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Kehillah School for Early Learning | 914-637-3808 | |||||||||||||
Kehillah School for Early Learning - 6 wks. to 6 yrs; part-time or full-time
The Kehillah School for Early Learning is a unique community within Temple Israel of New Rochelle, providing both part-time and full-time education for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years. At the Kehillah School, child-centered emergent learning in a Jewish context is integrated with the Bright Horizons Family Solutions curricula, bringing together the best of two worlds for children and families. Program choices range from three school days to five twelve-hour days, school year or calendar year. Fostering the importance of family, friends and shared experiences, this home away from home offers an ideal learning environment for children of all faiths and learning styles.
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New Rochelle Humane Society - Shelter | 914-632-2925 | |||||||||
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70 Portman Road New Rochelle, NY 10801 southern Westchester County "Founded in 1911, the New Rochelle Humane Society is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing individual loving care for lost, abandoned, injured, and mistreated animals. We service 17 communities in Westchester County including Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Harrison, Hartsdale, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Larchmont, Mamaroneck Village, New Rochelle, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Rye, Rye Brook, Scarsdale and Tarrytown, and rescue over 500 dogs and 900 cats each year."
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ACME - New Rochelle | 914-636-2133 | |||||||||
ACME supermarket is located at 23 Quaker Ridge Road, New Rochelle, NY 10804 in Westchester County.
For Diet & Fitness, visit ACME food markets where you can learn about diet, sports and fitness, and healthy living.
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Amtrak Station - New Rochelle | 800-872-7245 | |||||||||
Amtrak Train Schedules, Tickets, Train Routes
Find train schedules, timetables, and information about each train station. Northeast Stations New Rochelle, NY (NRO) Station Building (with waiting room) Address 1 Railroad Plaza Metro-North Station New Rochelle, NY 10801 Westchester County For accessibility information call 1-800-872-7245 and . . .
say "Schedules" for schedule and price information. say "Reservations" to make or change reservations.
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ANC Veterinary Center | 914-235-8770 | |||||||||
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1 Cottage Place New Rochelle, NY 10801 Westchester County more . . .
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Beth El Synagogue Center - Conservative | 914-235-2700 | |||||||||
The object of Beth El Synagogue Center is to establish and maintain a synagogue for divine worship and religious observance; to maintain schools for instruction in Jewish religious doctrine, history and culture; to provide and maintain facilities for the cultivation of Jewish thought and action; to cultivate social intercourse as a means of fostering Jewish sentiments; to encourage and develop the moral, mental and physical welfare of its members; to strengthen and promote Conservative Judaism; to own, operate and maintain cemetery property for its members and the Jewish community; and to promote benevolent and charitable causes. The form of ritual at Beth El Synagogue Center conforms to the tenets of Conservative Judaism. The congregation is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
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Century 21 - Marciano - New Rochelle | 914-633-1507 | |||||||||
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Real Estate Agency 271 North Ave. New Rochelle, NY 10801 Westchester County more . . .
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Coldwell Banker - New Rochelle | 914-633-5540 | |||||||||
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Real Estate Agency 1331a North Ave. New Rochelle, NY 10804 southern Westchester County more . . .
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College of New Rochelle | 800-933-5923 | |||||||||||||||||
Welcome to the School of Arts and Sciences of The College of New Rochelle, New York State’s first Catholic liberal arts college for women. We are a small learning community with a tranquil campus nestled in a residential area just outside of New York City - just 30 minutes from Grand Central Station in midtown Manhattan. Our strong academic program and unique location combine to offer distinct advantages to our students, and we pride ourselves on the educational experience we provide.
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Community Markets - New Rochelle | 914-923-4837 | |||||||||||||||||
Community Markets, is an organization that believes strongly in supporting local agriculture, strengthening local communities, and making fresh produce available to neighborhoods with limited access.
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Congregation Anshe Sholom - Orthodox | 914-632-9220 | |||||||||
Congregation Anshe Sholom, a modern orthodox synagogue, is located at 50 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10805 in Westchester County, less than 20 miles from New York City and a half an hour train ride to Grand Central Station in Manhattan. Located in the southern part of New Rochelle, Anshe Sholom is a short distance from Westchester Day School, Westchester Hebrew High School, kosher restaurants, kosher food markets, bakeries and mikvahs. Anshe Sholom also maintains its own eruv and has a religious school. Congregation Anshe Sholom celebrated its 110th anniversary in June of 2006. We are a growing, close-knit family community that welcomes people from every walk of life.
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CVS Pharmacy - New Rochelle, 1296 North Ave | 914-235-7435 | |||||||||
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1296 North Ave New Rochelle, NY 10804 Westchester County more . . .
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CVS Pharmacy - New Rochelle, 16 Weyman Ave | 914-235-7120 | |||||||||
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16 Weyman Ave New Rochelle, NY 10805 Westchester County more . . .
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CVS Pharmacy - New Rochelle, 309 Main St. | 914-654-8603 | |||||||||
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309 Main Street New Rochelle, NY 10801 Westchester County more . . .
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CVS Pharmacy - New Rochelle, 625 North Ave | 914-235-6373 | |||||||||
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Empty Hand Zen Center | 914-636-1450 | |||||||||
The Empty Hand Zen Center is located at 45 Lawton, New Rochelle, NY 10801 in Westchester County. "The Empty Hand Zen Center was originally founded as the Meeting House Zen Group, to offer a place for the practice and study of Zen Buddhism in Westchester County, New York. After over 20 years in rented spaces, we now own this brick industrial building in downtown New Rochelle. Right in the midst of the busyness of multi-cultural urban life, we have carved out an oasis of simplicity within which deep silence and stillness can be experienced.
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FunFuzion @ New Rock City "Mini Golf" | 914-637-7575 | |||||||||||||||||
FUNFUZION at New Roc City, offering an 18-hole GLOW miniature golf course, is located at 33 Lecount Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801 in Westchester County.
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Hartley Field | 914-654-2087 | |||||||||||||
Hartley Field is located at Brook Street and Lincoln Ave., New Rochelle NY 10801, Westchester County. Hartley Field is a neighborhood park used for informal ball playing.
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Heisler's Pastry | 914-235-8201 | |||||||||||||||||
Heisler's Pastry, offering kosher baked-goods, is located at 1321 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10804.
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Houlihan Lawrence - New Rochelle Real Estate | 914-636-6700 | |||||||||
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Real Estate Services New Rochelle Brokerage 15 Quaker Ridge Road New Rochelle, NY 10804 southern Westchester County more . . .
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Iona College | 800-231-IONA | |||||||||||||||||
Iona's School of Arts and Science is located in New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY 10801. Through its 22 academic departments, the School offers BA, BS, MA, and MS degrees in over 30 areas of study as well as several non-degree certificate programs. Through our major programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, we offer courses of study in the traditional liberal arts disciplines and in selected pre-professional and professional programs designed to provide academic challenge, intellectual depth, which are rooted in liberal learning. The Arts & Science programs serve both traditional-age and returning-adult students. They provide a challenging education which involves an appropriate mix of classroom instruction, independent research, and internship or practical experience.
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Jogodnik Richard, DVM | 914-632-1269 | |||||||||
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61 Quaker Ridge Road New Rochelle, NY 10804 southern Westchester County more . . .
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Kehillah School for Early Learning | 914-637-3808 | |||||||||||||
Kehillah School for Early Learning - 6 wks. to 6 yrs; part-time or full-time website and more . . .
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Laitmon, Emily LCSW | 914-633-4224 | |||||||||||||
Emily Laitmon LCSW, is a Psychotherapist located in New Rochelle, NY 10804 in southern Westchester County.
During the many years of my practice, I have provided services to a wide range of populations and can draw upon that experience and knowledge to address your specific needs. Working in the field of mental health as a psychotherapist, career-life coach and bereavement counselor has been most challenging and inspiring. more . . .
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Leif Erickson Park | 914-654-2087 | |||||||||||||
Leif Erickson Park is located at Pelham & Hudson Park Roads, New Rochelle NY 10801 in Westchester County. Leif Erickson Park is at the entrance to Hudson Park and is a passive recreation park.
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Library Green | 914-654-2087 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Library Green is a downtown urban Park located adjacent to the New Rochelle Public Library bounded by Lawton Street (east) Memorial Highway (west) and Huguenot Street (north) in New Rochelle NY 10801, Westchester County.
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Mandee - New Rochelle | 914-472-2447 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mandee, a women's clothing store carrying trendy apparel, is located at 925 Central Park Ave., Scarsdale, NY 10583 in Westchester County.
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Marshalls - Palmer Square Shopping Center | 914-235-9821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshalls is located in Palmer Square Shopping Center, 200 Petersville Road, New Rochelle, NY 10801 in Westchester County.
From Marshalls "Marshalls, never pay full price for fabulous - Designers & savings at every turn - Their labels, our prices." Marshalls offers an ever-changing assortment of fashionable, brand-name family apparel, home fashions and other merchandise such as toys. Marshalls differentiates itself from T.J. Maxx with a full line of family footwear and The CUBE, an expanded juniors department, as well as a broader men's selection. Marshalls also operates our Marshalls Shoe Shops, which are standalone stores featuring shoes and accessories. website and more . . .
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Monroe College, New Rochelle Campus | 914-632-5400 | |||||||||||||||||
Monroe College was founded in 1933 with a single goal: To educate men and women for a successful future in the world. Monroe offers Bachelor's degree programs, with an Associate degree along the way, in the most relevant areas for today's rapidly changing global economy. Monroe College's two campus' are located in Westchester County and in Bronx, NY.
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Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital | 914-632-5000 | |||||||||
Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalMontefiore New Rochelle Hospital is a 242-bed, community-based teaching hospital offering primary, acute and emergency care to the residents of southern Westchester. Since its founding in 1892, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital has provided for the diverse medical needs of the community and region it serves.The Hospital is part of Montefiore Health System, a premier academic medical center and the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. website and more . . .
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Mt Carmel African Methodist Episcopal Church | 914-738-0860 | |||||||||
Mount Carmel African Methodist Episcopal Church is located at 78 Grove Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801 in Westchester County.
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MTA Metro-North Railroad, New Rochelle | 800-638-7646 | |||||||||
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24 Station Plaza North New Rochelle, NY, 10801-6353 16.6 miles to Grand Central Terminal website and more . . .
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Municipality - City of New Rochelle | 914-654-2000 | |||||||||
Address of Municipal Building
New Rochelle City Hall 515 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801 Westchester County (914) 654-2000 City of New Rochelle New Rochelle, with a total area of 13.2 square miles, is located in southern Westchester, New York. With its southern border on the Long Island Sound, New Rochelle is only 2 miles north of New York City. New Rochelle City Hall is approximately 19.1 miles to midtown Manhattan (measured to Rockefeller Plaza).
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New Roc Glatt "Kosher Grocery" | 914-636-2600 | |||||||||
New Roc Glatt, a Kosher Grocery, is located at 77 Quaker Ridge Road, New Rochelle, NY 10804 in Westchester County.
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New Rochelle - Huguenot Childrens' Library | 914-632-8954 | |||||||||||||||||
The Huguenot Children’s Library, a branch of the New Rochelle Public Library, is located at 794 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10804.
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New Rochelle Animal Hospital | 914-636-8106 | |||||||||||||
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98 North Ave. New Rochelle, NY 10801 Westchester County more . . .
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New Rochelle Fire Department | 914-654-2011 | |||||||||
The New Rochelle Fire Department is located at 90 Beaufort Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801 in Westchester County.
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New Rochelle Humane Society - Shelter | 914-632-2925 | |||||||||
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70 Portman Road New Rochelle, NY 10801 southern Westchester County more . . .
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New Rochelle Post Office | 914-632-6669 | |||||||||
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New Rochelle Post Office 255 North Ave New Rochelle, NY 10801 website and more . . .
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New Rochelle Public Library | 914-632-7878 | |||||||||||||||||
The New Rochelle Public Library is located at One Library Plaza, New Rochelle, New York 10802.The New Rochelle Public Library offers many services including:
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New Rochelle School District | 914-576-4300 | |||||||||
The New Rochelle School District is located at 515 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801 in Westchester County. The New Rochelle School District is comprised of the following schools:
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New York Sports Clubs - New Rochelle | 914-636-2455 | |||||||||
Fitness Center Address
175 Huguenot Street New Rochelle, NY 10801 Westchester County more . . .
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Post Road Veterinary Hospital | 914-632-6525 | |||||||||
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41 East Main Street New Rochelle, NY 10801 southern Westchester County more . . .
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Private Golf Course - Wykagyl Country Club | 914-636-8700 | |||||||||||||
Wykagyl Country Club is located at 1195 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Wykagyl, a course of championship caliber, is par 72, and over 6600 yards. The rolling slopes, the proximity of the woods, and the hazards of the willow-bordered brooks, call for every shot in golf. The par three 16th hole of 230 yards and the tree-guarded, dogleg par four eight of 449 yards are regarded by pros and amateurs as among the most exciting and interesting holes in golf.
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for golf course overview, to view scorecard, and optionally take a golf course tour of each hole.
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Proudian Antiques Ltd. | 914-632-2900 | |||||||||||||
Proudian Antiques Ltd., specializing in fine 19th and 20th century antiques, is located at New Rochelle, N.Y. 10804 in Westchester County.
From Proudian: "For more than 40 years now, Proudian Antiques Ltd. has been dealing in the finest nineteenth and twentieth-century antiques. Their areas of expertise include fine handmade Oriental Rugs and tapestries, American and European paintings, drawings and sculpture, as well as decorative arts and furnishings, art glass, fine and antique jewelry, and quality collections or entire estates. website and more . . .
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Radisson Hotel - New Rochelle | 914-576-3700 | |||||||||||||
The Radisson Hotel New Rochelle is located at One Radisson Plaza, New Rochelle NY 10801, Westchester County in the lower-Hudson Valley. The Radisson Hotel is within walking distance of the
Metro North and Amtrak rail stations. As the only full-service hotel in downtown New Rochelle, the Radisson offers guests comfortable hotel rooms and superior amenities for our guests. The Radisson Dining Room is open for breakfast daily, serving a delicious traditional buffet, including omelet and waffle stations.
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Rand Realty - New Rochelle | 914-576-1112 | |||||||||
Real Estate Offices
Rand Realty - New Rochelle 1315 North Ave. New Rochelle, NY 10804 southern Westchester County more . . .
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Regal New Roc City "18 screens & IMAX" | 914-235-5106 | |||||||||||||
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Residence Inn Marriott - New Rochelle | 914-636-7888 | |||||||||||||
Residence Inn New Rochelle is located at 35 LeCount Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Westchester County in the lower-Hudson Valley. Find spacious suites with full kitchen and separate areas for sleeping, working, eating and relaxing.
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Safavieh Home Furnishings Outlet | 914-355-5353 | |||||||||||||
Safavieh Home Furnishing, Furniture & Oriental Rug Outlet, is located at 64 Nardozzi Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 10805 in Westchester County. Our stores are large, complete home furnishings emporiums. We proudly represent the finest American home furnishings brands like: Baker, Henredon, Century, Drexel Heritage, Lee, Hickory Chair, and more. All the beautiful furniture you see in the shelter magazines is the furniture you’ll see in our stores. Find living room furniture, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture, home office furniture, accents and rugs.
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Saint Simon the Cyrenian - Episcopal | 914-632-5911 | |||||||||
St. Simon's Church is part of the suburban community of New Rochelle, NY, which is known as the Queen City of Long Island Sound. We are in the midst of several economically and ethnically diverse neighborhoods where there is great opportunity to be of service to God and to the community. St. Simon's ministry touches people across the city of New Rochelle and many nearby communities including Greenwich, CT, New York City and beyond.
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ShopRite Supermarket of New Rochelle | 914-740-9764 | |||||||||
ShopRite of New Rochelle is located at 8 Joyce Road and Palmer Ave., New Rochelle NY 10801, Westchester County in the Hudson Valley. For decades, Shoprite has been concerned about the environment and conserving natural resources. Our stores have implemented policies, procedures and initiatives to reduce our environmental impact . . . learn more online about ShopRite.
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Sound Shore Medical Center | 914-632-5000 | |||||||||
Sound Shore Medical Center is located at 16 Guion Place in New Rochelle, NY 10801. Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester (SSMC) is a 252-bed, community-based teaching hospital offering primary, acute, emergency and long-term health care to the residents of southern Westchester. Since its founding in 1892, SSMC has provided for the diverse medical needs of the community and region it serves. We are a major teaching affiliate of New York Medical College, member of the Sound Shore Health System and Pinnacle Healthcare.
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St. John's Episcopal Church - Wilmot | 914-636-0047 | |||||||||
St. John's, Wilmot, is an Episcopal parish located in New Rochelle, convenient to Bronxville, Eastchester, and Scarsdale, as well as Larchmont, and other Sound Shore Communities, from which it draws its members. Located in an historic district of New Rochelle, near Thomas Paine Cottage, its buildings date to colonial times. St. John's was organized as an Episcopal parish in 1858, and is one of the oldest churches in Westchester County, New York. Norman Rockwell, who lived nearby, attended this church and his children were baptized here.
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Stamen Animal Hospital | 914-632-1269 | |||||||||
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61 Quaker Ridge Road New Rochelle, NY 10804 southern Westchester County more . . .
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Stop & Shop Supermarket - New Rochelle | 914-637-2510 | |||||||||
Stop & Shop - New Rochelle is located at 28 Harrison Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801 in Westchester County.
Many of your favorite foods are Healthy Ideas - just look for the Healthy Ideas symbol on over 5000+ items throughout the store to know you're making truly healthy choices when you shop. website and more . . .
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Stop & Shop Supermarket - Palmer Ave | 914-632-7084 | |||||||||
Stop & Shop - Palmer Ave., is located at 2425 Palmer Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801 in Westchester County.
Many of your favorite foods are Healthy Ideas - just look for the Healthy Ideas symbol on over 5000+ items throughout the store to know you're making truly healthy choices when you shop. website and more . . .
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Sun Hing Chinese "Chinese take-out" | 914-576-9404 | |||||||||||||||||
Sun Hing Chinese, a Chinese food take-out, is located at 766 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10804 in Westchester County.
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Surgeon Thoulton, DVM, Diplomate AVDC | 914-235-8770 | |||||||||
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1 Cottage Place New Rochelle, NY 10801 Westchester County more . . .
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Temple Israel of New Rochelle - Reform | 914-235-1800 | |||||||||
Temple Israel of New Rochelle is a warm and inclusive synagogue that brings together a diverse group of individuals and families spanning all generations. Temple Israel's congregants worship together, celebrate together, mourn together, learn together, and work alongside one another toward Tikun Olam - the betterment of our world. Headed by a vibrant clergy, dedicated professional staff, devoted lay leaders, and an energetic Sisterhood and Brotherhood, Temple Israel maintains a position of prominence in Westchester as well as the national reform Jewish movement. Conveniently situated for all who make southern Westchester their home, Temple Israel offers innovative religious education for people of all ages (including adults) and spiritually engaging worship services of varying styles, from traditional to modern. The Kehillah School, our nurturing early childhood education program (for children from 6 weeks to 6 years of age) offers options of six to twelve hour days to suit full-time working families, while our Chavaya religious school (K - grade 12) and youth groups (grades 5 - 12) successfully ensure that our children remain active in temple life through high school and beyond. In so many ways, Temple Israel provides continuing enrichment to each of the lives it touches.
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Thomas Paine National Historical Association | 914-434-7270 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Paine National Historical Association is located at 983 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10804. "The Thomas Paine National Historical Association, founded January 29, 1884 in New York City, is among the oldest historical associations in the United States. Our mission, to educate the world about the life, times and works of Thomas Paine, is designed to ensure Paine's rightful place in history as the preeminent founder of the United States of America. He was, in fact, the first person to coin this phrase. In the course of his lifetime, Paine was an outstanding political and social influence upon the entire world."
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Timothy Riordan, Antique Furniture Restoration | 914-235-6424 | |||||||||||||
Timothy G. Riordan, Inc. of Media Loft Arts, is located at 50 Webster Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801 in southern Westchester County.
From Timothy G. Riordan: "Timothy restores and conserves antique furniture using traditional materials and techniques. After apprenticing in San Francisco and Sotheby’s in New York he established his business in November of 1983. After setting up shop on West 55th street and East 95th street thereafter, he moved the concern to Westchester. He has been seen in Architectural Digest, House and Garden, Quest, New York and the New York Times. more . . .
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Trinity St. Paul's Episcopal Church | 914-632-5368 | |||||||||
In the heart of New Rochelle, the graceful spire of Trinity-St. Paul’s church has towered over the ever-changing landscape of New Rochelle since 1864. Please press blue button to explore our website.
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For weather related school closings, cancellations, and delays in Westchester County, select one of the following links.
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Young Israel of New Rochelle - Orthodox | 914-636-2215 | |||||||||
Young Israel of New Rochelle, an orthodox synagogue, is located at 1228 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10804 in Westchester County. We are a member of the National Council of the Young Israel. YINR has grown dramatically in recent years and now serves more than 300 member families of all ages. YINR and the greater New Rochelle Jewish community provide a wide range of programs, services and other infrastructure. We are located in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle, often referred to as the "Queen City of the Sound".
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History of New Rochelle, Published 1886
"John Pell, the successor of Thomas in the " lordship " of Pelham Manor, was born on the 3d of February, 1643. He arrived in America and entered into his proprietorship in the summer of 1670 . . . The most notable event of John Pell's administration of his manor was the conveyance by him through the celebrated Jacob Leisler of six thousand acres as a place of settlement for the Huguenots - a transaction out of which resulted the erection of the Town of New Rochelle. "The Edict of Nantes, a decree granting a measure of liberty to the Protestants of France, promulgated in 1598 by King Henry IV., was on the 22d of October, 1685, revoked by Louis XIV., and by that act of state policy the conditions of life in the French kingdom were made quite intolerable to most persons of steadfast Protestant faith. For some years previously to the revocation numerous French Protestants had begun to seek homes in foreign lauds, especially America; and after 1685 the emigration grew to large proportions. A great many of the Huguenots came to New York City. Several of the leaders of the sect abroad entered into correspondence with Leisler (known to them as a responsible merchant and influential citizen of New York and, moreover, a man of strong liberal principles), with a view to the purchase by him as agent of eligible laud for the establishment of a Huguenot colony. It happened that a number of the Huguenot immigrants in New York City, looking about them for suitable places of residence, had in 1686 and 1687 chosen and secured from John Pell parcels of land in that portion of Pelham Manor now occupied by the present City of New Rochelle. From this circumstance Leisler, as the constituted agent of the Huguenots, was led to locate the settlement at that place. He entered into negotiations with Pell, and on the 20th of September, 1689, "John Pell and Rachel his wife'' conveyed to him,
"This was an absolute deed of sale of the property. The sum paid for it, £1,675, was extraordinarily large, in comparison with the usual amounts given in those times for unimproved landed property, and is a demonstration of the entirely substantial character of the settlement of New Rochelle at its very foundation. In addition to the purchase money, "said Jacob Leisler, his heirs and assigns," were to be held and pay "unto the said John Pell, his heirs and assigns, lords of the said Manor of Pelham, to the assigns of them or him, or their or either of them, as an acknowledgment to the lords of the said manor, one fat calf on every four and twentieth day of June, yearly and every year forever - if demanded." This proviso was incorporated conformably with the customs of the times, which required the vouch safing of peculiar courtesies to the lords of manors on the part of individuals upon whom they bestowed their lands. The ceremony of the presentation of the fat calf was duly observed for many years, and was always made a festival occasion. "Although the deed of sale specified the Bronx River as the westernmost boundary of the tract, its bounds as finally established stopped at Hutchinson's River or creek. The six thousand acres comprised the whole northern section of the manor, Pell retaining the southern portion, a wedge-shaped territory, about one-half less in area than the part conveyed to Leisler. "Shortly after the consummation of the purchase, Leisler began to release the lands to the Huguenots, and the place was settled with reasonable rapidity. It was called New Rochelle in honor of La Rochelle in France, a community prominently identified with the Huguenot cause in the religious wars. From the first the French refugees proved themselves most desirable additions to the population of our county, and the entire history of New Rochelle is a gratifying record of progress." Source: History of Westchester County: New York, Including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which Have Been Annexed to New York City, John Thomas Scharf, Editor John Thomas Scharf, Publisher L. E. Preston & co., 1886. History of New Rochelle, Compiled 1940
Left from New Rochelle on Echo Avenueto the junction with Pelham Road; R. on Pelham Road to State 1B (the Shore Road), which closely follows the shore of Long Island Sound to New York City. Bolton Priory (R), 2.1 m., was built in 1838 by the Reverend Robert Bolton, whose friend, Washington Irving, gave yellow bricks from the old Dutch church at Sleepy Hollow to outline the construction date on the wall above the door. A bloody battle between the Matinecocks and the Siwanoys took place on Cedar Knoll (L). The Siwanoys were routed and prisoners were decapitated. Legend has it that when the moon is full, the spirits of the headless Indians perform a war dance, holding their heads in their hands. "The New York Athletic Club (L), 2.4 m., Italian Renaissance in style, stands on deep, landscaped lawns at Travers Island. "At the New York City line, 2.5 m., State 1B becomes Pelham Parkway."
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"New York, A Guide to the Empire State"
, Compiled by workers of the Writer's Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York, 1940 Albany
About New Rochelle
Children love going to the park and New Rochelle is flush with local parks for the kids and family.Select one of the many beautiful parks in New Rochelle and enjoy watching the kids in the playground, or on a nature walk, or just relax and read a book. Hudson Park is located in the South End on Hudson Park Road and features a grassy recreation area with a cameo playground, seating areas, bathing, beaches and more. Plan a day of fun for the whole family and go ice-skating with the kids at New Roc Ice. New Rock Ice skating rinks offer The Central Park Skating Pond, with a sculptured ice surface, complete with iron rails, park benches, lampposts and a city feel. If you are looking for a good movie, visit movies in New Rochelle. For a complete day of fun for the kids and the whole family, visit New Roc City, a great destination for the New York metro area. Go shopping in New Rochelle's New Roc City before heading for home. When its time to eat, select from a wide range of New Rochelle restaurants. New Rochelle in New York has beautiful homes and beautiful areas in which to live. Learn more about buying a home in New Rochelle, NY, Westchester County. |