Robert Cox

New Rochelle Mayor Teases App to Report City Issues During SOTC

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 9, 2025) —When Mayor Yadira Ramos delivered her second annual State of the City Address at New Roc City on Thursday, May 8, she announced a new mobile app that will let residents report non-emergency issues like potholes and graffiti by snapping a photo and geolocating

GrokAI Analysis: Priorities in New Rochelle Mayor’s 2025 State of the City Address

DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 9, 2025) — I asked GrokAI to analyze the State of the City address by New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos on May 8, 2025 and determine the prioritization of topics based on word count. Grok categorized the speech into key topics and calculated the word count for each.

What Ever Happened with the New Rochelle Task Force on Reducing Violence in the Lives of Children and Youth?

Who is the New Rochelle Board of Ethics?

New Rochelle Ethics Board Releases Applications of 8 Candidates

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 7, 2025) — The corruption involving the New Rochelle Board of Ethics is at the root of all my recent efforts to uncover records about its operations and the city’s handling of ethics disclosures. I complained long and loud when I learned of a conspiracy to

Newly Released Images Reveal Details of Fatal New Rochelle Police Shooting

A Letter of Appreciation to City of New Rochelle Employees

Over the past year I have been reporting extensively on bad behavior by a select group of administrators and elected officials. I want to make it clear that with well over 600 employees, these rotten apples represent a very small fraction of the people on the City payroll. I am

Recommended Reading, May 4, 2025

DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 4, 2025) — This newsletter is called Words in Edgewise for a reason— it is a platform for me to share my opinions and personal observations as opposed to straight news coverage like on Talk of the Sound. Often that entails commentary on news in Westchester — and sometimes

More Whinging from New Rochelle Ethics Board Lawyer Benjamin W. Sonnenfeldt

Osinloye Proposal to Tilt RFPs to Favor New Rochelle Groups is a Constitutional Minefield

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 4, 2025) — I’m sounding the alarm on a New Rochelle council member’s reckless proposal to rig the city’s contract bidding process, a plan I see as a constitutional trainwreck that could fleece taxpayers by sidelining the best-value bidders. At the April 15 city

New Rochelle’s Vocational Program Faces Scrutiny Amid Corruption Allegations

Saigon 1995 Epilogue: Rediscovering Saigon Through an AI 30-Year Flashback

Reflecting on my 1995 trip to Saigon, I realized how much time had eroded my memories—30 years had left them hazy at best. When I began sorting through my photos, I faced a challenge: I couldn’t recall the details of what I was looking at. Many signs were