Yadira Weeps as New Rochelle’s LINC Faces Six Major Traffic Problems City Engineers Could Not Resolve

Robert Cox

Robert Cox

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Yadira Weeps as New Rochelle’s LINC Faces Six Major Traffic Problems City Engineers Could Not Resolve
New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert became emotional while discussing the LINC during her October 27 State of the City address.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 29, 2026) — Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert became emotional while discussing the LINC during her October 27 State of the City address. She described shedding tears over the project. What caught my attention was not so much her reported tears as her reference to approximately 5,500 cars per hour, a number she invoked while describing the challenges facing one of New Rochelle’s most ambitious public works projects.

I wondered why she was so upset and, more particularly, why she was talking about traffic. I have followed the LINC for years, but her remarks suggested there was something about the project I had missed, so I started looking through the city’s planning and engineering documents.

It turns out I missed something substantial.

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