Business Week Magazine named New Rochelle one of "The Best Places to Raise Your Kids 2009" - a list released on November 12, 2008.  (Link to Business Week web page)  The magazine noted the City's affordable real estate as well as it's rich ethnicity.  Business Week named one community in each state, based on an analysis of real estate value, and other determining factors, including school performance, household expenditures, income, diversity, as well as museums, parks, and amenities.

WCBS-TV News Reporter Tony Aiello, also a New Rochelle resident, spoke to Mayor Noam Bramson about the value of real estate. At Daniel Webster Elementary School, Principal Joe Williams noted the strength of the school system and rich ethnic diversity of the community. (Link to WCBS-TV News report)