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DUBLIN, IRELAND (April 27, 2025) — I finally received a call from William Wagstaff, the lawyer for the Garris family. It’s unfortunate the call came after I ran the article on Monday. I do not want to discuss the call itself only to say it went for well over an
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 22, 2025) — I’ve watched New Rochelle’s City Council twist itself into knots over flag displays and heritage events for the past year, and I’m convinced we’ve gone from civic pride to political farce. The latest absurdity? The city is hosting an Arab-American
DUBLIN, IRELAND (April 20, 2025) — Hello, dear readers! Happy Easter | Passover. First, I owe you all an apology for leaving you wondering about my recent whereabouts. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ve been busy launching my new website, Dublin Yanks, which I’m thrilled to announce is
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (April 18, 2025) — Dawn Warren, a central figure in New Rochelle’s corrupt city administration, seems to have a peculiar strategy for handling Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests: obstruct, delay, and then audaciously invite litigation. Her approach, which can only be described as bafflingly shortsighted,
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (April 18, 2025) — For over a year, I’ve been battling the City of New Rochelle’s relentless efforts to block my Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests, which expose public sector corruption. City officials, led by Corporation Counsel Dawn Warren, claim my requests are too
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (April 18, 2025) — I’ve spent nearly a year uncovering how the City School District of New Rochelle, led by Superintendent Dr. Corey Reynolds and Board President William Iannuzzi, illegally funneled over $3.3 million in state funds to place four autistic students at Shrub Oak
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 17, 2025) — The New Rochelle City Council voted 5-1 on Tuesday to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Jarrel Garris, a 37-year-old Black man fatally shot by a city police detective in 2023, for $250,000, prompting questions about the timing, funding, and transparency
By Robert Cox and Andrew Newman Four years ago, we sounded the alarm about a “catastrophic collapse” in enrollment at the City School District of New Rochelle (“CSDNR”). We were right then, and we are right now on what needs to happen next to avoid further collapse over the next
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 30, 2025) — I know readers have been wondering what I’ve been up to over the past two weeks, and I’m excited to finally share an update! As I mentioned in my last newsletter, I’ve been hard at work launching a brand-new site, DublinYanks. This
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 16, 2025) — In case you’ve been wondering, I have been working on a brand new project which took up all my time over the past week as I readied for a St. Patrick’s Day launch of DublinYanks so a bit behind on New York articles.
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 9, 2025) — There is a common idea in the United States that St. Patrick’s Day represents Ireland — and everyone wears green and is Irish. Living here for going on two years, I do not think so. I attended the parade in Dublin last year and found