Sunday Briefing: Micro-Transit RFP, Rubicco CTOEC, Flip-Flop by DA on NRPD
This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage for the week ending June 21, 2026.
A Note from the Publisher
I spent most of the past week with my wife in Belgium, then Friday night we were at Croke Park for the URC Rugby Championship at where Leinster defeated a team from South Africa. As a result, story production was reduced.
We went to Brussels to see back-to-back shows by Jack White at Ancienne Belgique, a small venue in Brussels.
We took a tour at the European Parliament.
We enjoyed Moule Frites, Famous Statue. Cuban Cigar, Tintin Mural, Belgian Waffles, Smurf Ceiling Mural, Belgian Beer, Belgian Chocolate.
Below is this week’s structured briefing.
If You Read Nothing Else This Week
New Rochelle Micro-Transit RFP Raises Questions About Cost, Capacity and Performance Standards
Westchester DA’s Cop Files Flip-Flop Rattles New Rochelle
⸻
Public Safety & First Responders
New Rochelle Father Arrested in Bronx After Son Missing Since March 2025; Boy Reunited with Mother
New Rochelle Gun Arrests: 2 Men Charged, Released Without Bail
Tree Falls Onto A Moving Car In New Rochelle
⸻
Courts & Accountability
⸻
Schools & Government
Port Chester Sanitation Truck Detained After Radiation Detected at Westchester County Waste Facility
NYS Thruway Authority Details New Rochelle Centre Avenue Bridge Closure
⸻
Sound Shore Community & Culture
Knicks Parade Prompts MTA Subway Closures, Extra Metro-North Trains From Westchester
⸻
Words in Edgewise
This week’s commentary and analysis.
Full archive available at Words in Edgewise.
⸻
Ongoing Investigations & Major Series
These long-running investigations continue to inform coverage across the region:
New Rochelle Police Accountability: CPPB to CCRB
Flowers Park RFP & FOIL Litigation
New Rochelle Thimblerig Series
Sustainable Westchester Series
Alec McKenna – Kamal Flowers Archive
New Rochelle Board of Education Investigation
Nightmare on Stephenson Boulevard / NRPD PACT Unit PFFL Porn & Gambling Website
⸻
In Memoriam
⸻
Closing
Words in Edgewise is the weekly civic briefing produced by the publisher of Talk of the Sound.
Talk of the Sound exists to provide consistent, fact-based reporting on the institutions that shape daily life in the Sound Shore.
If you have information relevant to public accountability in New Rochelle or neighboring communities, you know how to reach me.
Thank you for reading — and for being part of a community that values informed civic life.
— Robert Cox
Publisher, Talk of the Sound
