DUBLIN, IRELAND (August 30, 2024) — I finally sat down this morning to watch the presentation by Sustainable Westchester to the New Rochelle City Council last June. I took notes and started drafting out a story but realized there is a prequel I need to relate first that raises serious questions about Noam Bramson and current City officials.
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!
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
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.
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N.Y. (December 5, 2025) — A November 20, 2025 letter from the attorney representing the sole bidder on New Rochelle’s withdrawn Flowers Park redevelopment project directly contradicts City Manager Will Melendez’s latest claim that the city never surrendered the original proposal.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