The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XVII

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XVII

This article is part of a series: New Rochelle Thimblerig Table of Contents

DUBLIN, IRELAND (January 2, 2025) — This is a number: $1,168,915.06.

That’s the punchline for what will be a multipart arc within my Thimblerig series.

Kingdom Community Consultants LLC (“KCC”), is yet another organization with no particular expertise in event management being paid exorbitant sums by the City of New Rochelle to run events, at well over the going rate for such events.

My initial FOIL of KCC was predicated on my recent focus on waste, fraud, and abuse involving public events like WE Rock Lincoln Park, Jazz Under the Stars, and Unity in the Community. The records dump I received on December 10 led me to realize there is a lot more to the KCC story than I realized.

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SMOKING GUN: New Rochelle City Manager’s Shifting Story on Flowers Park Bid Collapses Under Developer’s Own “Return Everything” Letter

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N.Y. (December 5, 2025) — A November 20, 2025 letter from the attorney representing the sole bidder on New Rochelle’s withdrawn Flowers Park redevelopment project directly contradicts City Manager Will Melendez’s latest claim that the city never surrendered the original proposal.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

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