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DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 9, 2026) — On April 14, a standing-room-only crowd packed City Hall as residents, neighborhood associations, labor representatives and civic organizations challenged New Rochelle’s proposed Downtown Overlay Zone amendments during a public hearing required under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). In two analyses
DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 8, 2026) — On June 3, I filed a Reply Affirmation in my Article 78 proceeding against the City School District of New Rochelle over legal invoices connected to Shrub Oak International School (Index No. 57316/2026, Westchester County Supreme Court).
This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage for the week ending June 7, 2026 A Note from the Publisher “Mayor Yadira” as she styles herself has an oddly ambivalent attitude about delivering a State of
DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 3, 2026) — There is a remarkable irony at the center of a story I have been reporting for the past few weeks, one that I don’t think has been fully appreciated yet. Susan Cacace is now the Westchester County District Attorney. Before that, she was a
This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage for the week ending May 31, 2026 (delayed sending until June 2). A Note from the Publisher Between Memorial Day Weekend in the USA (last week) and the
The city’s maze of boards and committees was supposed to give residents a voice. Instead, it’s given officials a place to hide. DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 1, 2026) — It started with a fact-check. In mid-May, I was reviewing claims made by Council Member Matt Stern about a
