News from the Campaign
Playland P3 Implosion, Pollution, Policing Problem
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERMy younger brother Bob followed my footsteps into Fordham Law School, then surpassed me by a little bit….to say the least!He was editor-in-chief of the Law Review; wrote an incisive, seminal article of the then-young Federal Water Pollution...
Attorney General’s Report: 14 Months, Still Unanswered Questions New Rochelle
This past week New York State Attorney General Letitia James issued her report, declining to pursue any criminal charges in the fatal New Rochelle police shooting of Jarrel Garris on Lincoln Avenue on July 3, 2023, but rather making a multi-point...
Proposed Civilian Complaint Review Board for New Rochelle
A body of men, holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not to be trusted by anybody. --- Thomas Paine After years of community and legal pressure, New Rochelle's City Council now has before it an proposed ordinance to establish a Civilian Complaint...
The Friendly Village And Other Housing Notes
The Friendly Village Housing Proposal Our neighbors in Mamaroneck have long claimed the title “The Friendly Village”. But now they are in one of those bitter suburban battles arising from the housing availability and affordability crisis in our region, after...
A Transition
Dear friends, I will submit a voter registration form this morning changing my political party affiliation to the Working Families Party.First, please know that my switch to WFP is certainly NOT based on its national organization's...
March for Justice Tonight and a Justice Resolution
July 21, 2023 On June 29th, four days before Jarrell Garris was shot in an encounter with New Rochelle police officers, I gave my regular monthly report to the New Rochelle Democratic Committee in my capacity as an elected official. I expressed concerns about the loss...
Democratic Voters Have Spoken
According to Rudyard Kipling's ageless poem "If," you become a person of substance and character if If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same… I coached many youth sports teams --- different sports,...
It’s Primary Day and a Funny Story
It's Primary Day in New Rochelle! The polls opened at 6am and close at 9pm. You can find your polling place here. If you didn't already vote for me early, please take a stand for good government and vote for me today! You know how hard I have worked for New...
Molti Cappelli and Complaining about the Media
HAPPY JUNETEENTH TO ALL! SEE YOU AT CITY HALL TODAY STARTING AT NOONMolti cappelli is Italian* for “many hats” and Mr. Louis Cappelli AKA “Tiny Trump” has certainly been wearing many hats andhas gotten himself in the news recently in three situations which reflect...
The Answer to the $60,000 Question
Background: On Monday, an unprecedented and unexplained campaign contribution of $60,000 to my opponent Yadira Ramos-Herbert's campaign sparked controversy. The donation was funneled through the Westchester County Democratic Committee and at the time the Committee...