NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 31, 2025) — I haven’t poked around the Westchester media landscape in a while, so I figured it was time to fire some questions at Grok AI and see what bubbled up. I’m especially curious about social media numbers after my own Talk of the
DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 29, 2025) — Part VII of this series documents how New Rochelle City Manager Will Melendez misled the city council claiming he has plans to put in place costly 50- to 100-year flood protections for Flowers Park when no such plan exists (or is needed). The 2023 Pinebrook
DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 29, 2025) — Part VI of this series scrutinizes a presentation slide used by New Rochelle City Manager Will Melendez to justify expensive 50- to 100-year flood protection for Flowers Park. The slide features four flooding videos, of which only one actually depicts the park—near Gate 226,
DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 28, 2025) — Part V of this series dismantles New Rochelle City Manager Will Melendez’ slide on storm-related costs at Flowers Park. Melendez highlights three storms—2007 Nor’easter, 2021 Hurricane Ida remnants, and 2023 Tropical Storm Ophelia—to argue for 50- to 100-year flood protection for Flowers
DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 28, 2025) — Part IV of this series addressed Melendez’ slide on weather-related damages to Flowers Park in New Rochelle, citing three events over 18 years— a 2007 Nor’easter, Hurricane Ida in 2021, and Tropical Storm Ophelia in 2023—that collectively caused about 170 days of field
DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 28, 2025) — Part III of this series targets City Manager Will Melendez’ claims Flowers Park is chronically flooded (it’s not). To demonstrate this he points to three storms—the 2007 Nor’easter that caused $1.6 million in damage, Ida in 2021 with over $700,000,
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 28, 2025) — Part II of this series targets New Rochelle’s contentious RFP (Bid 5820) for a “Master Redeveloper” at Flowers Park, which was presented last week by City Manager Will Melendez as a flood mitigation effort but is actually a secretive public-private partnership aimed at
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 27, 2025) — Part I of this series criticizes New Rochelle City Manager Will Melendez for misleading statements and lack of transparency regarding a Request for Proposal (RFP) to redevelop Flowers Park into a major sports and entertainment complex. During a City Council discussion prompted by Council
DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 26, 2025) — Does it seem odd to anyone else that no other media outlet has covered the controversy over Flowers Park? I am used to going it alone but it is a big deal in New Rochelle but so far it’s 🦗🦗🦗 Flowers Park continues to dominate
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 26, 2025) — There were so many lies, contradictions, obfuscations and misrepresentations as City Manager Will Melendez addressed City Council last Tuesday during a Discussion Item on Flowers Park requested by Council member Albert Tarantino that I am concerned it will be too overwhelming for readers (and
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 22, 2025) — Grok AI is an amazing resource. At last night’s discussion of City Park by Council, Corporation Counsel Dawn Warren said she would take responsibility for the RFP, that it should have been named a Request for Qualifications and that she hired outside legal