Has New Rochelle Devolved into a Strong Mayor Form of Government?

Robert Cox

19 Jul 2024 — 10 min read

DUBLIN, IRELAND (July 19, 2024) — Since she took office on January 1, 2024, Yadira Ramos-Herbert, wielding the cudgel of a subservient 6-1 majority on the New Rochelle City Council, has inexorably moved the City of New Rochelle towards one-person, one-party rule.

Things have gotten so bad, Councilmember Albert Tarantino was prompted at last Wednesday’s meeting to ask, “What are we on council? Is this a strong Mayor form of government? Is that what we’ve created here? Because that is what it looks like.”

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DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 20, 2024) — A few people complained that I am now giving the people coming after me with taxpayer-funded lawfare new nicknames like Dum Dum (Dawn Warren), Yip Yap (Yadira Ramos-Herbert), Loverboy (Adam Salgado) and Yadira’s Valet (Will Melendez). Seriously? Boo-frickin-hoo. Having moved forward with entirely frivolous

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