New Rochelle Council Member Stonewalling on Sustainable Westchester FOIL
This is a subscribers-only glimpse into my reporting over the past two months on an outrageous effort by Sara Kaye to hide public records.
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As New Rochelle Financial Woes Persist, Yadira & Co. Post Bid for On-Call Balloon Decoration Services
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (December 11, 2025) — The city of New Rochelle has posted a bid for on-call balloon decoration services, specification number 5832, with bids due by 3 p.m. on January 7, 2026. Seriously — on-call balloons!
Recommended Reading, December 8, 2025
DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 8, 2025) — City Manager Will Melendez has become a laughingstock across New York State and he could not care less as long as his checks clear. Melendez is being paid a $190,000 base salary in 2025, plus $114,000 in benefits (health, pension, etc.), for a
Final Demand – Bid 5820 / The Young Companies Proposal (FOIL Requests of Oct. 30, Nov. 13, and Nov. 21, 2025)
This “last chance” email was sent to New Rochelle Deputy Counsel Jeffrey Briem with copies to City Manager Will Melendez, City Clerk Kim Jones, Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert and all six council members.
SMOKING GUN: New Rochelle City Manager’s Shifting Story on Flowers Park Bid Collapses Under Developer’s Own “Return Everything” Letter
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (December 5, 2025) — A November 20, 2025 letter from the attorney representing the sole bidder on New Rochelle’s withdrawn Flowers Park redevelopment project directly contradicts City Manager Will Melendez’s latest claim that the city never surrendered the original proposal. The letter, obtained through a