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===21st century=== In 2014, New Rochelle's planning board approved $149 million in developments to three major sections of the city. The developments include restaurants, stores, hotels, an entertainment area, theaters and a mixed-use waterfront area, and are expected to be completed within 10 years.<ref>{{cite web | last = Eberhart | first = Christopher J. | title = New Rochelle Approves $149M In Development | publisher = Lohud | date = July 10, 2016 | url = http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/new-rochelle/2016/07/08/new-rochelle-developments/86643026/ | access-date = October 26, 2016 | archive-date = January 21, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200121023309/https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/new-rochelle/2016/07/08/new-rochelle-developments/86643026/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Additional tax breaks ranging in the tens of millions of dollars have since been awarded by the city government to further the redevelopment of the downtown area. [[File:New York National Guard (49675777971).jpg|thumb|Members of the [[New York National Guard]] distribute groceries in New Rochelle on March 18, 2020]] In March 2020, New Rochelle became one of the first reported centers for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] transmission in New York state during the [[Timeline of the 2019β20 coronavirus pandemic|2019β20 coronavirus outbreak]]. On March 10, 2020, [[Andrew Cuomo|Governor Andrew Cuomo]] ordered components of the [[New York Air National Guard]] and [[New York Army National Guard]] to institute a one-mile radius containment area centered around the Young Israel of New Rochelle synagogue in the [[Wykagyl]] section of the City in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus. The implementation of this containment area, which covered multiple neighborhoods in New Rochelle and extended into parts of the neighboring Town of [[Eastchester (town), New York|Eastchester]], marked the first use in the state of New York of social distancing measures and the closure of schools, houses of worship, and other institutions to combat the spread of the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/containment-area-planned-for-new-york-suburb-to-stem-coronavirus-spread-11583858117|title=Containment Area Planned for New York Suburb to Stem Coronavirus Spread|date=March 10, 2020|first=Jimmy|last=Vielkind|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310164731/https://www.wsj.com/articles/containment-area-planned-for-new-york-suburb-to-stem-coronavirus-spread-11583858117|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/10/814099444/new-york-creates-containment-area-around-cluster-in-new-rochelle|title=Coronavirus: New York Creates 'Containment Area' Around Cluster In New Rochelle|first=Bill|last=Chappell|date=March 10, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2020|publisher=NPR|archive-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310185046/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/10/814099444/new-york-creates-containment-area-around-cluster-in-new-rochelle|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Logistical>Alex Horton, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/12/coronavirus-live-updates/#link-55KTB7YMPNFLPLJ26O4UHDXAFA National Guard troops arrive in New Rochelle containment zone on logistics mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312060335/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/12/coronavirus-live-updates/#link-55KTB7YMPNFLPLJ26O4UHDXAFA |date=March 12, 2020 }}, ''Washington Post'' (March 12, 2020).</ref> Large gathering places including schools and places of worship were declared closed, while [[National Guard]] troops were deployed to provide logistical support such as assistance with the distribution of food and the disinfection of public areas.<ref name=Logistical/>
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