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Wingstop Grand Opening Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Downtown New Rochelle - April 20, 2026

Meeting Portal — Monday, April 20, 2026

BodyNew Rochelle, New York

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DateMonday, April 20, 2026

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0:05

Good morning.

0:06

I'm Catherine White, Executive Director of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, and we're here today.

0:10

A fantastic day, bright and sunny, here to welcome Wingstop to downtown New Rochelle.

0:21

We've absolutely thrilled that they are here in the downtown providing lunch, dinner, and late night snacks all day long, seven days a week.

0:29

So it's a great addition to our downtown, and we're thrilled to welcome them.

0:31

We've got many people who came out to celebrate with us today.

0:34

So I'll just shout out a couple of names.

0:36

We have Shane O'Sheen Loyer, he's the city council rep for this very district from the Department of Economic Development, because you don't really set up a business without them.

0:48

We have the Deputy Commissioner Jorhaven Torah and the small business manager for the city, Mariana Husafi.

0:57

Of course, when you're in the downtown, you're thinking about the New Rochelle downtown business business improvement district.

1:03

And with us today, we have Ann Gold, the executive director.

1:09

And representing the business, of course, we have several people.

1:12

So to begin with, we have Spencer Rubin, he's the CEO for Wingstop.

1:18

We have Jeremy Tannenmaum, and then we have Ivanka Kay with them as well.

1:23

And the general manager who's the face you'll be seeing almost every day when you come to Wingstop.

1:30

We have Shaheem Watson with us.

1:36

We've got a lot of support today from our partners.

1:38

We, of course, we have the New Rochelle Police here, NRPD, keeping us safe.

1:44

And we have uh West Have First Source Referral Center for all your employment needs.

1:49

If anybody needs workers, contact them.

1:53

And then, of course, we got chamber members here with us today.

1:55

We've got the Boys and Girls Club.

1:57

We've got, yeah, we've got Webster Bank, the Lions Club, Casa Roma Cafe, and the Town Planner.

2:06

So love to see everyone supporting a new business because that's really the community of our city.

2:11

And with that, I'd like to bring up Shane O'Sheen Loyer to say a few words of welcome.

2:19

Happy Monday, everyone.

2:21

I was having a typical Monday morning.

2:24

I absolutely was exhausted, but I knew one thing would wake me up, and it turned out to be Hickory smoked barbecue wings and parmesan wings.

2:35

So I'm very happy this morning to start my day actually with Wingstop.

2:39

And I have to also admit that I've been here twice already before the grand opening.

2:54

Thank you for this amazing view.

2:56

They have like a crazy panoramic view.

2:58

My office doesn't even have that.

3:00

It's incredible.

3:01

Come down to Wingstop 500 Main Street slash 12 Church Street, right by Memorial Plaza, and glad to have you in the heart of our downtown.

3:10

Thank you so much.

3:14

Now I'd like to welcome Ann Gold to say a few words.

3:19

Good morning and welcome, Wingstop, on behalf of the New Rochelle Business Improvement District.

3:24

I have to say that in addition to the delicious food and the brand name recognition you're bringing to the heart of downtown.

3:32

What strikes me when I come in here is the welcome.

3:35

This crew and this staff that has been hired.

3:38

And I am telling you, it's always so uplifting.

3:42

And on the reels that we've posted, everybody comments the same thing.

3:45

So I want to give a shout out and a clap to the staff.

3:53

So it is really special for New Rochelle to have such a brand name recognition right in the heart of downtown.

3:59

And I can tell you that our visitors, um, the residents, the people who work here, and the students come in here every day.

4:09

I live across the street and I walk by, and I'm happy to say that every day I see the tables full, and I know for a fact, because my office is up at Munro University, that our students make a pilgrimage here every day.

4:23

So it looks to me like you are off to a fantastic start.

4:28

I hope that everything continues in this direction and know that you have the support of the whole community.

4:38

Thank you, Ann.

4:39

And now I'd like to call up Spencer Rubin, CEO.

4:44

Hi, everyone.

4:46

Uh, first off, thank you so much for having us here and showing up in such a big way today.

4:51

Uh, it's been an unbelievable project getting this restaurant open uh to the amazing new building that we're in.

5:01

And I know how busy the town has been helping, you know, get all these projects open.

5:06

But it was a really smooth process.

5:08

We had so much support, and we're just absolutely thrilled to be here.

5:11

To Shaheem and the entire uh Wingstop Neuro Shell team, thank you guys.

5:15

We're absolutely crushing it.

5:17

Let's give these other round of applause.

5:21

This is our 30th restaurant open in about three years, which is obviously uh no small feat, and this has been without a doubt our smoothest restaurant opening to date.

5:30

So it's all because of you guys.

5:34

Um so I know 10 a.m.

5:36

is a little bit early for wings.

5:38

We opened up uh just for you guys today, but not too early.

5:43

To the man with two hours of sleep.

5:45

Uh so uh we hope you'll enjoy some food on us after we kind of uh you know let out today, but uh thank everyone so much for coming, and we really appreciate all the support.

5:55

So thank you.

5:59

And then as we said, Shaheen Watson, general manager, face of Wingstop Every Day here in Nero, will come up and say a few words.

6:09

Good morning, good morning, guys.

6:10

Uh first and foremost, I want to say thank you.

6:12

Thank you all for coming out.

6:14

Really appreciate it.

6:15

This journey has been long, been very long, but it's actually executed great.

6:20

I want to say thank you to the city officials, thank you to my higher-ups.

6:23

I really appreciate you all for the push, the drive, and you know, it's been great.

6:28

My staff, I really want to shout you guys out.

6:30

I appreciate you all, every single one of you.

6:33

If it wasn't for you guys, we wasn't we wouldn't be able to do it.

6:36

From you know, from training to you know the the long nights, the long hours we we actually got here.

6:42

And as I said before, we want to be number one in Westchester and bring it bring it all in, right?

6:47

New Rochelle is a great community.

6:49

Um, the the customers, the guests, everyone.

6:52

We we love it.

6:52

It's been really great, and we're gonna keep it pushing and keep the journey going and make sure that we execute every day to make sure that we're giving great customer service.

7:01

Um, and just keep driving, you know, keep driving for nothing but um you know, number one to be number one and keep pushing, okay?

7:09

Thank you guys for coming out.

7:13

And now I'd like to call up Mary McDonald.

7:15

She's president of the Lions Club, the backbone of so many organizations and events that are happening in Neurochell to say a few words of welcome from the chamber and a little presentation.

7:24

So if I could also get your whole team to step forward a little bit, put a photo up.

7:30

Oh wow.

7:32

Is everybody here?

7:35

Good morning.

7:38

I'm so happy to be here today on behalf of the New Michelle Chamber of Commerce.

7:43

Thank you all for coming.

7:45

And I just want to say congratulations to Wing Stop.

7:49

And on behalf of the chamber, we want to present this.

7:53

Congratulations, and best of luck.

8:03

Okay.

8:11

Three, two, one.

8:14

Wait, buddy.

8:22

You nailed the talk.

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Summary of Proceedings

Wingstop Grand Opening Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Downtown New Rochelle

On Monday, April 20, 2026, at approximately 10:00 AM, the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Wingstop at 500 Main Street/12 Church Street in downtown New Rochelle. The event featured remarks from city officials, business leaders, and the Wingstop team, highlighting the restaurant's contribution to the downtown community and its successful launch.

Speeches & Remarks

Catherine White (Executive Director, New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce) welcomed attendees and introduced the speakers. She noted the bright, sunny day and the addition of Wingstop providing lunch, dinner, and late-night snacks seven days a week.
Shane O'Sheen Loyer (City Council Member for the district, Department of Economic Development) expressed excitement and admitted to visiting Wingstop twice before the grand opening. He praised the restaurant's panoramic view and encouraged the community to visit.
Ann Gold (Executive Director, New Rochelle Business Improvement District) highlighted the brand name recognition and the welcoming atmosphere created by the staff. She reported that tables are consistently full and that students from Monroe University make daily pilgrimages to the restaurant. She wished the team continued success.
Spencer Rubin (CEO, Wingstop) thanked everyone for attending and noted that this was Wingstop's 30th restaurant opening in approximately three years, calling it the smoothest opening to date. He credited the local team and expressed gratitude for the support from the city.
Shaheem Watson (General Manager, Wingstop New Rochelle) thanked the staff, city officials, and higher-ups for their support. He emphasized the team's hard work during training and long hours, and set a goal to become the number one Wingstop in Westchester County.
Mary McDonald (President, Lions Club, speaking on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce) presented a commemorative gift to the Wingstop team to congratulate them on the opening, followed by a photo opportunity.

Key Outcomes

The ribbon-cutting ceremony formally welcomed Wingstop to downtown New Rochelle.
No formal votes or decisions were made; the event was a celebratory gathering.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. I'm Catherine White, Executive Director of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, and we're here today. A fantastic day, bright and sunny, here to welcome Wingstop to downtown New Rochelle. We've absolutely thrilled that they are here in the downtown providing lunch, dinner, and late night snacks all day long, seven days a week. So it's a great addition to our downtown, and we're thrilled to welcome them. We've got many people who came out to celebrate with us today. So I'll just shout out a couple of names. We have Shane O'Sheen Loyer, he's the city council rep for this very district from the Department of Economic Development, because you don't really set up a business without them. We have the Deputy Commissioner Jorhaven Torah and the small business manager for the city, Mariana Husafi. Of course, when you're in the downtown, you're thinking about the New Rochelle downtown business business improvement district. And with us today, we have Ann Gold, the executive director. And representing the business, of course, we have several people. So to begin with, we have Spencer Rubin, he's the CEO for Wingstop. We have Jeremy Tannenmaum, and then we have Ivanka Kay with them as well. And the general manager who's the face you'll be seeing almost every day when you come to Wingstop. We have Shaheem Watson with us. We've got a lot of support today from our partners. We, of course, we have the New Rochelle Police here, NRPD, keeping us safe. And we have uh West Have First Source Referral Center for all your employment needs. If anybody needs workers, contact them. And then, of course, we got chamber members here with us today. We've got the Boys and Girls Club. We've got, yeah, we've got Webster Bank, the Lions Club, Casa Roma Cafe, and the Town Planner. So love to see everyone supporting a new business because that's really the community of our city. And with that, I'd like to bring up Shane O'Sheen Loyer to say a few words of welcome. Happy Monday, everyone. I was having a typical Monday morning. I absolutely was exhausted, but I knew one thing would wake me up, and it turned out to be Hickory smoked barbecue wings and parmesan wings. So I'm very happy this morning to start my day actually with Wingstop. And I have to also admit that I've been here twice already before the grand opening. Thank you for this amazing view. They have like a crazy panoramic view. My office doesn't even have that. It's incredible. Come down to Wingstop 500 Main Street slash 12 Church Street, right by Memorial Plaza, and glad to have you in the heart of our downtown. Thank you so much. Now I'd like to welcome Ann Gold to say a few words. Good morning and welcome, Wingstop, on behalf of the New Rochelle Business Improvement District. I have to say that in addition to the delicious food and the brand name recognition you're bringing to the heart of downtown. What strikes me when I come in here is the welcome. This crew and this staff that has been hired. And I am telling you, it's always so uplifting. And on the reels that we've posted, everybody comments the same thing. So I want to give a shout out and a clap to the staff. So it is really special for New Rochelle to have such a brand name recognition right in the heart of downtown. And I can tell you that our visitors, um, the residents, the people who work here, and the students come in here every day. I live across the street and I walk by, and I'm happy to say that every day I see the tables full, and I know for a fact, because my office is up at Munro University, that our students make a pilgrimage here every day. So it looks to me like you are off to a fantastic start. I hope that everything continues in this direction and know that you have the support of the whole community. Thank you, Ann.

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