NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 28, 2025) — I have filed multiple ethics complaints with the New Rochelle Board of Ethics, targeting city officials for alleged violations of the city’s ethics code and charter. It is my belief that I have filed more such complaints (9) than anyone in the history
DUBLIN, IRELAND (April 27, 2025) — I finally received a call from William Wagstaff, the lawyer for the Garris family. It’s unfortunate the call came after I ran the article on Monday. I do not want to discuss the call itself only to say it went for well over an
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 22, 2025) — I’ve watched New Rochelle’s City Council twist itself into knots over flag displays and heritage events for the past year, and I’m convinced we’ve gone from civic pride to political farce. The latest absurdity? The city is hosting an Arab-American
Garris Family Lawyer Wagstaff Refuses to Answer Basic Questions DUBLIN, IRELAND (April 21, 2025) — Over the past week, attorney William Wagstaff has engaged me in a contentious (for his part) email exchange following my reporting on a $250,000 settlement between the City of New Rochelle and the family of
DUBLIN, IRELAND (April 20, 2025) — Hello, dear readers! Happy Easter | Passover. First, I owe you all an apology for leaving you wondering about my recent whereabouts. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ve been busy launching my new website, Dublin Yanks, which I’m thrilled to announce is
Is it more!? NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 19, 2025) — My initial report noted the settlement was on the city council’s Tuesday agenda for $250,000. The agenda was my source, plain and simple. When the council voted, Mayor Ramos didn’t read the resolution aloud, but she also didn’
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (April 18, 2025) — Dawn Warren, a central figure in New Rochelle’s corrupt city administration, seems to have a peculiar strategy for handling Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests: obstruct, delay, and then audaciously invite litigation. Her approach, which can only be described as bafflingly shortsighted,
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (April 18, 2025) — For over a year, I’ve been battling the City of New Rochelle’s relentless efforts to block my Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests, which expose public sector corruption. City officials, led by Corporation Counsel Dawn Warren, claim my requests are too
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (April 18, 2025) — I’ve spent nearly a year uncovering how the City School District of New Rochelle, led by Superintendent Dr. Corey Reynolds and Board President William Iannuzzi, illegally funneled over $3.3 million in state funds to place four autistic students at Shrub Oak
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 17, 2025) — The New Rochelle City Council voted 5-1 on Tuesday to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Jarrel Garris, a 37-year-old Black man fatally shot by a city police detective in 2023, for $250,000, prompting questions about the timing, funding, and transparency
By Robert Cox and Andrew Newman Four years ago, we sounded the alarm about a “catastrophic collapse” in enrollment at the City School District of New Rochelle (“CSDNR”). We were right then, and we are right now on what needs to happen next to avoid further collapse over the next