In phases, our Downtown Businesses are Beginning to Re-open Since it is still Spring, we hope for a “re-blooming” of business. As we all have been hoping for, downtown New Rochelle qualifies for Phase One of the New York State Forward re-opening plan. Our retail merchants now will be able to begin take-out/curbside/in-store pickup/drop off sales. Our NRBID and business owners continue to watch State and County stats, listen to the City’s lead and get set. For our New Rochelle … [Read more...]

We are Finding a Prism of Ways to Celebrate With the season upon us, our graduations, birthdays, memorials, engagements, weddings and Celebrations of Life are looking safer—and smaller. Yet any size event is made that much more memorable with food.  That’s why our Downtown Restaurants are stepping up to provide an international array of authentic flavors for your new kind of parties. Whether it is a Zoom event or a backyard small group of 10, we have more than a dozen of our … [Read more...]

State and County Data to Guide City’s Reopening New Rochelle’s downtown merchants have shown great tenacity and creativity in recent weeks as the unfolding pandemic challenged both personal and professional routines.  The lessons learned along the way will surely change “business as usual” for many merchants, enabling many to one day return stronger than ever. Until then, we can all help make a difference within our local community by showing our support to the restaurants and other … [Read more...]

Doing good does good — for everyone involved. Downtown businesses contribute servicesto honor and help. In the midst of their own reinventions, so many of our businesses are contributing to the community. Quietly. They are cooking for thousands. They are donating meals to hospital workers, first responders, and families in need. They are participating in the City’s gift card program NourishAll. The list goes on. How does this good work happen? Community+Care+Commitment. That’s how we see … [Read more...]

New Rochelle’s famous retailing dynasty loses Lewis Cohen. Illustration Credit: Robert Klein Retailer Lewis Cohen’s family business began in the1800s and dressed the rich and famous for generations. There were many years when limousines would pull up to 525 Main Street and wait while the clients shopped. There is even a story about the City being lent funds to make the bill list. This week, our New Rochelle Downtown lost our long term merchant, the grandson of the founder. We honor … [Read more...]

The Gift of Food: Downtown Restaurants Provide Bounty to Help our Community Funds contributed by our New Rochelle Downtown Developers are helping community agencies match people with many of our Downtown eatery Pros. Sometimes the creative solutions come in the most challenging of times. That’s what is happening as a number of our key Downtown New Rochelle restaurants are stepping up to feed our community members who need the meals. And our Downtown developers such as L+M, Wilder … [Read more...]

April 14, 2020 Karel Littman,Executive DirectorNew Rochelle Downtown Business Improvement District (NRBID)NewRochelleDowntownBID@gmail.com Our New Rochelle Downtown Business Owners are keeping it all going... so that our Community can keep going. Business’s commitment is shining through with a light on service, delivery and reciprocity. Whether it is that new prescription, an emergency tooth situation, the well-deserved, wonderfully-prepared meal, we can all agree that these life … [Read more...]

Delivering, Restocking, Zooming — our Downtown Business owners are doing it all for you! And now, they are helping even more so — with a cell phone fix, a healthy shake, a yoga class, some drinks and the ease of a meal When it comes to change, our New Rochelle Downtown Business District restaurant and business owners continue to step up to the challenge. They are reinventing menus. Some who never did delivery—are doing deliveries. They are doing daily online classes and … [Read more...]

Let’s Applaud our New Rochelle Downtown Business Owners Professionalism and dedication to New Rochelle and Community at its best For sure we can agree that they are professionals who continue to step up. You can see how swiftly our many New Rochelle Downtown BID Restaurant and Business owners and staff have ramped up their takeout and delivery options, introducing new gift card programs and more.  Ask any of them how they have done it?  We’ll answer that: Courage, … [Read more...]

Big Week as Nation’s Largest Stimulus Package Passes in U.S. Congress March 28, 2020 What’s available for our local NRBID business owners? With all the news this week about the nation’s largest economic stimulus package passing in Congress this week, we knew there would be a lot to learn. So here is a first look that can help New Rochelle BID businesses know what it means for us. We are hopeful it is helpful to our dedicated owners and friends. Begin here to learn what is available to … [Read more...]