Reporting and Commentary by Robert Cox

FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER

Division of Investigations investigations@osc.ny.gov Re: City of New Rochelle — Formal Complaint Requesting Investigation Pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the New York State Constitution and Article III of the General Municipal Law Complainant: Robert Cox Publisher, Talk of the Sound / Words in Edgewise robertcox@talkofthesound.com

New Rochelle’s 2025 Audit: What the Slide Deck Didn’t Say

A review of the auditor’s presentation, the council’s questions, and what both got wrong DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 10, 2026) — When EFPR Group partner Thomas Smith presented the results of New Rochelle’s 2025 financial audit to the City Council on Tuesday, he opened with good news: the city

New Rochelle Withheld Significant Meeting Materials From Public Until After Session Began, Records Show

Apparently I’m Getting a Federal Subpoena: Four Months With a Court Crusader

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 9, 2026) — Apparently, I am getting a federal subpoena. At least that’s what Dante Hyndman is now telling me. And who is Dante Hyndman?

New Rochelle DOZ Debate: Comments Most Likely to Matter in Court Not the Loudest Ones

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 9, 2026) — On April 14, a standing-room-only crowd packed City Hall as residents, neighborhood associations, labor representatives and civic organizations challenged New Rochelle’s proposed Downtown Overlay Zone amendments during a public hearing required under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). In two analyses published on

My Reply to New Rochelle BOE in the Shrub Oak Legal Invoice Case

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 8, 2026) — On June 3, I filed a Reply Affirmation in my Article 78 proceeding against the City School District of New Rochelle over legal invoices connected to Shrub Oak International School (Index No. 57316/2026, Westchester County Supreme Court).

Sunday Briefing: One Ethics Complaint, One Promotion, One Unanswered Question

This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage for the week ending June 7, 2026 A Note from the Publisher “Mayor Yadira” as she styles herself has an oddly ambivalent attitude about delivering a State of

Three New Rochelle Cops. Three DAs. Three Proceedings. One Question Nobody Will Answer.

DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 3, 2026) — There is a remarkable irony at the center of a story I have been reporting for the past few weeks, one that I don’t think has been fully appreciated yet. Susan Cacace is now the Westchester County District Attorney. Before that, she was a

Sunday Briefing: Missing Records, Broken Promises and a Blueprint for Better Government

This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage for the week ending May 31, 2026 (delayed sending until June 2). A Note from the Publisher Between Memorial Day Weekend in the USA (last week) and the

New Rochelle Has Dozens of Boards and Committees. Is Anyone Minding Them?

The city’s maze of boards and committees was supposed to give residents a voice. Instead, it’s given officials a place to hide. DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 1, 2026) — It started with a fact-check. In mid-May, I was reviewing claims made by Council Member Matt Stern about a committee he

A Civic Memory System: A Pilot Project in New Rochelle With National Implications