⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking downtown New Rochelle, New York

October 8, 2023 - 1:20 PM
58°F / 14°C
Walking in downtown New Rochelle, New York, via the following route: north on Centre Avenue → east on Main Street → north on Lecount Place → west on Huguenot Street → east on Main Street.
Highlights:
00:00 - Blessed Sacrament Church
00:12 - Modera New Rochelle
00:35 - Walking north on Centre Avenue
01:45 - Walking east on Main Street
04:28 - 500 Main Street tower (under construction)
08:23 - Walking north on Lecount Place
08:39 - Monroe Athletic Complex
08:55 - Stella New Rochelle
10:16 - New Roc City
14:09 - Trump Plaza New Rochelle
14:34 - Walking west on Huguenot Street
16:55 - Shearwood Station Apartments
17:47 - Ruby Dee Park at the Library Green, New Rochelle Public Library
21:45 - Trinity Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
22:34 - 327 Huguenot (under construction)
23:13 - 3THIRTY3 Luxury Apartments
24:40 - 360 Huguenot apartment building
25:19 - Bezer Holiness Church
27:17 - Civil War Monument
27:34 - Walking east on Main Street
29:15 - New Rochelle Center for the Arts
From Wikipedia:
"New Rochelle (/ˌnuːrəˈʃɛl/ NEW-Rə-SHEL; older French: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the 7th-largest city and 22nd-largest municipality in the state of New York. Some residents refer to the city as New Ro. A well known destination within New Rochelle is “New Roc City,” which has restaurants and entertainment venues.
The town was settled by refugee Huguenots (French Protestants) in 1688 who were fleeing Catholic pogroms in France. Many of the settlers were artisans and craftsmen from the city of La Rochelle, France, thus influencing the choice of the name of "New Rochelle".
At the turn of the 21st century, New Rochelle had begun a massive revitalization of its downtown area. Part of downtown near the Metro North train station was rebuilt with a $190 million entertainment complex, nicknamed New Roc City, which features a 19-screen movie theater, Westchester's first IMAX theater, an indoor ice-hockey arena, mini-golf, go-karts, an arcade, a health club, restaurants, a hotel, loft-apartments and a mega supermarket. The complex was built on the former Macy's and Mall which had opened in 1968.
Additional revitalization has come by way of two new luxury residences. The construction of Avalon On The Sound East, a luxury apartment complex was unveiled by Avalon Bay Communities in 2007. Trump Plaza, a 40-story luxury residence is the second tallest building in Westchester County. Properties along 'main street' which had been empty for years, such as the former Bloomingdales department store and Lillian Vernon headquarters, have been transformed into condominiums and rental apartments.
In 2014, New Rochelle's planning board approved $149 million in developments to three major sections of the city. The developments include restaurants, stores, hotels, an entertainment area, theaters and a mixed-use waterfront area, and are expected to be completed within 10 years. Additional tax breaks ranging in the tens of millions of dollars have since been awarded by the city government to further the redevelopment of the downtown area.
In March 2020, New Rochelle became one of the first reported centers for COVID-19 transmission in New York state during the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak."

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