NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 11, 2025) — On Tuesday, the New Rochelle City Council met for its monthly Committee of the Whole Meeting to hear the status on the much-delayed independent auditor’s report. Finance Commissioner Ed Ritter and Brian Sawma, the so-called “independent” auditor from EFPR Group, spent over an
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 10, 2025) — For more than an hour last night, the New Rochelle City Council was misled, obstructed, deceived, and otherwise frustrated in their attempt to get answers as to the current state of the city’s finances. Finance Commissioner Ed Ritter repeatedly lied — through omission and
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 9, 2025) — More than a decade after the initial incident that sparked widespread local controversy, the case of City of New Rochelle v. Flavio La Rocca, et al. is finally set to proceed to a non-jury trial. The trial is scheduled for tomorrow, September 10, 2025,
DUBLIN, IRELAND (September 7, 2025) — So, now you know what I have known but could not say. New Rochelle is close to broke. Perhaps now skeptics will begin to understand why I have been reporting on wasteful spending under the Ramos/Melendez administration, why there is an ongoing, multiagency criminal
How Yadira & Co. eviscerated New Rochelle’s finances in less than 18 months. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 7, 2025) — On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 9, the public will learn what happens when you combine low-IQ spend-thrift politicians, blatant corruption, and an utterly incompetent chief executive, making the next
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 3, 2025) — The City of New Rochelle announced Tuesday that it will hold a presentation and a hearing on the Quaker Ridge Road upgrade project on Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at City Hall in the Council Chamber. The hearing will provide an update on
DUBLIN, IRELAND (August 31, 2025) — I am back now from my Grand Tour of Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, and Germany. Quite a trip. We don’t have Labor Day Weekend here so having recuperated from my travels I will be grinding out some interesting stories starting Monday. I spent some
MUNICH, GERMANY (August 27, 2025) — Gee, that was quick! I submitted my response Monday to the complaint filed on August 4 by David D. Lin and Michael D. Cilento of Lewis & Lin, LLC in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of New
BAYREUTH, GERMANY (August 26, 2025) — I submitted my response Monday to the complaint filed on August 4 by David D. Lin and Michael D. Cilento of Lewis & Lin, LLC on behalf of New Rochelle Corporation Counsel Dawn Warren (Dum Dum) and New Rochelle Development Commissioner Adam Salgado (Loverboy). You
PRAGUE, CZECH (August 24, 2025) — Over the past week I have been traveling with stops in Budapest, Vienna, and now Prague. I am off to Germany tomorrow to the attend the Bayreuth Festival. I booked so many things to do each day that I am too tired at the end
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (August 24, 2025) — I could write a detailed account of the disastrous Taste of Horton event yesterday — or the equally poor showing at the Coffee with the Mayor event — but I am going to ask my readers to do that in the comments.