A History of City Managers in New Rochelle, New York

A History of City Managers in New Rochelle, New York
Chuck Strome holds two records among New Rochelle City Managers.

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 5, 2024) — Given the recent goings-on in New Rochelle, I became curious about the history of City Managers in New Rochelle and began to cobble together a list.

I stopped when it occurred to me that longtime New Rochelle Historian Barbara Davis probably knows this information better than anyone. I reached out to Davis, now the Westchester County Historian, and sure enough, she had a great list; not only a list of names and dates, but notes on most of them.

I had intended to publish my list with a little help from Davis, but this became her list with a few recent updates by me.

Thank you, Barbara.

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SMOKING GUN: New Rochelle City Manager’s Shifting Story on Flowers Park Bid Collapses Under Developer’s Own “Return Everything” Letter

SMOKING GUN: New Rochelle City Manager’s Shifting Story on Flowers Park Bid Collapses Under Developer’s Own “Return Everything” Letter

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (December 5, 2025) — A November 20, 2025 letter from the attorney representing the sole bidder on New Rochelle’s withdrawn Flowers Park redevelopment project directly contradicts City Manager Will Melendez’s latest claim that the city never surrendered the original proposal. The letter, obtained through a

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