Note: This story was updated to clarify the Mayor is recommending a review of the City Code that governs the Board of Ethics (versus a review of the Board or […]
Category: City of Rye
Posted inBlind Brook, City of Rye, Flooding, Government, New York State, Weather
City Lands $5 Million in Funding to Replace Locust Avenue Bridge
The City of Rye has landed $5 million in NY State funding to replace the Locust Avenue Bridge in downtown Rye. Adjacent to Rye FD’s firehouse, the Rye YMCA and […]
Posted inAmerican Legion Post 128, City of Rye, Community Groups, Government, History, Veterans
City Looking for Veterans Missing from Monuments
The City of Rye is looking for any and all veterans missing from its veteran monuments. It is the first effort to update the monuments since 1980. The Veteran Monuments […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Government, Local Business, Real Estate
Old Avon Site Gets Makeover as New York Blood Center Campus Breaks Ground
The makeover of the old Avon site at 601 Midland Avenue is starting in earnest. New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) announced its plan to move to the location in […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Government, Letters, Rye City Board of Ethics, Rye City Council
LETTER: Former Councilmember Shocked & Appalled by Mayor’s Lawsuit
In a letter to MyRye.com, former Rye Councilman Gerry Seitz says he is shocked and appalled by the lawsuit brought by Mayor Josh Cohn and his Gang of Four (Cohn […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Government, Rye City Council
Lawsuit & The Owl of Lynden Street
When you write community news you spend a lot of time reading public documents – meeting agendas, minutes, proposals, reports, court documents and more. All of these documents have a […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Government, Rye City Council
Council Approves Funding for City to Sue Itself
In a remarkable spectacle, the Rye City Council voted on Friday to approve the expenditure of taxpayer funds for the City of Rye to sue itself. A collective $90,000 was […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Community Groups, Government, Rye City Council, Rye City Democratic Committee, Rye City Republican Committee
Dems & GOP Jointly Call For Mayor’s Gang of Four to Resign
In a highly unusual move, the local Democratic and GOP have issued a joint statement calling on the “Gang of Four” – Rye Mayor Josh Cohn and his three Council […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Community Groups, Government, Green, Rye City Council, Rye Recreation
Diligence Will Commence on Artificial Turf for Nursery Field
New diligence will commence on a proposed artificial turf field for Rye Recreation’s Nursery Field, after the Rye City Council approved moving forward at its event Wednesday evening. “Tonight is […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Government, Rye City Board of Ethics, Rye City Council
Scorched Earth: Mayor Files Suit Against City Ethics Board
Rye Mayor Josh Cohn and three City Council members filed suit against the City’s own Board of Ethics in State Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon, charging that the Board “acted […]