The New Rochelle Historical and Landmarks Board approved a certificate of appropriateness on Jan. 8 for an application by Angela Walker to replace the second‑floor terrace railing at 2 Slocum Street.

The approval, recorded as application 1‑2025, allows the homeowner to remove and replace the existing wooden railing with a new wooden railing of the same design and to paint it Bare Premium White, paint number 7520. The board voted in favor after staff said the existing railing was installed originally without the usual approvals; the applicant said the porch railing was weakened and posed a safety concern.

Angela Walker, the applicant and property owner, said the terrace railing was "a little weak" and that she and her family avoided using the porch because of safety concerns. "I have a granddaughter, so we never ever went out there because of fear," Walker said. She also told the board that birds had damaged parts of the trim and that she intended to restore the railing to its prior appearance.

Unileo Sejha, senior project manager, noted that the matter was before the board because the building department’s records indicate the railing was installed without the standard review when it was originally constructed. Kevin Kane, director of planning and sustainability, attended the meeting as staff.

A board member moved to approve the application "to accept the application for 2 Slocum, block 845, lot 1, replacing the wooden railings with wooden railings and painting them Bare Premium White (No. 7520)." Another board member seconded the motion. When the chair called for a vote, members answered "aye" and there were no objections; the board recorded the motion as approved. The board’s approval will be presented to the Building Department for the department’s permitting and inspection process.

The board did not take up approval of the previous meeting minutes at this session; members agreed to defer a vote on the September–October 2024 minutes to the February meeting. With no other items on the agenda, the board adjourned.