Robert Cox

As Criminal Investigation Draws to a Close, What Charges Might Noam Bramson Face?

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 15, 2025) — It has been more than 14 months since I first expressed my outrage with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office (and Mimi Rocah, in particular) over the failure to prosecute Noam Bramson in 2022 for illegally attempting to fire Kathleen Gill and get himself

Subpoenas Issued by Westchester Grand Jury Investigating Corruption at New Rochelle City Hall

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 15, 2025) — This is an email I sent to members of the New Rochelle City Council moments ago. Dear City Council and Staff, Some of you have received subpoenas from a Westchester County Grand Jury as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption at City Hall. This

Past Denials Come Back to Haunt Stanley Bernstein as Criminal Investigation into New Rochelle Winds Down

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 11, 2025) — As we approach the end of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office investigation into corruption in New Rochelle City Hall, Sustainable Westchester, and points beyond, I wanted to revisit an email exchange I had with one of the targets of the criminal investigation, Stanley

FOIL APPEAL: Stonewalling on Appointment of Michelle Bernstein to the New Rochelle City Court by New York Office of Court Administration

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XXVIII

This article is part of a series: New Rochelle Thimblerig Table of Contents DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 7, 2025) — Here is a good example of the nature of the corrupt, illegal stonewalling of my FOIL requests. In this case, my investigating over $1,000,000 in no-bid contracts handed out by

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XXVII

New Rochelle’s Retail Grants Raise Transparency Concerns

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 6, 2025) — The City of New Rochelle recently announced it awarded $1.12 million to eight businesses through its Retail Tenant Improvement Fund, what the city describes as a “key component” of the Vanguard New Rochelle Downtown Retail Strategy launched in October 2024 to revitalize the

GETTING RESULTS: Quaker Ridge Road “Larger Project” Reveal

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 2, 2025) — Two weeks ago I reported on a mysterious “larger project” planned for Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle, as revealed in responses to bidder questions for RFP #5790, a concrete pavement rehabilitation project between Van Meter Fens and Weaver Street. Now we have an answer.

Westchester Clashes with Trump Administration on Sanctuary County Designation

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 2, 2025) — A recent announcement by the Trump Administration has igniting a heated debate over local policies and federal authority over immigration law. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has accused Westchester County (and multiple areas across upstate New York) of violating federal immigration law by

Six Month Anniversary: New Rochelle Legal Threats Backfire

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 2, 2025) — Six months ago, on December 2, 2024, I received a cease-and-desist letter from Lalit K. Loomba and Andrew C. Quinn of The Quinn Law Firm, representing New Rochelle Corporation Counsel Dawn Warren and Development Commissioner Adam Salgado. The letter demanded I retract reporting published on