News from the Campaign
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...
The $60,000 Question Parts 1, 2, & 3
Part 1. June 5, 2023. FYI. https://robertcox.substack.com/p/unprecedented-60000-dark-money-infusion I am trying to find out more.Part 2. June 7, 2023. Here's more press coverage on the unprecedented and unexplained campaign contribution from the County Democratic...
Cutting Corners, Or The Gang That Couldn’t Spackle Straight, And Other Questionable Activities
First, let’s talk about the unusual botanical species that sprouts up in the Spring when there are June Primary Elections. Here's one nicely framed by shrubbery at a friend’s home, not far from Pedro’s Bike Shop on Drake Avenue. Sadly, some of the 200 or so of these...
HUGE News!
Westchester Legislators Pass Landmark Access to Counsel Bill Assignment of free attorneys for eligible tenants facing eviction from their homes has been a goal—a dream really—of BOL Majority Leader Chris Johnson and mine since we were first-year County Legislators in...