The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XXVIII

Robert Cox

07 Jun 2025 — 8 min read

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 Adam Salgado and the CLD to Kingdom Community Consultants LLC.

I sent an email to the City Clerk on May 25, 2025 to ask about the status on my FOIL request made October 27, 2024. What happened next is truly bizarre.

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XXVII

New Rochelle’s Retail Grants Raise Transparency Concerns

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

GETTING RESULTS: Quaker Ridge Road “Larger Project” Reveal

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.

Westchester Clashes with Trump Administration on Sanctuary County Designation

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

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The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XXVII

New Rochelle’s Retail Grants Raise Transparency Concerns

GETTING RESULTS: Quaker Ridge Road “Larger Project” Reveal

Westchester Clashes with Trump Administration on Sanctuary County Designation