The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XXI

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XXI

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DUBLIN, IRELAND (January 9, 2025) — As reported in the previous installment of this series, all the Kingdom Community Consultants (“KCC”) with the New Rochelle Corporation for Local Development (“CLD”) are invalid, illegal and were routinely violated by both KCC and the CLD. The contracts should never have been allowed, and under the City’s Procurement Policies and New York State General Municipal Law the invoices should never have been paid.

I have explained the many ways the contracts were invalid, illegal and were routinely violated by both KCC and the CLD.

I now want to show why the invoices should never have been paid under the City Procurement Policy.

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N.Y. (December 5, 2025) — A November 20, 2025 letter from the attorney representing the sole bidder on New Rochelle’s withdrawn Flowers Park redevelopment project directly contradicts City Manager Will Melendez’s latest claim that the city never surrendered the original proposal.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