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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
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
DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 8, 2025) — WOW! This has been a busy week, and the New Rochelle Council Meeting on Tuesday is a chock-a-block with more busy-ness. I broke the news that NRPD Commissioner Robert Gazzola was leaving at the end of the month, that the New York State DEC was
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
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
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.
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
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
DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 1, 2025) — I’m pressing forward with my lawsuit against attorney Lalit K. Loomba and The Quinn Law Firm for copyright infringement. The U.S. Southern District of New York assigned a docket number, and my complaint is now uploaded to ECF. By next week, I’ll
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 29, 2025) — I’ve been covering New Rochelle for years, and the May 13 City Council meeting on regulating massage establishments was a masterclass in incompetence. The council tackled a serious issue—curbing illicit massage parlors tied to prostitution and human trafficking—but Mayor Yadira Ramos’ inability