DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 15, 2025) — Typically, I would mix in some personal material with the news but I will skip my being up at Croke Park to see Leinster Rugby Win the URC Championship last night. The latest is that while subpoenas have been quietly dropping over the past few
DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 15, 2025) — As the criminal investigation by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office has moved into the subpoena phase (really meaning that targets of the investigation are now on notice) I figure I may as well drop records that are relevant but not been given their
DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 15, 2025) — As the criminal investigation by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office has moved into the subpoena phase (really meaning that targets of the investigation are now on notice) I figure I may as well drop records that are relevant but not been given their
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
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
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 25, 2025) — I am sad to report the passing of Frank Ward, husband of Denise Ward and father of Ashley, good friends and loyal supporters of my reporting here and on Talk of the Sound. Frank had perhaps his finest moment in my reporting when he sent
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 24, 2025) — For eight months, I’ve been battling the City School District of New Rochelle to obtain public records that could expose new aspects of corruption in what I believe is a cover-up of corrupt, illegal student placements at Shrub Oak International School. My three
This article is one of several delayed by my 2023 relocation to Ireland. I clearing my archives by publishing older pieces like this one to catch up on work set aside during that transition. DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 24, 2025) — As the publisher of Talk of the Sound, I have experienced
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 22, 2025) — The New Rochelle school board election on May 20, 2025, has emerged as a flashpoint in the ongoing “civil war” within the national Democratic Party, pitting its progressive wing against centrist Democrats and exposing racial tensions between Black and Jewish voters. The race, shaped
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 21, 2025) — Earlier this month I reported on RFP #5790 under which the City of New Rochelle is accepting bids for the Quaker Ridge Road Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Project to repair deteriorating concrete pavement between Van Meter Fens and Weaver Street, under DPW Project #25-037. This came
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 19, 2025) — Some stories get sidelined not for lack of importance, but because the material feels overwhelming. That’s what happened with my coverage of New York State’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) reform, a story sparked by the Kamal Flowers case and finalized when Gov.