“How’m I doin’ ?”  - Ed Koch was famous for asking that question. Putting aside the publicity aspect of the question, I’m sure it helped him to gauge just how well he was doing as mayor, based on the feedback. Believe me, when a public official asks a New Yorker that question, he’ll get plenty of “feedback” if you know what I mean.

In a few months , we'll be hearing from our old friends at the board of ed as they pass the hat to squeeze us dry . Are you doing any better this year than last ? Does the raise the district gave themselves have any context now ? Did Martian Daly do the right thing for the taxpayers or for his own ? They vote for their own raises behind locked doors and the city council is laying off firemen and cops . Patterson is pulling more money out of the schools . Costs (including the full year kindergarten) have gone up and Quinn can't turn the lights off fast enough to offset the increases . The district want's to hire lawyers to "review" YOUR tax certioaries , yet they won't hire a financial analyst to evaluate the impacts of the economic climate they exist in . Will Organisciak choke on his own lies , will Quinn ever feel remorse for the mistreatment of the public trust , will Martian Daly be exposed for the true damage he does to our city (it's not his city - he could care less) , will Polow return to lucidity , will Jeff Hastie grow a backbone ? It could happen , right? Merry Christmas !

Another contributor previously wrote about campaign contributions. They provided a link to the state campaign lists . It makes for interesting reading . You can see why there wasn't any action on Procopio , the procopio family consistently donates to the campaign of the mayor . I couldn't find Capelli or Apicella but I'm sure there's a link somewhere . Most disturbing is the $5,000 rom Forest Citys Ratner family for the mayorial campaign . A family from Cleveland decides to support a mayorial candidate only to later come before the mayor as a developer . Remember , the city had to pick Forest City from a list of 6 developers who submitted concepts . So , long before the selection process began , the Forest City group was positioning themselves with pre selection discussions with Noam Bramson . Why else would a family from Cleveland find it in their hearts to support New Rochelle ? The whole thing stinks backroom dealings.

Got a better explanation ? Let's hear it.

Follow the money .

In response to the inclement weather predictions , the Memorial Service and Candlelight Vigil will be held at the American Legion Hall , Post 8 located at 112 North Avenue , in New Rochelle.

The ceremony will begin at 7:30 PM Additional parking is available, across the street in the Mormon Church parking lot . Please join us .

New Rochelle and Westchester County Politicians better start packing up and leave Dodge. It's only a matter of time before The IRS & FBI raid New Rochelle City Hall Officials homes & offices and Westchester County Officials homes & offices...Bad Boys, Bad Boys watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you...HaHem...Bramson, Idoni, Strome, and all the current and past politicians that raped New Rochelle City & Westchester County Residents.

Why is Domenic Procopio, a man that can hardly speak English, who doesn’t have a degree from any accredited college or university within the United States or any other country, hold the position of Chairman of the Municipal Civil Service Commission, which is part of The New Rochelle City Government?

His background is in Barbering and being president of a small Italian social club.
Who in City Government appointed this man and why was he appointed?

I, along with every City Tax Payer, sense foul play and demand explanations as to who this man is and why he holds this position, knowing full well how unqualified he is?

NOTE: This story was originally published on October 20, 2008 but given recent interest in the story we are re-publishing today, June 8, 2009

With the ongoing corruption that has been going on between developers and Elected City Officials since 1992, New Rochelle “Sucks Ass” according to many New Rochelle residents that freely answered questions regarding the conditions that the City is currently under.

There were short simple questions:

What do you think of the New Rochelle Public School System?
1. Great 2. So-So 3. Sucks Ass 4. No Comment

What do you think about the City of New Rochelle?
1. Great 2. So-So 3. Sucks Ass 4. No Comment

What do you think about Mayor Bramson?
1. Great 2. So-So 3. Sucks Ass 4. No Comment

What do you think about All Elected City Officials?
1. Great 2. So-So 3. Sucks Ass 4. No Comment

Do you think New Rochelle City Officials are corrupt?
1. Yes 2. No 3. No Comment

Do you think Mayor Bramson is corrupt?
1. Yes 2. No 3. No Comment

Do you think New Rochelle needs an enema to rid itself of all its corrupt politicians?
1. Yes 2. No 3. No Comment

Do you think New Rochelle politicians have been “PAID” by developers?
1. Yes 2. No 3. No Comment

Do you think County Clerk Idoni ruined New Rochelle when he was mayor?
1. Yes 2. No 3. No Comment

If given the opportunity to live anywhere else in Lower Westchester, would you?
1. Yes 2. No 3. No Comment

New Rochelle Department of Civil Service and the New Rochelle Police Department are in violation of the Age Discrimination & Employment Act of 1967!

NRPD Current Practice: An individual CANNOT apply for the position of Police Officer in the City of New Rochelle if that individual is 35 years of age or older. This current practice is in direct violation of the Age Discrimination & Employment Act of 1967. The New Rochelle Civil Service Department COULD NOT logically explain why a person 35 years of age could not apply for a Police Officer position. They responded that a 35+ year old person couldn’t handle the requirement of the position and asked why someone would want to be a police officer at that age in the first place. It was nice to hear the so-called “quality” response that was given to a serious question. I guess the requirement to work in the Civil Service Department is that you have to have a pulse, because anyone with a mind wouldn’t have answered this question in this manner.

The New Rochelle Civil Service Department and the New Rochelle Police Department should lift the age restriction so that people over 35+ years of age who are more than capable of performing the duties of a police officer can be given the opportunity to apply without discrimination.

On March 19th, Bramson will deliver his fourth State of the City Address. The speech itself begins at 7:45pm and is free. A dinner, sponsored by the "So Called Pathetic" Chamber of Commerce, precedes the speech at 6:00pm. The cost for dinner is an outrageous $30 per person. (You can come just for the speech, if you like.)

This is the perfect opportunity to express your opinions on what a disastrous job Bramson and the City Council are doing to the city as well as its hard working taxpayers. I hope you will attend. To make a reservation, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at 914-632-5700. The details again:

State of the City Address
Thursday, March 19th
Dinner at 6:00pm
Speech at 8:00pm (Arrive by 7:45pm)

Davenport Club
400 Davenport Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10805