New Rochelle Parks and Recreation to Host a Free Major League Baseball® Pitch Hit & Run™ Competition

New Rochelle Parks and Recreation and A Game Sports in conjunction with Major League Baseball® (MLB) will celebrate National Kids to Parks Day with a free Pitch Hit & Run™ competition on Saturday, May 18^th at City (Flowers) Park, Fie...

Exhibitors Wanted for Seventh Annual New Rochelle Street Fair

Calling all restaurants, vendors, artists and crafters! The Seventh Annual New Rochelle Street
Fair, presented by theCity of New Rochelle in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, BID, and
Volunteer NY!, returns on Sunday, September 8 from 11AM to ...

New Rochelle Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting

The City of New
Rochelle observed Arbor Day by planting a white oak tree in front of City Hall,joined by classes of students from the New Rochelle Children’s Center for
Learning. 

The eventhighlighted the City’s urban forestry initiative, pa...

Applications Now Available for Youth Summer Employment Programs

New Rochelle youth are encouraged to apply for summer positions through the following New Rochelle Youth Bureau’s Summer Employment Programs: The deadline to apply is May 10.

Network Youth Leadership Program

This program attempts to provide youth (contingen...

#BoyTalk Forum

Event attracts over 60 NR students grades 8-12.

Over 60 New Rochelle young men from grades 8-12 will take part in a Leadership Forum entitled“#BoyTalk” on Thursday, April 25 at 4PM at New Rochelle City Hall. This year’s topic will be “Your Worth.” Our lead...

Pop-Up Libraries Installed in New Rochelle Parks

New Rochelle has joined the “Little Free Library” movement: Five “Pop-Up Library” kiosks have been installed in public parks, with two more to follow in the next few weeks. The concept is simple: Take a book or leav...

Park Accessibility Plan Public Meeting Scheduled for April 24- Postponed

The City of New Rochelle is assessing the City’s parks and trails and developing a plan to ensure that all users have safe access to a park or trail within a 10 minute walk of their location.All residents, business owners and property owners int...

New Rochelle Parks and Recreation Partners with Volunteer New York! for Hudson Park Clean-Up Day

Volunteer New York! and the City of New Rochelle Parks and Recreation department will team up on Sunday, April 28 for a day of service to beautify Hudson Park.

This cleanup project is open to all New Rochelle community members interested in rollin...

Take the Survey to Improve Parks Accessibility

“Everyone deserves a park within a 10 minute walk of home.” That’s the premise of an initiative of the Trust for Public Land, in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association and the Urban Land Institute. Last...

Parks and Recreation Summer 2019 Employment Opportunities Now Available

Applications are being accepted for New Rochelle Parks and Recreation summer job positions. Lifeguards, camp counselors and park managers and attendants are just some of the opportunities to be filled.

New Rochelle residency is required except for the Aqua...

Lincoln Park Basketball Courts Reopen

The Lincoln Park Basketball Courts officially reopened Tuesday, October 9 with a celebration of a new surface and vibrant design, inviting play and enhancing one of the City’s busiest east/west corridors.

The project is a collaboration among the City of Ne...

16th Annual Snapper Fishing Derby Pays Tribute to Organizer Robert A. Cerreta

New Rochelle Parks and Recreation hosted the 16^th Annual Kids Snapper Fishing Derby on September 9, 2018. The day was also honored as “Robert A. Cerreta Day” with a mayoral proclamation for late organizer who passed away this summer.

"Carrying forth t...

New Rochelle Receives Grant Funding to Support Participation in 10-Minute Walk Campaign

In October of 2017, Mayor Bramson joined 134 of the nation's most influential mayors, The Trust for Public Land, (TPI) National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), and Urban Land Institute (ULI) in launching an historic "10-minute walk" park...

Explore New Rochelle’s Beautiful Waterfront Parks with Park Passport

Enjoy New Rochelle’s most popular parks this season with a Park Passport, providing entry into waterfront parks including Hudson, Five Islands, Davenport and Neptune Parks.

Park Passports can be obtained at the Parks and Recreation Office at 515 ...