Ed Riely
Person
Resident
130 mentions
· in our records since Jan 9, 2026
Background
Spoken at:
Board Of Trustees (14 meetings, 2025-10 to 2026-07) ·
Board of Education (2 meetings, 2026-07 to 2026-08) ·
Planning Board (1 meeting, 2026-04 to 2026-04)
Name verified via: official BoT minutes 2025-2026
In our coverage:
- Reorganized School Board Seats Two New Trustees and Two Student Members, With Bhatnagar as President 2026-07-16
- Village Wins $353,744 Sidewalk Grant; Trustees Address Committee Minutes Controversy Over the Chronicle 2026-07-15
- Village Board Adopts Cannabis Dispensary Moratorium, Approves Major Capital Bond Program 2026-06-17
- Trustees Advance Speed Zone Camera Request, Gouveia Park Review, and Third-Party Oversight for 100-Unit Housing Project 2026-05-20
- Board Approves Verizon Cable Franchise for 72% of Village Households, Adopts Budget Below Tax Cap 2026-04-22
- Croton-Harmon Board Adopts $62.8 Million Budget, Rejects BOCES Candidate Over Antisemitism Concerns 2026-04-21
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110 Truesdale Drive
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leaf blowers
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Joshua Diamond
Ana Teague
Anamika Bhatnagar
Housing Task Force
Appearances (50 most notable of 130)
a lot different, from where I live, and I know you're ready for the emergencies that go with heat in the Croton River, etcetera, etcetera. So I was looking at two things on here, item a three, which is a new sign structure along Route 9. I think this…
It will directly impact him in the price of what he does. I think part of the problem is is when you have two leaf blowers going at the same time with both gasoline powered, it can get pretty loud. But do they do the job quicker? So I asked him as he…
Name is Ed Riely from Drive. First comment I'd like to make is on the idea committee's presentation in the theater over in the center of town on June Juneteenth. And I I wanted to cry a tendency from that idea committee to be negative about history, …
Ed Riely, 110 Truesdale Drive, Croton on Hudson, asked for an explanation
regarding the litigation with Historic Hudson Valley and the flashing beacon,
asked what the costs are for storing camera information, how many Veterans
banne…
Dave of Farrington Road delivered a detailed case for a year-round ban on gasoline-powered leaf blowers, rebutting what he called myths about electric alternatives, impacts on landscapers, and the adequacy of seasonal restrictions. He noted that Slee…
Ed Riely, 110 Truesdale Drive, Croton on Hudson, addressed his opposition to
abortion and abortion drugs. To hear Mr. Riely’s remarks in its entirety, you
may click on the following link:
https://play.champds.com/crotononhudsonny/e…
The person gets credit for sending information, and the rest of the village who's attending in person or remotely knows what some people are concerned about. Because, that's the way people that's the way trustees' attention is drawn to problems, and …
My name is Ed Riely. I live in Trousdale Drive. I'd to comment on a number of things. Is, one is the agenda is readable tonight. The agenda agendas for most of the budget hearings were not readable because the information is so wide and such of such …
Name is Ed Riely from Truesdale Drive. Croton is going to pot, and the principal reason it's going to pot is not because this village board and the planning board unwisely approved a marijuana dispensary in the worst part of the village to to have th…
Leslie Pollak thanked the Board for not voting for PNW BOCES Board Trustee candidate. She requested information on committee member selection. She also asked for tenure rationales. Why aren't academics in the Superintendent reports? We need answers …
Leslie Pollack thanked the BOE for valedictory ceremony for son Jeremy. She has a problem with equity in the district. How did the Superintendent pick community members for committees? In past years, there were roundtables for participation. Every p…
My name is Ed Riely. I come from Truesdale Drive. It's a shame that this, subject has to be brought before the planning board to begin with. If the members of the village board had done their job four years ago, they would have turned down marijuana …
The left hand turn at that traffic light sucks big time. Very dangerous. And then when you drive through that area, that business area at nighttime or as the light dims, I have I have seen people almost hit people repeatedly because of the foot traff…
Ronnie Napolitani of Warren Road spoke and said he believes there are much better spots in the Village
for this business. Ronnie Napolitani is pro-business, but this business will not help the prices of homes in
the area, and he believes they should …
But you have no you in the state of New York who's backtracking as fast as they can in school districts and villages on electrification of vehicles, on whether or not to close atomic power plants like those idiots that in Germany, 27 nuclear power pl…
With all these requests to the state of New York about legislation, there wasn't one request from this Democratic board to clean up the corruption in medicate in Medicaid and the health programs and the welfare programs of the state of New York, whic…
I wish you'd take this attitude and demand the same from your state legislatures and the state government, which is a terrible government, by the way. Terrible. And then when you go to send that plea for help to the federal government, which, by the …
If you remember the history of communism, both The United States and throughout the world at the time, many of these people did not denounce Stalin, did not denounce the purge trials, did not denounce the slave labor camps, the pogroms, the killing o…
I'm not accusing Hansberry of anything other than being a communist or very close to being a communist. And I'm not saying she was a violent person. I I don't believe she was. She wrote one of the most beautiful plays, probably the 10 best plays in t…
So, anyone who is reasonable should be on be alert to what perhaps they have in mind. I'd like to commend the trustees who defended our court. Hopefully, we'll retain our village court, and we'll have a decent judge. I'm not optimistic about the curr…
Mr. Ed Riely spoke regarding allowable symbols in public school (transgender flag, gay pride flag, US flag), and says it opens up the opportunity for other staff members to use other symbols. Promoting diversity will lead to conflict. Everyone should…
Samantha Harvey stated that she has a 1st grader and a 4-year-old who is eligible for UPK. Many parents who need UPK the most can't come to advocate at Board meetings due to childcare expenses. It's an equity and feminist issue not to fund UPK. She…
Rich Ellison, Croton's top EMS responder, stepped up to the podium Tuesday night to a round of applause — and a gentle scolding from resident Ed Riely, who later told the board that volunteers who race to emergencies at all hours deserve "something b…
Ed Riely, Tristeldra. I'd like to commend the the EMS, the fire department, and DPW for their exceptional service, especially appreciated in the wintertime when the water mains break and you're operating with water in subzero weather. It goes the sam…
Riley from Truesdale Drive. Few few quick comments before we get down to business. The human rights presentation at the library, which was done by an outstanding presenter, mister Mayo Gregory Bartlett, a lawyer. And the Human Rights Commissioner was…
Item three, maybe someone later will address the huge amounts of ice and snow on the solar panels, whether they generate electricity at this time, whether there's any the weight of those of that amount of snow on the solar panels has any effect or da…
So the American Legion proposed that that be named after him and then maybe a suitable monument be placed there. The historian we refer to the historian who we have great respect for. So Mark Cheshire proposed is that, lest we forget, and there's no …
We still have seats in that bus, not too many. And, if you need money, I'll pay for it. Item two is that there's still an ongoing boycott against CVS Pharmacy. CVS Pharmacy is one of the big three whose president led the charge on dispensing r u r u …
Ed Riely from Truesdale Drive. Last shot at resolutions, item one. I think the state controller is requiring the village of Croton to get a letter that says they wanna violate the tax cap before they even vote on whether they're gonna violate the tax…
Ed Riely spoke about Marc Cheshire (village historian) putting out a brochure about prior Croton teachers. March for Life bus leaving from 1/23 Briarcliff. He feels schools need a variety of clubs like pro-conservative, especially at PVC/CHHS. Veter…
Ed Riely spoke regarding the Board's discussion of qualifying the instructions for speakers who choose to comment during the Hearing of the Public. He noted that the Board is cutting off the sharing of ideas when they limit what the public can speak…
This Ed Riely from Treesdale Drive. That was quick. On six a, paragraph three, memo from the village manager, Bryan Healy, regarding newer renewable diesel initiatives. Hopefully, that we give her the opportunity that village manager will go into mor…
And in that darkened hall meeting she had ten years ago, less than ten years ago in Scarsdale Women's Club, she said when people ask, well, what about if you can't administer the suicide yourself? You know, can you have somebody else do it? Or what a…
Ed Riely from Truesdale Drive. I think the, just a comment on Saturday's activities. I think the area around Wells Fargo Bank is a perfect place to protest both locally and regionally. I look forward to more protests there. The last one was sponsored…
And Riely and Truesdale Drive. This is a continuation of a previous meeting, but you're addressing it here in terms of the conduct of your committees. Perhaps that the village manager can address this. I've asked him to do so before. He's done everyt…
Who's responsible for those web pages? And should the content of those web pages be directly submitted to the village office for approval before the. Otherwise, I think off the top of my head, I think you're liable for whatever they say. Some of thes…
It was Ed Riely from Truesdale Drive. It's a very sad day for the state of New York. Today, the governor of the state of New York signed an assisted suicide bill, which will condemn tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of dollars, hundreds of tho…
Ed Riely from Trousdale Drive. I don't live on Young Avenue. I don't live on Knight Avenue. I live on Truistdale, but I feel like I live on we've heard about Young Avenue and parking probably in 10 meetings over the last two or three years. The probl…
Ed Riely from Truesdale Drive. I think the sport itself has recognized a problem with the sound. I'm not saying there's a problem in that, but, you know, problem in sound. You also have a problem in here. We that you put in a capital budget, a huge e…
The government, which has times and many false alarms because of the the the way government bureaucracies and medical establishment organized has always turned a blind eye to any type of abortion medication. And then usually after women are ravished …
When once she was elected by the democratic socialist with no experience, she went back to her old place of business, which was a coffee barista in Manhattan, to say hello and, you know, celebrate her victory, etcetera, etcetera. Come to find out, be…
Good evening. My name is Ed Riely from 110 Truesdale This county and this state and this village need a lot of work on developing small business. The state has a reputation, especially during the COVID crisis, of crushing more small businesses than a…
When you read the stuff on, one of the the one of the IUDs, you will see the entire the the outright disregard and almost hatred for minorities in Baltimore on coordination with the developers, population council, and the not population counts, zero …
Ed Riely, 110 Truesdale Drive, Croton on Hudson, stated that he hopes that
the Village is helping those in need of food during the government shutdown,
he addressed the outrage over the extension of the gas pipeline but it is proven
…
During the non-agenda public comment period, resident Ed Riely of Truesdale Drive questioned why village police officers were directing traffic at Con-Edison construction sites. Village Manager Bryan Healy clarified that utilities request off-duty of…
The village owns deep into the cemetery property, twenty, twenty five feet, something like that, 17 feet, whatever it is. So the proposed memorial it's not a memorial. It's a proposed historic sign, a two sided historic sign to commemorate our only t…
Ed Riely from Shrewsdale Drive, regarding item 4A, rental registry. One of the trustees just articulated it. The registry could be seen by some as another way for the village board to inventory housing and then inspect and crack down on violations an…
The second item I'd like to bring up, since this village is bound and determined to fly a transgender flag along with the entire Episcopal church, which represents the sterilization of children, mastectomies for children, all those evil things, you h…
it was also noted that the Planning Board generally has a full board, with members missing few meetings. It was suggested that alternate members would be required to take continuing education credits. It was noted that an applicant could request to n…
Assistant Superintendent for PPS, Rachel DePaul added: 4/30: UPK drawing held, 81 entries, 56 seats to fill, 25 students are on the wait list currently, families have until 5/14 for final decisions.
Report: 4.2 Hearing of the Public
Mr. Ed Riely s…