New York Post Blasts Downtown New Rochelle in Scathing New Roc City Story

Written By: Robert Cox

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 28, 2026) — The New York Post published a brutal assessment of New Roc City, portraying the downtown complex as a “monstrous” failed shopping mall and a symbol of New Rochelle’s broader redevelopment problems. Some of what the Post reports is unquestionably real, but its framing, sourcing and missing context deserve a closer look. I break down what the Post got right, what it left out and the larger story it chose to tell in Words in Edgewise.

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