City of New Rochelle Unveils Original Sculptures by Charles & Heather Fazzino

Today, world-renowned 3D pop artist Charles Fazzino and his daughter Heather Fazzino joined New Rochelle City Officials and the City's Municipal Arts Commission to unveil two original sculptures on a plaza in Downtown New Rochelle. The 100-lb, seven-foot-tall 3D pop-art pieces will merge New Rochelle's past and future in the letters NRNY, celebrating all that is old and new in a City undergoing a rapid transformation as a result of its $4 billion redevelopment initiative.

City of New Rochelle Unveils Original Sculptures by Charles & Heather Fazzino

Today, world-renowned 3D pop artist Charles Fazzino and his daughter Heather Fazzino joined New Rochelle City Officials and the City's Municipal Arts Commission to unveil two original sculptures on a plaza in Downtown New Rochelle. The 100-lb, seven-foot-tall 3D pop-art pieces will merge New Rochelle's past and future in the letters NRNY, celebrating all that is old and new in a City undergoing a rapid transformation as a result of its $4 billion redevelopment initiative.

Rhythm Or Rhyme

The Long, Lonesome Road Sam Friend, 28, is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, banjoist, composer, arranger, and bandleader known for his command of the blues, rock, funk, and traditional jazz. Based in New Orleans and hailing from New Rochelle, N.Y., he interned at Jazz at Lincoln Center and received a degree in musical composition from Amherst College, composing and performing a 40-minute jazz suite, "The One of Us," for 40 musicians, including big-band, nonet, and acapella.