Flowers Park RFP – Bob Young Proposal – FOIL Litigation

Pre-History

County Legislator Maisano video from today’s ceremony at New Rochelle’s City Park (5/5/2011)

All-New Fosina Field at City Park Opens in New Rochelle (5/6/2011)

New Rochelle Athletic Facility Dedicated to Joseph Fosina ’53 (6/22/2011)

New Rochelle Drainage Analysis Study (2023)

Pinebrook Water Shed Analysis (2023)

Pinebrook Water Shed Analysis: Appendix R (2023)

5719 – Drainage Improvements at City Park (10/23/2024)

A Tailor’s Touch: The Legend of Joe Fosina (7/10/2025)

5816 – Drainage Improvements at Ashland St and East Place (8/22/2025)

Request for Proposal – Flowers Park

Master Developer RFP Specification No. 5820 (9/12/2025)

New Rochelle Looks to Put Flowers Park Under Control of a Master Developer (9/14/2025)

New Rochelle’s Last Stand: Fight Flowers Park Privatization at Urgent Council Hearing Wednesday (10/14/2025)

New Rochelle Has Spoken: Hands Off Flowers Park (10/16/2025)

New Rochelle Issues Statement on Controversial Flowers (City) Park RFP (10/17/2025)

New Rochelle City Council to Discuss Master Developer RFP to Reimagine Flowers (City) Park (10/21/2025)

New Rochelle Council Discussion of Flowers (City) Park Gets Heated (10/21/2025)

New Rochelle Flowers Park RFP Was Plagiarized from Pelham Picture House RFP (10/22/2025)

Gaslighting Series

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park (an 8-Part Series) (10/30/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part I (10/26/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part II (10/27/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part III (10/28/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part IV (10/28/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part V (10/28/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part VI (10/28/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part VII (10/29/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part VIII (10/30/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part IX (11/4/2025)

Yadira & Co. Gaslighting on New Rochelle’s Flowers Park – Part X (11/12/2025)

Victory

Outcry Builds Over Private Developer Plans for New Rochelle’s Flowers Park (11/13/2025)

Flowers Park RFP Dead (11/13/2025)

New Rochelle Mayor Expresses Confidence in City Manager After Flowers Park Fiasco (11/19/2025)

FOIL Battle

Bob Young Response to Flowers Park IMPROPERLY REDACTED RFP (12/1/2025)

CITY SURRENDERS PUBLIC RECORDS TO DEVELOPER: New Rochelle Hands Over Flowers Park Bid, Lets Bob Young and His Lawyers Decide What the Public Gets to See (12/1/2025)

New Rochelle City Manager Has New Story on Returned Flowers Park RFP Response (12/3/2025)

Administrative Appeal of Denial of FOIL Request for Records Related to Bid Number 5820 – Request for Master Redeveloper Proposal Submitted by The Young Companies LLC (12/3/2025)

SMOKING GUN: New Rochelle City Manager’s Shifting Story on Flowers Park Bid Collapses Under Developer’s Own “Return Everything” Letter (12/5/2025)

Final Demand – Bid 5820 / The Young Companies Proposal: FOIL Requests of Oct. 30, Nov. 13, and Nov. 21, 2025 (12/5/2025)

FOIL Battle: Journalist Sues New Rochelle Over Flowers Park Redevelopment Bid (12/15/2025)

Article 78 Petition Flowers Park RFP

RJI (AMENDED) Article 78 Flowers Park

Notice of Petition Article 78 Flowers Park

Exhibit A – Spec 5820

Exhibit B – Media Coverage

Exhibit C – FOIL 10-30-2025

Exhibit D – FOIL 10-30-2026 Confirm

Exhibit E – Informal Request 10-30-2025

Exhibit F – Denial of Oct 30 FOIL and Informal Request

Exhibit G – Melendez Statement on RFP Termination

Exhibit H – Second FOIL 11-18-2025

Exhibit I – Email Exchange

Exhibit J – New FOIL 11-21-2025 Return of 5820

Exhibit L – Bob Young LLC Proposal REDACTED

Exhibit N – Denial FOIL Appeal 12-4-2025

Exhibit O – FOIL Appeal 12-3-2025

ENTIRE SCANNED FILING as of 12-16-2025 (52 MB)

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