The Greenburgh Ethics Board, a tainted Feiner appointed group patterned after the three monkeys "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" mantra, found Nicholas DeCicco guilty of an ethics violation. As a Zoning Board member, DeCicco accepted campaign contributions from a business with an active petition under review with the Zoning Board, from which DeCicco claimed to have recused himself. You'll recall from an earlier blog we discussed DeCicco's failed election campaign against Mary Jane Shimsky. ABG was actually disappointed with both candidates lack of knowledge of the issues as well as a lack of vision for the district, but preferred DeCicco over Shimsky. Vacating the same district assembly seat was Feiner cohort, confidant, and conniver, Thomas Abinanti; whose claim to fame, like Feiner, is using the press for reelection publicity over substance.
DeCicco was accused of violating the Greenburgh Ethics code after Chuck Pateman, the "representative" for Ernest Tartaglione's Deli Delicious, held a fund raiser for DeCicco in February at his Irvington, NY estate on Mountain Road. ABG feels a bit of compassion for DeCicco as he came into the politcal game as a neophyte, and didn't know who the players really were. We supposed that the Republican Chairman, Douglas Colety probably set these wheels in motion for DeCicco after Pateman approached Colety and offered a tit-for-tat deal. "You get me zoning approval and I'll make sure little Nicky gets a few bucks." He then turned to his attorney and consigliere Constantine, snapped his fingers and said, "Make it happen." "Yes, m-lord."
How does this impact this current election? It doesn't really, just DeCicco. He stated an interest in running for County Legislator again, against Shimsky. ABG believes that is where he should focus his efforts. Any attempt to run for a seat in Greenburgh will be futile. Voters forget and Greenburgh voters will forget too. Nick, skip this year's Greenburgh election and try next time and you'll have a shot. Robert Bernstein, the Edgemont Community Council President was asked to withdraw his complaint and he refused. So this issue for DeCicco won't easily fade away. Pateman, who still represents Tartaglione, can now take the cash DeCicco has returned and use it to pay for the Article 78 he just filed with the Supreme Count to try to get Deli Delicious' zoning variance. Obviously Tartaglione's supposed financial woes and cause for the deli's closure, is nothing more than the ploy we've maintained all along. His "unemployed" workers still show up for work every day albeit behind plywood doors and windows. His truck, his car and occasionally other people's cars, park in the lot daily behind the blocked entrance. Business as usual - just not as an open deli. It's all a scam and Paul Feiner is complicit with this scam!
** As an aside, an ABG staffer, who was leaving work at Staples at about 9PM or so on a week night and saw Tartagliones brother or son and another male dumping a piano onto the Westhab property adjacent to the deli property.**
The Ethics Board will continue hearing the case against Zoning Board member Jordan Glass, which will be the subject of further discussion at its June meeting. The Town had decided not to pay for an attorney for DeCicco, and have decided the same thing for Glass. So while both conspirators plotted, possibly for their own gains by using their seats on the Zoning Board, even with Supervisor Feiner's ineptitude everywhere, justice seems to have partially prevailed. Now, if we could just get Pateman, Constantine, DeCicco, Glass and Feiner to just remove Tartaglione's piano from the Westhab property, everyone will be able to move on.
DeCicco was accused of violating the Greenburgh Ethics code after Chuck Pateman, the "representative" for Ernest Tartaglione's Deli Delicious, held a fund raiser for DeCicco in February at his Irvington, NY estate on Mountain Road. ABG feels a bit of compassion for DeCicco as he came into the politcal game as a neophyte, and didn't know who the players really were. We supposed that the Republican Chairman, Douglas Colety probably set these wheels in motion for DeCicco after Pateman approached Colety and offered a tit-for-tat deal. "You get me zoning approval and I'll make sure little Nicky gets a few bucks." He then turned to his attorney and consigliere Constantine, snapped his fingers and said, "Make it happen." "Yes, m-lord."
How does this impact this current election? It doesn't really, just DeCicco. He stated an interest in running for County Legislator again, against Shimsky. ABG believes that is where he should focus his efforts. Any attempt to run for a seat in Greenburgh will be futile. Voters forget and Greenburgh voters will forget too. Nick, skip this year's Greenburgh election and try next time and you'll have a shot. Robert Bernstein, the Edgemont Community Council President was asked to withdraw his complaint and he refused. So this issue for DeCicco won't easily fade away. Pateman, who still represents Tartaglione, can now take the cash DeCicco has returned and use it to pay for the Article 78 he just filed with the Supreme Count to try to get Deli Delicious' zoning variance. Obviously Tartaglione's supposed financial woes and cause for the deli's closure, is nothing more than the ploy we've maintained all along. His "unemployed" workers still show up for work every day albeit behind plywood doors and windows. His truck, his car and occasionally other people's cars, park in the lot daily behind the blocked entrance. Business as usual - just not as an open deli. It's all a scam and Paul Feiner is complicit with this scam!
** As an aside, an ABG staffer, who was leaving work at Staples at about 9PM or so on a week night and saw Tartagliones brother or son and another male dumping a piano onto the Westhab property adjacent to the deli property.**
The Ethics Board will continue hearing the case against Zoning Board member Jordan Glass, which will be the subject of further discussion at its June meeting. The Town had decided not to pay for an attorney for DeCicco, and have decided the same thing for Glass. So while both conspirators plotted, possibly for their own gains by using their seats on the Zoning Board, even with Supervisor Feiner's ineptitude everywhere, justice seems to have partially prevailed. Now, if we could just get Pateman, Constantine, DeCicco, Glass and Feiner to just remove Tartaglione's piano from the Westhab property, everyone will be able to move on.
The Ethics Board found that DeCicco DID recuse himself properly and immediately from the Deli case, had NO interest in the matter, and that there was NO undue influence or reward
ReplyDeleteBernstein's complaint was thus entirely DISMISSED as MERITLESS but for one technicality which DeCicco acknowledged as an honest oversight and voluntarily reimbursed Pateman for the cost of the reception.
Bernstein has continually mislead and distorted the facts to protect his personal and political interests. EVEN ELLA PREISER said the Bernstein's complaint was POLITICALLY MOTIVATED). On the other hand, DeCicco has acted openly, honesty, and been accountable.
DeCicco is a fraud who should be removed immediately from the Zoning Board. He blatantly violated the Ethics Code by accepting political contributions from the representative of a person with an application pending before the Zoning Board. You can't get any more unethical than that. DeCicco is understandably angry because he got caught. The irony is that he was caught not by Bernstein, who merely filed the complaint, but by a Republican who received notice of DeCicco's fundraiser, knew it was in violation of the Ethics Code, and passed the information on to the one lawyer in town who would know what to do with the information. In thinking he could get away with this, indeed in thinking the Ethics Board gave him a pass, DeCicco remains dumb as a post. He was guilty as charged.
ReplyDeleteThis last comment is a Bernstein-esq lie and distortion. Bernstein is the worst political hack of them all who couldn't tell the truth if it was written on a q-card for him.
ReplyDeleteAny infraction was unintentional & voluntarily corrected - and the Ethics Board accepted that. The decision TROUNCED Bernstein.
If people of small character like Bernstein would stop putting their big ego ahead of the interests of the town (for political purposes) and tell the facts in a truthful context we'd all be better off. Miserable people like Bernstein are no match for those of honesty, integrity, and accountability like DeCicco.
Maybe one day cowards like Bernstein will actually run for office instead of complaining from the cheap seats and causing trouble.
ReplyDeleteEven people that "like" Bernstein turn around and are shocked by his arrogance, ego, and cruelty. He has few real friends, but has many people who would rather just "keep him happy" so not to get on his bad side.
Dishonest Bob will never run for office because he doesn't have the guts to be scrutinized in manner he does to other. But the Bernsteins of the world will continue to lie, distort, waste town time and money, and generally be negative - because that what they are best at.
I'm just glad somebody finally has the guts to stand up against an unethical ego driven tyrant like Bernstein.
ReplyDeleteHe has been causing trouble so long that he has zero credibility outside his small enclave. Town Hall (and the rest of the town) just ignores Bernstein, letting him ramble on each week until time expires.
The night Bernstein was forced to resign from the Fire Commission many people wished Polit actually punched him out rather than just pushing him.