New York Commits $16M to Advance New Rochelle's LINC Project
The Governor announced $16 million for New Rochelle's LINC Project, filling a gap from rescinded federal funds. The plan transforms Memorial Highway into a linear park. New Rochelle has added about 4,500 homes since 2020.
The Governor announced $16 million in State funding awarded to advance New Rochelle's LINC (Linking Innovation, Nature, and Community) Project. The announcement fills a funding gap that threatened to derail the LINC Project when the federal government rescinded necessary funding. Now that New York State has committed the $16 million needed to fill the gap, this vital project can proceed.
LINC will deliver a connection between the downtown area, the train station, the library and Lincoln Avenue to support local residents and businesses as the city continues its surge of economic growth and development. The LINC Project is New Rochelle's plan to transform a section of Memorial Highway — originally built in the 1960s and responsible for severing a historically Black neighborhood — into a linear park and community connector. The project will right-size the existing six-lane highway into a local street and green corridor, connecting downtown, the train station, the public library, and Lincoln Avenue. LINC will create safe and attractive pedestrian crossings, bike lanes, recreational space, and gathering areas, replacing a longstanding physical and social barrier with a shared community asset.
As part of her "Let Them Build" agenda, the Governor toured Stella housing Phases I & II and highlighted the ongoing success of housing development of all types across New Rochelle including market-rate, mixed income and affordable developments, where collaboration between the city, state, county, and other stakeholders has resulted in the creation of approximately 4,500 new homes since 2020. The Governor also continued to highlight her "Let Them Build" proposal — a series of landmark reforms to speed up housing and infrastructure development and lower costs as part of her 2026 State of the State.
Building on the City's 2018 Downtown Revitalization Initiative award, the LINC supports more than 11,000 housing units already authorized and could unlock an additional 1,500 new units.