New Rochelle City Manager Has New Story on Returned Flowers Park RFP Response
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Administrative Appeal of Denial of FOIL Request for Records Related to Bid Number 5820 – Request for Master Redeveloper Proposal Submitted by The Young Companies LLC
Dear City Manager Melendez This letter constitutes my administrative appeal, pursuant to Public Officers Law (POL) § 89(4)(a), of the City of New Rochelle’s denial of my Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request dated October 30, 2025, and subsequent renewed and expanded requests dated November 13, 2025, and
CITY SURRENDERS PUBLIC RECORDS TO DEVELOPER: New Rochelle Hands Over Flowers Park Bid, Lets Bob Young and His Lawyers Decide What the Public Gets to See
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (December 1, 2025) — Despite bleating on endlessly about transparency and public engagement, Yadira & Co. are by far the least transparent group to run City Hall in anyone’s memory. What has just happened with the Flowers Park RFP Response is a despicable, deceitful act by City
Pelham Manor Candidate’s Mystery Email About Rob Rubicco Story Raises Questions
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (November 30, 2025) — I received a rather odd, unsolicited email last week from a person I do not know: Ryan J. Kurtz, a Democratic candidate for Pelham Manor trustee who is currently trailing by two votes in a race headed for a recount Tuesday, complaining about my
Recommended Reading, November 23, 2025
DUBLIN, IRELAND (November 23, 2025) — We had a very nice, quick trip to Paris: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, Pont Neuf Bridge (come alone!), Musée Louvre, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Jardin des Tuileries, Musée D'Orsay, Hôtel des Invalides (Napoleon’s Tomb), Tour Eiffel and Palais Garnier to