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Residents urge aid for United Community Center after flood; critics press council on downtown density and parking
Summary
At the Feb. 20 meeting residents described months-long displacement of the United Community Center of Westchester after an October flood and asked the city to prioritize space and funding; speakers also criticized downtown development, parking enforcement and stormwater preparedness.
During the citizens-to-be-heard portion of the Committee of the Whole meeting Feb. 20, multiple residents urged the City of New Rochelle to help the United Community Center of Westchester (UCCW), which they said was forced to vacate its downtown offices after an October flood and is still unable to operate at full capacity.
"To date, almost four months after the storm that flooded their offices, the space remains uninhabitable," Maxine Golub told council. She asked the city to prioritize finding appropriate space and financial support so UCCW can…
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