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Entries from March 2008

New Street

March 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Today I heard even more plans for downtown New Rochelle - New Street.  New Street should run from New Roc and will replace Lawson street and run to the library.  It will run through the long stripmall on the south side of North Avenue, in between Citibank and the shoe store, wiping out the building […]

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Tags: Construction in Downtown New Rochelle, NY

What is With Trump?

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments

It seems like the the Trump building is mostly empty.  At night maybe 10 to 15% of units are lit, there is very little lobby traffic and besides NYSC, there are no commercial tenants nor are there signs that any are on the way.   There are all kinds of rumors about lower prices and rent-to-own […]

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Tags: Construction in Downtown New Rochelle, NY · New Rochelle, NY Real Estate

New Gym in New Roc

March 7th, 2008 · No Comments

After months of signs proclaiming the opening of New York Sports Club the NYSC actually opened. It is clean and new and so far uncrowded. A welcome addition, for sure.

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Tags: Construction in Downtown New Rochelle, NY · New Rochelle, NY Real Estate · Social Life in New Rochelle

A Wine Bar in New Rochelle?

March 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

All summer I watched as the Gnarly Vine slowly took shape on Main Street.  I don’t think there has been a business that attempted to have attitude on Main Street for at least 10 years and somehow William and Ray thought they would give it a go.  Gnarly opened in the fall of ‘08 and […]

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Tags: Restaurants in New Rochelle, NY · Social Life in New Rochelle

Welcome to Downtown New Rochelle

March 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This is a blog about my life in downtown New Rochelle.   I have lived in the North End of New Rochelle and I currently live in the East End of New Ro (there is no south end) and I have had my business in downtown New Ro for over 6 years.  During these years I […]

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Tags: General happenings in New Roc