Willard Avenue, Suite 300 Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 with Eng-Wong Taub & Associates Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. Gruzen Samton Architects, Planners & Int. Designers HydroQual Inc. M.G. McLaren, PC Management and Transportation Associates, Inc. STV, Inc. September 30, 2003 Long Island Sound Waterborne Transportation Plan Technical Memorandum for Task 2 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction.................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose and Need.................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 The National Policy Imperative ..........................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • A Vision for New Rochelle Plan for Revitalizing the City Park Neighborhood
    A Vision for New Rochelle Plan for Revitalizing the City Park Neighborhood Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Columbia University May 2001 1 Contents 1. Contents 2 2. Executive Summary 4 3. Introduction 6 4. Acknowledgements 8 5. Background Information and Existing Conditions 9 5.1Westchester Background 5.1.1 History of Westchester 9 5.1.2 Business, Industry and Land Use 11 5.2 New Rochelle Background 5.2.1 History of New Rochelle 14 5.2.2 Socioeconomic and Demographic Profilbe 16 5.2.3 New Rochelle: Business, Revenues, and Revenue Constraints 19 5.2.4 Economic Development 22 5.2.5 Land Use 24 5.2.6 Housing 25 5.2.7 Schools 26 5.3 City Park Background 5.3.1 History of City Park 27 5.3.2 Neighborhood Character 31 5.3.3 Land Use and Zoning 33 5.3.4 Business and Industry 36 5.3.5 MacLeay Apartments 37 5.3.6 Environmental Assessment 38 5.4 IKEA 43 5.4.1 Big Box Retail 47 6. Findings and Recommendations 6.1 Argument for Light Industry 48 6.1.1 Social Capital 49 6.1.2 State and Federal Aid 50 6.1.3 Locational Advantages 50 6.1.4 Demand for Industrial Space in Westchester 50 6.1.5 Industry Foci 52 6.1.6 Long Range Impact of Reinforcing Light Industry : 53 Input-Output Analysis of Development Impacts on Study Area 6.2 Zoning and Infrastructure Recommendation 57 6.2.1 Infrastructure Improvements 57 6.2.2 Zoning and Design Recommendations 62 6.3 Local Development Corporation 6.3.1 Mission, Goals and Function 65 2 6.3.2 Details about Formation 65 6.3.3 Potential Funding Sources 67 6.3.4 Land Acquisition 68 6.3.5 Benefits of the Local Development Corporation 68 7.
    [Show full text]
  • City of New Rochelle, New York, As Seen from the Air in 1938
    CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, AS SEEN FROM THE AIR IN 1938. HISTORIC NEW ROCHELLE By HERBERT B. NICHOLS Published Bv, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION NEW ROCHELLE/ NEW YORK 1938 COPYRIGHT 1938 BY HERBERT B. NICHOLS FIRST EDITION PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE LITTLE PRINT, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. HISTORIC NEW ROCHELLE FOREWORD To the publication ~f a little booklet designed for classroom use throughout the public schools of New Rochelle treating of sig­ nificant events in the historic development of the city, impetus was given early this year by the observance of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the fou~ding of the "Queen City of the Sound". Preparation at th~t tiine for a pageant revealed that only isolated bits of historic materials were available and that nowhere I was there in print, suitable for school use, a concise and orderly treatment of the circumstances and conditions that led, first, to the selection of a site for refuge for. the fleeing French Huguenots and, later, to its settlement and dev,elopnient. To meet the deficiency, a committee was entrusted with the responsibility of assembling, preparing and editing all known information. How well that job was done "Historic New Rochelle" reveals. Not a booklet, but a full-sized text, scholarly, well organized, care­ fully and authentically documented, and yet, withal, attractively written, interestingly and entertainingly presented, is here given the girls and boys, their parents, the teaching staff, and others who may be interested. In the pages and chapters which follow, environ­ ment becomes a living reality and the reader is privileged to follow, from t}:le beginning to the present, the colorful and intricate threads that make up the historic and fascinating tapestry of New Rochelle.
    [Show full text]
  • Go New Ro Students Work with the Garden Club to Move the World Continued from Page 1 During the Afternoon of June 27Th New in Mt
    Fleur-de-Lis Sculptures to Decorate Downtown Schneiderman Holds Community 8 Forum at Riverfront Library 15 com August 2013 -- Volume 9 -- Issue 8 Complimentary Community Voices Adamant Objections to Forest City’s Echo Bay FEIS By Stephen E. Lipken building along the Echo a city crying out for retail stores and a park of a Master Plan.” Bay waterfront and that no one will use.” However, kayaker Steven Meisner sup- New Rochelle City East Main Street, con- “We hoped for a fantastic plan…Now ported Forest City’s waterfront plans and Council Chambers was taining 285 residential all we have is a…mediocre housing proj- downtown investments. filled to near capacity as units and 25,000 feet ect…There is a lack of retail, housing, park- In a rare unanimous negative vote, many community mem- of commercial retail ing, office space, no real reason for anyone Council vetoed Capriccio Latino’s request bers voiced emotional space. Many residents to come and enjoy this area,” resident Beth for Special Cabaret Permit at the Tuesday, and vociferous objec- perceived the commer- Acocella stressed. July 16 Regular Legislative Meeting, aver- tions, often punctuated cial retail space as being Former New Rochelle Mayor Leonard ring inadequate parking plans, hours of by thunderous applause inadequate. Paduano, 82 decried “spot zoning,” alter- operation and location in a Neighborhood to Forest City’s Echo Westchester Coun- ing zoning to accommodate developers. Business Zone. Bay Final Environmental ty Legislator Jim Mai- “It is unconstitutional. It should be part Impact Statement (FEIS) sano stated, “So all this at a special meeting on proposal now is: rental Tuesday, July 23.
    [Show full text]