The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XIII

Robert Cox

18 Dec 2024 — 10 min read

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 18, 2024) — It did not take long for Dum Dum Dawn to respond to my most recent article.

Two hours after posting this on Part XII of my Thimblerig series:

…my only effective means of asking questions is by making FOIL requests and, as readers have seen, even those are slow-walked, ignored or manipulated. To be clear, these actions are crimes, potential counts in a criminal indictment.

I received these three emails from the City Clerk:

The New Rochelle Thimblerig - Part XII

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 17, 2024) — As I am making increasingly clear in this series, the more questions I ask of City Hall, the fewer answers I get. It has become a theme. As they are typically either combative or non-responsive (and now funding an open-ended, personal investigation of me with

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XI

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 16, 2024) — For a person with such a short tenure — 16 days since he officially got rid of the “Acting” in his job title on December 1 — Will Melendez is well on his way to becoming the most corrupt City Manager in the history of New Rochelle.

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part X

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 15, 2024) — On October 4, the City of New Rochelle put on the Taste of Leroy, an event ostensibly to promote local restaurants in the area. On October 19, I made a FOIL request for all public records pertaining to Taste of Leroy event. On October 22,