Public Conduct in New Rochelle, NY (2026)
7 verified public conduct rules for New Rochelle, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
New Rochelle bans panhandling within 20 feet of a bank entrance or ATM, at bus stops, in transit vehicles, in sidewalk cafes, or inside parked vehicles on a public street, and separately bans six specific aggressive acts, under Code § 231-6, adopted January 20, 2015 by Ordinance No. 12-2015 with fines up to $250.
New Rochelle's Aggressive Panhandling Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsNew Rochelle Code § 231-6
It shall be unlawful to engage in an act of panhandling when either the panhandler or the person being solicited is located at any of the following locations: at a bus stop; in any public transportation vehicle or public transportation facility; in a vehicle which is parked or stopped on a public street or alley; in a sidewalk cafe; or within 20 feet in any direction from an automatic teller ma...
Public Urination
New Rochelle's 2025 Pedestrian Plazas law flatly bans spitting, urinating or defecating in Anderson, Memorial and Garden Street Plazas outside a facility built for that purpose. Violators face the same penalty as any other plaza offense: up to a $250 fine or 15 days in jail.
New Rochelle Pedestrian Plaza Urination Ban
Heavy RestrictionsNew Rochelle City Code § 256-4D, § 256-6A
No person shall spit, urinate, or defecate in or on any pedestrian plaza, except in a facility which is specifically designed for such purpose. ... An offense against the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.
Skateboarding Rules
New Rochelle outright bans skateboard use anywhere on a public street, sidewalk, or public place, grouped with the city's older ban on bean-shooters and thrown missiles. Adopted from the 1965 General Ordinances and never repealed, § 231-1 carries a fine of up to $250 or up to 15 days in jail, enforced by the Police Department.
New Rochelle Skateboard Ban on Streets
Heavy RestrictionsNew Rochelle Code § 231-1
A. No bean shooter or other instrument for throwing bullets, stones or beans shall be sold or offered for sale; nor shall any bean shooter or other such instrument be used by any person for throwing bullets, stones or other missiles nor be carried by any person; nor shall any person throw or cast any stone, stick or other missile in, from or to any street or public place. B. No person shall use...
Loitering Rules
New Rochelle bans loitering in public places for illegal activity and flatly prohibits loafing or loitering inside the train station, the Public Library, and any municipal parking garage regardless of purpose, under Chapter 192. Police post notice of the restricted-facility bans, and violators face a fine up to $250 or up to 15 days in jail, or both.
New Rochelle Loitering Ordinance
Significant RestrictionsNew Rochelle Code § 192-1
No person shall loaf or loiter on any street or other public place for the purpose of using illegal drugs, as defined under the Mental Hygiene Law, drinking in public or any other offense punishable under the penal law or the Code of the City of New Rochelle. ... No person shall loaf or loiter within the New Rochelle train station except patrons of the train station, taxicab company, coffee sho...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
New Rochelle bans smoking and smokeless tobacco use, including vaping and cannabis, throughout the city's public parks, beaches, pools, playgrounds, trails, marinas, pedestrian plazas, parking garages, buses and taxis. Each violation of the ban carries a fine of at least $100 under the city's 2025 Smoking chapter.
New Rochelle Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsNew Rochelle City Code § 252-1, § 252-2A(3), (5), § 252-3
SMOKING: The burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco, or cannabis or cannabinoid hemp as such terms are defined in § 3 of the New York State Cannabis Law, including the use of an electronic smoking device that delivers vapor which is inhaled by an individual user ... The following shall be a violation of this chapter: ... Smoking and/o...
Jaywalking
New Rochelle pedestrians who cross mid-block outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to all vehicles on the roadway under City Code § 312-25.D, and crossing at an intersection is only lawful inside a crosswalk. Crossing where a barrier, fence, or sign specifically prohibits it is barred outright, in a section last amended in 2025.
New Rochelle Jaywalking Crossing Rules
Some RestrictionsNew Rochelle City Code § 312-25.D
Every pedestrian crossing a roadway other than within a marked or unmarked crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. ... No pedestrian shall enter or cross a roadway at any point where signs, fences, barriers or other devices are erected to prohibit or restrict such crossing or entry. ... No pedestrian shall cross any roadway at an intersection except within a mar...
Public Alcohol Use
New Rochelle bans drinking alcohol or carrying an open container of liquor, wine or beer on any public street, sidewalk, highway or public parking area under City Code § 83-1. An open, unwrapped container is presumed intended for public consumption. Violators face a fine up to $250 or up to 15 days in jail under § 83-4.
New Rochelle Open Container and Public Drinking Ban
Some RestrictionsCity Code §§ 83-1, 83-2
No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage while in any public place, including, but not limited to, a public street, sidewalk, highway or any area used for public parking, nor shall any person carry or possess any open container holding any alcoholic beverage in any such place. ... No person shall carry or have in his/her possession within or upon any public place in the City of New Rochelle...
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