Hotels in New Rochelle, New York

A little about New Rochelle...

New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County in the U.S. state of New York, 16 miles (26 km) from Grand Central Terminal in New York City and 2 miles north of the border with The Bronx. The city is named after the city of La Rochelle in France, which was a stronghold of the Huguenots. New Rochelle is the seventh largest city in the State of New York.

The City of New Rochelle is on the Long Island Sound. It is the second largest city in Westchester County, after Yonkers. It is also the Seventh Largest city in New York State.

New Rochelle is one of the largest suburbs of New York City. It is located a mere two miles from the New York City borough of the Bronx, and about 15 miles northeast of Midtown Manhattan.

New Rochelle is located at 40.928584, -73.784230.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 34.3 km² (13.2 mi²). 26.8 km² (10.4 mi²) of it is land and 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) of it (21.77%) is water. The city has a rough triangle shape, approximately 10 miles (16 km) from north to south and 1.5 miles (2 km) from east to west at its widest point.

Colleges and Universities:
College of St. Angela was founded by the Reverend Mother Irene Gill of the Ursuline Order. The first Catholic woman's college in New York State, the school was named the College of New Rochelle in 1911
Iona College was founded in 1940 by the Irish Christian Brothers. It was originally an elementary and preparatory school founded by Brother Doorley in 1916. It is located at 715 North Avenue.
Monrœ College has a campus, with full dormitories in the downtown section of New Rochelle.

Part of downtown New Rochelle near the Metro North train station was revitalized in the summer of 1999 with the opening of the $190 million New Roc City, an entertainment complex featuring a 19-screen movie theater, Westchester's first IMAX theater, mini-golf, go karts, an arcade, a health club, restaurants, a hotel, and a supermarket. New Roc City was built on the former Macy's and New Rochelle Mall sites. Another key component of the downtown revitalization effort is Trump Plaza, which is under construction as of 2007 and which at 39 stories is the tallest building in Westchester County and the tallest between New York City and Albany (although both titles will soon be taken over by the 40-story Renaissance Square towers in nearby White Plains).