Friday, July 24, 2026
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
As A Reminder.
As a reminder to the citizens of the Village of Piermont, the Town of Orangetown, the County of Rockland, and the State of New York:
The Audit Report by Tom DiNapoli’s Office of the New York State Comptroller, indicating the investigative law enforcement findings on the Village of Piermont and disgraced ex-Mayor Bruce Edward Tucker, is expected to be released imminently. When released, you can be certain to find the full text of the Comptroller’s Audit Report as well as analysis and onward communications, posted to this “Unhand Piermont!” Blog.
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Thank you.
“Anticipation”
Song by Carly Simon (1971)
https://www.carlysimon.com/lyrics-anticipation
We Can Never Know About The Days To Come
But We Think About Them Anyway
And I Wonder If I’m Really With You Now
Or Just Chasin’ After Some Finer Day
Anticipation
Anticipation
Is Makin’ Me Late
Is Keepin’ Me Waitin’
And I Tell You How Easy It Feels To Be With You
And How Right Your Arms Feel Around Me
But I, I Rehearsed Those Words Just Late Last Night
When I Was Thinkin’ About How Right Tonight Might Be
Anticipation
Anticipation
Is Makin’ Me Late
Is Keepin’ Me Waitin’
And Tomorrow We Might Not Be Together
I’m No Prophet And I Don’t Know Nature’s Ways
So I’ll Try And See Into Your Eyes Right Now
And Stay Right Here ‘Cause These Are The Good Old Days
And Stay Right Here ‘Cause These Are The Good Old Days
(These Are The Good Old Days)
(These Are The Good Old Days)
(These Are The Good Old Days)
(These Are The Good Old Days)
Lyrics and Music by Carly Simon, Songwriter. (ASCAP).
©1971 Quackenbush Music, Ltd.
©1971 Universal Music Publishing Group.
Song by Carly Simon (1971)
https://www.carlysimon.com/lyrics-anticipation
We Can Never Know About The Days To Come
But We Think About Them Anyway
And I Wonder If I’m Really With You Now
Or Just Chasin’ After Some Finer Day
Anticipation
Anticipation
Is Makin’ Me Late
Is Keepin’ Me Waitin’
And I Tell You How Easy It Feels To Be With You
And How Right Your Arms Feel Around Me
But I, I Rehearsed Those Words Just Late Last Night
When I Was Thinkin’ About How Right Tonight Might Be
Anticipation
Anticipation
Is Makin’ Me Late
Is Keepin’ Me Waitin’
And Tomorrow We Might Not Be Together
I’m No Prophet And I Don’t Know Nature’s Ways
So I’ll Try And See Into Your Eyes Right Now
And Stay Right Here ‘Cause These Are The Good Old Days
And Stay Right Here ‘Cause These Are The Good Old Days
(These Are The Good Old Days)
(These Are The Good Old Days)
(These Are The Good Old Days)
(These Are The Good Old Days)
Lyrics and Music by Carly Simon, Songwriter. (ASCAP).
©1971 Quackenbush Music, Ltd.
©1971 Universal Music Publishing Group.
Friday, July 17, 2026
Outreach.
John J. Tormey III, PLLC
1578 Third Avenue, PMB 188
New York, New York 10128 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
jtormey@optonline.net
https://www.tormey.org
Friday, July 17, 2026
VIA FAX: 1-518-650-9401, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
yoel.lefkowitz@ag.ny.gov
Mr. Yoely (Joel) Lefkowitz
Director of Jewish Outreach and Intergovernmental
Affairs
Office of the New York State Attorney General
The Capitol
Albany, New York 12224-0341 USA
VIA FAX: 1-914-422-8706,
U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
ylefkowitz@gmail.com
Mr. Yoely
(Joel) Lefkowitz
Director of
Jewish Outreach and Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of the
New York State Attorney General
28 Liberty Street, Floor 16
New York, New York 10005 USA
Re: Antisemitism Within The Piermont Democratic Committee (PDC)
The Village Of Piermont, New
York – Rockland County, New York
Ms. Marthe Schulwolf, A Recently-Re-Elected
PDC Member
Dear Mr. Lefkowitz:
I was just apprised of your name and title when reading a July 13, 2026
post by “Monsey Scoop” on social media:I would have written to you earlier if
I had earlier known of your job title and responsibilities. [The July 13, 2026 “Monsey Scoop” post can be seen at the above-linked Facebook page, and here, and its appurtenant photos can be seen further below]:
The purpose of this
letter to you is to make sure that you are aware of antisemitic comments made
on public record by a village official in Piermont in Rockland County, New
York. Her name is Marthe Schulwolf and she was, astoundingly, just
re-elected to the Piermont Democratic Committee (PDC) but
a short few days after her antisemitic rant transcribed and video-linked below. 
Attached you will please find a copy of the Wednesday, June 10, 2026 letter
pre-dating Ms. Schulwolf’s re-election, which I previously submitted to
Attorney General James, Ms. Brower, and Ms. Vernon regarding the matter. The
June 10 letter contains the transcript and video-link, and was assigned NYSAG
Complaint Number #1-1281771102 in interim reply.
Thank you for the work that
you do.
Respectfully submitted,
John J. Tormey III, Esq.- - - - -
Law Office of John J. Tormey III, Esq.
John J. Tormey III, PLLC
1578 Third Avenue, PMB 188
New York, New York 10128 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
jtormey@optonline.net
https://www.tormey.org
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
VIA
FAX: 1-914-422-8706, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
nysag@ag.ny.gov
Letitia
James, Attorney General
Office
of the New York State Attorney General
The
Capitol
Albany,
New York 12224-0341 USA
VIA
U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
anna.brower@ag.ny.gov
Anna
Brower, Chief Of Staff
Office
of the New York State Attorney General
28 Liberty Street, Floor 16
New York, New York 10005 USA
VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
Aida.Vernon@ag.ny.gov
Aida Vernon, Esq. - Assistant Attorney General
Public Integrity Bureau
28 Liberty Street, Floor 16
New York, New York 10005 USA
Re:
Anti-Semitism Within The Piermont Democratic
Committee (PDC)
The Village of Piermont, New York – Rockland
County, New York
Ms. Marthe Schulwolf, PDC Member And PDC
Candidate For Re-Election
Dear Ms. Vernon, Chief of Staff Brower, and Attorney
General James:
As I believe each of you will recall, I am an
attorney and reside in the Town of Orangetown, New York. As I believe you will
also recall, I have contacted you in the past with disquieting findings
regarding the Village of Piermont, located in the Town of Orangetown and
Rockland County, New York. My understanding is that Village of Piermont
government is still under New York State Comptroller Audit and law-enforcement
investigation relating to Piermont’s finances, as of this day. Yet this new
discovery came as a surprise. I will explain.
Below-linked is a full transcript (“Transcript”) of
the Piermont Democratic Committee (PDC) Candidate Forum called “Meet the
Committee Candidates”, held last Thursday, June 4, 2026 (the “Forum”):
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/06/full-pdc-transcript-thursday-june-4.html
The video of the so-transcribed Forum is found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eya_AhJads
The Forum was held because, for the first time in
memory of many Piermont residents, there is a contested choice between 7 PDC
candidates for 4 openings on the PDC.
When reviewing the Transcript, I was appalled to
discover blatantly anti-Semitic remarks made by one Marthe Schulwolf. Marthe
Schulwolf is a current member of the Piermont Democratic Committee and is
seeking to remain on the PDC. Although some other remarks in the Transcript you
will find to be ageist, sexist, and otherwise offensive - here is Marthe
Schulwolf’s specific hate-speech in question and the reason for my letter to
you today:
“Marthe Schulwolf: … But let me just say
this. At the town and county level, what hurts us, what sometimes kills us… is
that we have a severe... distortion in Rockland County politics. We have the
town of Ramapo, and… also Haverstraw to a degree, where you have the
Ultra-Orthodox voting blocs. Register as Democrats, they put Democrats in
the County Legislature so they can control the majority and be the majority,
and then they vote, exclusively, to a like 90, 95% for Trump and Lawler. And
they also are, of course… very authoritarian, structured, cultish societies
that do what the rabbis tell them to do. Their values are far more in tune with
the Republican Party. They don’t believe in gender or racial equality. And
the fact that they control the local… they have taken over the Rockland County
Democratic Party. We have worked very hard in Orangetown, and we hope that this
Fall we can take it back. They did get one of their people to become the
Democratic Commissioner of Elections. Hopefully she’s following the law. She is
the daughter of the…
[Moderator] Chris Sanders. Time.
Marthe Schulwolf. Ramapo Chair…
[Moderator] Chris Sanders. Time, Marthe.
Marthe Schulwolf. …who is an ultra-Orthodox.
[Moderator]
Chris Sanders. Thank you.
Marthe Schulwolf. Severe problem.”
“Meet the Committee Candidates” (June 4, 2026)
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/06/full-pdc-transcript-thursday-june-4.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eya_AhJads
Time-Code: [01:04:06,960 et seq.]
I
know not what Marthe Schulwolf’s own religious, ethnic, or cultural background
may be, but it does not matter here. She spoke as a member of the Piermont
Democratic Committee, ostensibly for your own Democratic Party generally, and
as a candidate for renewed public office as a public official in New York
State. Even in the heat of a contested election, Marthe Schulwolf had
absolutely no right to willfully and intentionally disparage the
“Ultra-Orthodox”[her words] as “cultish societies that do what the
rabbis tell them to do”, and “who don’t believe in gender or racial equality”.
Her reference to “one of their people” was similarly repugnant and
wholly dissonant with respect to traditional Democratic Party principles. I am
surprised that not one Piermont resident in the room stopped Marthe Schulwolf,
or apparently even sought to stop her, as she was making these loathsome
comments. Perhaps they were all too shocked by the comments to do so.
In
any event, Marthe Schulwolf had no right to demean, degrade, and disparage an
entire group of people, an entire class of people – my own neighbors in
Rockland County - particularly for the purposes of her own self-serving
political benefit. Her intolerant comments made in that setting violate the
U.S. Constitution, the New York State Constitution, and, I have to believe,
federal and state civil rights laws as well.
250
years ago this country was founded by those seeking free exercise of religion.
I was born the son of two New York City artists in show business who remained
life-long Democrats, and raised me in the spirit of John F. Kennedy, Robert
Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King. My father was U.S. Army crypto and intel.
JFK was his Commander-in-Chief. Years later, JFK Jr. and I became schoolmates
in Manhattan. The Democratic Party that I grew up knowing, always purported to
stand for equality and non-discrimination. Those values should be restored in
2026. I am asking that your office of the New York State Attorney General
please commence an investigation of the so-called “Piermont Democratic
Committee” and an investigation of Ms. Marthe Schulwolf individually, given Ms.
Schulwolf’s wholly-wrongful and repulsive remarks publicly made as a member of
the Piermont Democratic Committee.
Thank
you for your consideration of this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
John J. Tormey III, Esq.
1578 Third Avenue, PMB 188
New York, New York 10128 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
jtormey@optonline.net
https://www.tormey.org
yoel.lefkowitz@ag.ny.gov
Mr. Yoely (Joel) Lefkowitz
Director of Jewish Outreach and Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of the New York State Attorney General
The Capitol
Albany, New York 12224-0341 USA
ylefkowitz@gmail.com
Mr. Yoely (Joel) Lefkowitz
Director of Jewish Outreach and Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of the New York State Attorney General
28 Liberty Street, Floor 16
New York, New York 10005 USA
The Village Of Piermont, New York – Rockland County, New York
Ms. Marthe Schulwolf, A Recently-Re-Elected PDC Member
John J. Tormey III, Esq.
Law Office of John J. Tormey III, Esq.
John J. Tormey III, PLLC
1578 Third Avenue, PMB 188
New York, New York 10128 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
jtormey@optonline.net
https://www.tormey.org
nysag@ag.ny.gov
Letitia James, Attorney General
Office of the New York State Attorney General
The Capitol
Albany, New York 12224-0341 USA
anna.brower@ag.ny.gov
Anna Brower, Chief Of Staff
Office of the New York State Attorney General
28 Liberty Street, Floor 16
New York, New York 10005 USA
Aida.Vernon@ag.ny.gov
Aida Vernon, Esq. - Assistant Attorney General
Public Integrity Bureau
28 Liberty Street, Floor 16
New York, New York 10005 USA
Anti-Semitism Within The Piermont Democratic Committee (PDC)
The Village of Piermont, New York – Rockland County, New York
Ms. Marthe Schulwolf, PDC Member And PDC Candidate For Re-Election
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/06/full-pdc-transcript-thursday-june-4.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eya_AhJads
Marthe Schulwolf. Severe problem.”
“Meet the Committee Candidates” (June 4, 2026)
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/06/full-pdc-transcript-thursday-june-4.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eya_AhJads
Time-Code: [01:04:06,960 et seq.]
Otto's, FOILed Again.
Law
Office of John J. Tormey III, Esq.
John J. Tormey III, PLLC
1578 Third Avenue, PMB 188
New York, New York 10128 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
jtormey@optonline.net
https://www.tormey.org
REQUEST
UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (“FOIL”)
Friday, July 17, 2026
VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
james.mcdonald@health.ny.gov
johanne.morne@health.ny.gov
maclain.berhaupt@health.ny.gov
eugene.heslin@health.ny.gov
Dr. James V. McDonald - Commissioner of Health
Johanne E. Morne, M.S. - Executive Deputy Commissioner
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
kathy.marks@health.ny.gov
susan.cartier@health.ny.gov
Kathy S. Marks, Esq. - General Counsel
Susan Gallup Cartier, Esq. - Deputy General Counsel
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Division Of Legal Affairs
Corning Tower Building, Room 2438, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
damien.lavera@health.ny.gov
press@health.ny.gov
Damien LaVera – Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs Group
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Division Of Communications
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
gary.ginsberg@health.ny.gov
cassandra.gunter@health.ny.gov
Gary Ginsberg, Ph.D. - Director
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Center For Environmental Health
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
John J. Tormey III, PLLC
1578 Third Avenue, PMB 188
New York, New York 10128 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
jtormey@optonline.net
https://www.tormey.org
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (“FOIL”)
Friday, July 17, 2026
james.mcdonald@health.ny.gov
johanne.morne@health.ny.gov
maclain.berhaupt@health.ny.gov
eugene.heslin@health.ny.gov
Dr. James V. McDonald - Commissioner of Health
Johanne E. Morne, M.S. - Executive Deputy Commissioner
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
kathy.marks@health.ny.gov
susan.cartier@health.ny.gov
Kathy S. Marks, Esq. - General Counsel
Susan Gallup Cartier, Esq. - Deputy General Counsel
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Division Of Legal Affairs
Corning Tower Building, Room 2438, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
damien.lavera@health.ny.gov
press@health.ny.gov
Damien LaVera – Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs Group
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Division Of Communications
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
gary.ginsberg@health.ny.gov
cassandra.gunter@health.ny.gov
Gary Ginsberg, Ph.D. - Director
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Center For Environmental Health
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
christine.westerman@health.ny.gov
Christine Westerman - Director
New York State Department of Health, Division Of Environmental Health Protection
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
Re:
FOIL Request – “Otto’s Full Service” alias “Otto’s”
christine.westerman@health.ny.gov
Christine Westerman - Director
New York State Department of Health, Division Of Environmental Health Protection
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA
FOIL Request – “Otto’s Full Service” alias “Otto’s”
505
Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY 10968
Without
limitation to the further specificity of my itemized queries hereinbelow, this
FOIL request seeks all Records relating to the restaurant known as “Otto’s
Full Service” alias “Otto’s” currently located at 505
Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York 10968 USA and its principals David
Kaliff and Jill Kaliff - including without limitation all safety, health, sanitary,
food, and beverage Records, and all Records relating to maximum restaurant
capacity, parking, valet parking, fire lane access, and fire code citations or fire
code violations - from the time-period commencing Friday, May 23, 2025 through
the present day.
My
understanding is that “Otto’s Full Service” opened to the public during the
summer of 2022.
The
restaurant, David Kaliff, and Jill Kaliff are hereafter referred to herein as
the “Otto’s Parties” for ease of reference.
You
will please note that fire access violations at Otto’s were the recent subject
of a Village of Piermont Board of Trustees meeting on June 16, 2026.
Transcripts of the meeting, and analysis, can be found here:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/ottos-makes-donations-to-village.html
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/incorporated-village-of-piermont-board.html
I
am an attorney in New York, and a citizen and resident of the Town of
Orangetown and the County of Rockland. Specifically, under the New York State
Freedom of Information Law:
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html
and, as may be applicable, its state, federal, and other counterparts, including without limitation New York Public Officers Law, Article 6, Sections 84-90, and Title 5 of the United States Code, Section 552 (collectively herein referred to as “FOIL”), request is hereby made that each of you provide to this, my law office, full and complete copies of each and every document and other item of material dated, generated, or otherwise materializing from Friday, May 23, 2025 forward to the present day (collectively, “Records”) which may be at all responsive to the following requests. I am seeking, in each case to the extent as may be existing:
1.
Inspections. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any safety, health, sanitary, food, drink, beverage, maximum
restaurant capacity, parking, valet parking, fire lane access, fire code
citation, fire code violation, or other inspections of, or otherwise
concerning, the subject location of 505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont,
New York 10968 USA (the “Otto’s Location”), or otherwise relating to the
Otto’s Parties or any of them – including without limitation all restaurant
inspections, all “latest inspections”, all inspection reports, all “critical
violations”, all “non-critical violations”, and all photographic, drawn,
sketched, pictorial, and other visual images relating thereto.
2. Incidents. All Records - if any - reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Location or the Otto’s Parties, and any of the following topics, items, or issues:
accidents
ambulance calls
cleaning access issues
construction issues
contact-surface issues
contagion
contamination
contamination sources
deficiencies
dirty handwashing facilities
dirty ventilation hoods
disrepair issues
double-stacked food containers
ductwork issues
EMS calls
environmental matters
epidemic
equipment issues
exhaust fan issues
filter issues
fire lane access
fire code citations
fire code violations
food display
food dressing
food handling
food poisoning
food preparation
food processing
food sale
food service
food storage
food transportation
garbage issues
handwashing facilities in disrepair
harborage areas
hazardous conditions
hazardous materials
hazardous waste
health matters
heated storage temperatures
hospitalizations
improper design
improper fixtures
improperly-drained floors
improperly-located handwashing facilities
improperly-sized plumbing
improperly-sized sinks
inaccessible handwashing facilities
inadequate lighting
inadequate ventilation
inadequate water pressure
incidents
infection
injuries
insect-proof construction issues
insect issues
installation issues
littered premises issues
maintenance issues
maximum restaurant capacity
measures to control insect entrance
measures to control rodent entrance
medical attention incidents
medical matters
mislabeled food
missing hand-drying devices
missing single-service towels
missing sneeze-guards
missing soap
on-floor storage of food
pandemic
parking
poisoning
pollution issues
poster issues
quality-assurance issues
quality-control issues
refrigerated temperatures
refuse issues
rodent-proof construction
rodent issues
sanitary code issues
sanitation issues
sewage issues
“spreader” events
surface-finish issues
training issues
unavailable accurate thermometers
uncovered food
unprotected food
un-provided cold running water
un-provided hot running water
unsafe conditions
unsanitary conditions
unshielded fixture issues
untoward occurrences
unused quality-assurance measures
unused quality-control measures
valet parking
vermin
3.
Licenses, Permits, And Renewals. All Records reflecting,
referencing, or otherwise relating to any food-related, beverage-related,
drink-related, or other licensure, licenses, permits, or renewals of, by, for,
or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s
Location, or any of them.
4.
Alcohol Licenses, Permits, And Renewals. All Records reflecting,
referencing, or otherwise relating to any alcohol-related or other licensure,
licenses, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s
Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
5.
Applications And Renewals. All Records reflecting, referencing,
or otherwise relating to any applications or renewals for licenses, permits, or
other permissions, of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties or
any of them – including without limitation the applications themselves.
6.
“Retail Licenses”, Permits, And Renewals. Specifically, all
Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any “retail
licenses”, licensure, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning
the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – including without
limitation the licenses themselves.
7.
Adverse Actions Against Licenses Or Permits. All Records
reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any license, permit, or other
suspensions, cancellations, revocations, or terminations, of or otherwise
concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.
8.
License Transfers. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any transfer of any retail license or other transfers of,
by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or
any of them.
9.
Premises Expansions Or Real Estate Sales Or Transfers. All
Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any premises
expansions or real estate sales or transfers of, by, for, or otherwise
concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
10.
Objections. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any objections to expansions, transfers, or other proposed or
completed actions by, of, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the
Otto’s Location, or any of them.
11.
Stock. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating
to any “stockholding”, stockholder, or other equity-holder information or
changes thereto, of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the
Otto’s Location, or any of them.
12.
Property Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any property record, property title, or other property
documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the
Otto’s Location, or any of them.
13.
Insurance or Bonding Documentation. All Records reflecting,
referencing, or otherwise relating to any insurance or bonding documentation
of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location,
or any of them.
14.
Tax Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any tax, tax payment, tax history, tax credit, tax
arrearage, tax warrant, or other tax-related documentation of, by, for, or
otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
15.
Fee Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any fee, fee payment, fee history, fee credit, fee
arrearage, or other fee-related documentation of, by, for, or otherwise
concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
16.
Employment, Labor, And Immigration Matters. All Records
reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any other labor, employment,
or immigration matters of, or otherwise concerning, the Otto’s Parties, the
Otto’s Location, or any of them.
17.
Complaints. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any customer, patron, consumer, or other complaints about,
concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location,
or any of them – if any.
18.
Proceedings. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any administrative, legal, or other proceedings about, concerning,
or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of
them – if any.
19.
Claims And Litigations. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any claims, mediations, arbitrations, or litigations
about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s
Location, or any of them – if any.
20.
Enforcement Actions. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any enforcement actions or comparable actions against,
about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s
Location, or any of them – if any.
21.
Fines Or Other Penalties. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any fines, citations, tickets, civil penalties, criminal
penalties, administrative penalties, or other penalties assessed against or
otherwise imposed upon the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s
Location, or any of them – if any.
22.
Violations. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any violation, “reporting violation”, claimed violation, or other
past, present, future, or anticipated violation, breach, or other transgression
of federal, state, county, town, local, or other ordinance, rule, regulation,
requirement, statute, other law, or standard - including without limitation any
violation of rules, regulations, or other laws enforced by the Village of
Piermont, the Rockland County Department of Health, your New York State
Department of Health, or any building authority, zoning authority, or code
enforcement authority - as relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location,
or any of them, if any, and including without limitation New York State Sanitary
Code Subpart 14-1:
https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/indoors/food_safety/regs.htm
23.
E-Mails And Correspondence. All Records of any e-mails, memos,
notes, correspondence, or other writings to, from, referencing, or otherwise
relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
24.
Land Use. All land use Records such as those constituting or
relating to applications, approvals, bonding, building, certified plans, code enforcement,
complaints, compliance vel non, construction, engineering, environmental
concerns, erosion, escrows, financing, inspections, insurance, intended land
use, land disturbance, neighborhood opposition, permissions, permits, planning,
sediment control, sedimentation, soil conservation, stop-work orders,
stormwater management, taxation, variances, and zoning, including inter alia
e-mails, minutes, resolutions, and deliberative materials, relating to the
Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
25.
E-Mails And Correspondence. Specifically, I am seeking all
Records of any e-mails, memos, notes, correspondence, documents, or other
writings to, from, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties,
the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
26.
All Other Records. Specifically, I am seeking all other Records
of any other kind or nature relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s
Location, or any of them.
27.
Definition Of “Records”. “Records” should be construed in the
broadest sense and manner possible and should include “any information kept,
held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for (your agency or office)...
in any physical form whatsoever...” (FOIL,§86[4]) including without limitation
all audio recordings, blog posts, correspondence, data maintained
electronically, data, e-mails, executive summaries, extracts, faxes, instant
messages, Internet posts, letters, log-book entries, memos, paper records,
personal messages, social media communications, spreadsheets, summaries,
synopses, telephone records, test-reports, visual recordings, and any other
materials:
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html#s86
28.
Headings And Subheadings. The headings and subheadings used in
this letter are for convenience of reference purposes only, and should not be
construed to be words of limitation or otherwise of any substantive
significance relative to this FOIL request.
29.
Costs. If there are any copying or other fees for this, please
let me know what they are and how they are calculated, before filling the
request and forwarding the Records to me. As this FOIL should be considered a
matter of public importance, and as its results will be shared with the general
public and published, I am asking that any otherwise-applicable fees be waived
for this document-production. I am also asking that all documents be provided
to me electronically to the full extent possible, so as to obviate the need for
any photocopying expense.
30.
Denials And Appeals. In the event that any portion of my request
is denied, please inform me of each of the specific reasons for any such denial
in writing - and provide me with the name, address, and other contact
information of the person or entity to whom an appeal should be directed.
31.
Additional Requests. This FOIL request is not intended to be
exhaustive, and I may make additional and follow-up requests.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/ottos-makes-donations-to-village.html
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/incorporated-village-of-piermont-board.html
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html
and, as may be applicable, its state, federal, and other counterparts, including without limitation New York Public Officers Law, Article 6, Sections 84-90, and Title 5 of the United States Code, Section 552 (collectively herein referred to as “FOIL”), request is hereby made that each of you provide to this, my law office, full and complete copies of each and every document and other item of material dated, generated, or otherwise materializing from Friday, May 23, 2025 forward to the present day (collectively, “Records”) which may be at all responsive to the following requests. I am seeking, in each case to the extent as may be existing:
2. Incidents. All Records - if any - reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Location or the Otto’s Parties, and any of the following topics, items, or issues:
ambulance calls
cleaning access issues
construction issues
contact-surface issues
contagion
contamination
contamination sources
deficiencies
dirty handwashing facilities
dirty ventilation hoods
disrepair issues
double-stacked food containers
ductwork issues
EMS calls
environmental matters
epidemic
equipment issues
exhaust fan issues
filter issues
fire lane access
fire code citations
fire code violations
food display
food dressing
food handling
food poisoning
food preparation
food processing
food sale
food service
food storage
food transportation
garbage issues
handwashing facilities in disrepair
harborage areas
hazardous conditions
hazardous materials
hazardous waste
health matters
heated storage temperatures
hospitalizations
improper design
improper fixtures
improperly-drained floors
improperly-located handwashing facilities
improperly-sized plumbing
improperly-sized sinks
inaccessible handwashing facilities
inadequate lighting
inadequate ventilation
inadequate water pressure
incidents
infection
injuries
insect-proof construction issues
insect issues
installation issues
littered premises issues
maintenance issues
maximum restaurant capacity
measures to control insect entrance
measures to control rodent entrance
medical attention incidents
medical matters
mislabeled food
missing hand-drying devices
missing single-service towels
missing sneeze-guards
missing soap
on-floor storage of food
pandemic
parking
poisoning
pollution issues
poster issues
quality-assurance issues
quality-control issues
refrigerated temperatures
refuse issues
rodent-proof construction
rodent issues
sanitary code issues
sanitation issues
sewage issues
“spreader” events
surface-finish issues
training issues
unavailable accurate thermometers
uncovered food
unprotected food
un-provided cold running water
un-provided hot running water
unsafe conditions
unsanitary conditions
unshielded fixture issues
untoward occurrences
unused quality-assurance measures
unused quality-control measures
valet parking
vermin
https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/indoors/food_safety/regs.htm
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html#s86
John J. Tormey III, Esq.
VIA FAX: 1-518-474-1927, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
coog@dos.ny.gov
NYS Committee on Open Government (COOG)
Department of State
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Suite 650
Albany, New York 12231 USA
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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Tuesday,
July 14, 2026
Re:
FOIL Request – “Otto’s Full Service” alias “Otto’s” - 505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY 10968
countyexec@co.rockland.ny.us
Rockland County Executive Ed Day
Allison-Parris County Office Building
11 New Hempstead Road
New City, New York 10956 USA
VIA
FAX: 1-845-364-2671, U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
mcguink@co.rockland.ny.us
env@co.rockland.ny.us
Kevin McGuinness, Coordinator of Environmental Resources
Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources (DER)
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 6th Floor
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
VIA
FAX: 1-845-364-8961, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
kearc@co.rockland.ny.us
rcftc@co.rockland.ny.us
Christopher G. Kear, Director
Rockland County Department Of Fire And Emergency Services
35 Firemen's Memorial Drive
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
VIA
FAX: 1-845-638-5037, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
highway@co.rockland.ny.us
Charles “Skip” Vezzetti, Superintendent
Rockland County Highway Department
26 Scotland Hill Road
Chestnut Ridge, New York 10977 USA
VIA
FAX: 1-845-364-3777, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
buildingsandcodes@co.rockland.ny.us
Ed Markunas, Director
Rockland County Office Of Buildings And Codes
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
VIA
FAX: 1-845-364-3435, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
schuetzd@co.rockland.ny.us
rcplan@co.rockland.ny.us
Douglas J. Schuetz, Commissioner
Rockland County Planning Department
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building T
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
VIA
FAX: 1-845-364-3435, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
nathanj@co.rockland.ny.us
Joshua Nathanson Esq., Principal Assistant County Attorney
Rockland County Planning Department
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building T
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
VIA
FAX: 1-845-364-3902, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
vonronki@co.rockland.ny.us
Kimberly Von Ronn, Director and Public Advocate
Rockland County Office Of Consumer Protection
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 5th Floor
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
VIA
FAX: 1-845-364-3902, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
cplcal@co.rockland.ny.us
Amy McGuire, Principal Clerk
Rockland County Office Of Consumer Protection
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 5th Floor
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
Dear
County Executive Day, Mr. McGuinness, Director Kear, Superintendent Vezzetti,
Director Markunas, Commissioner Schuetz, Attorney Nathanson, Director Von Ronn,
and Ms. McGuire:
Without
limitation to the further specificity of my itemized queries hereinbelow, this
FOIL request seeks all Records relating to the restaurant known as “Otto’s
Full Service” alias “Otto’s” currently located at 505
Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York 10968 USA and its principals David
Kaliff and Jill Kaliff - including without limitation all safety, health, sanitary,
food, and beverage Records, and all Records relating to maximum restaurant
capacity, parking, valet parking, fire lane access, as well as fire code
citations or fire code violations – from the time-period commencing Friday,
May 23, 2025 through the present day.
My
understanding is that “Otto’s Full Service” opened to the public during the
summer of 2022.
The
restaurant, David Kaliff, and Jill Kaliff are hereafter referred to herein as
the “Otto’s Parties” for ease of reference.
You
will please note that fire access violations at Otto’s were the recent subject
of a Village of Piermont Board of Trustees meeting on June 16, 2026.
Transcripts of the meeting, and analysis, can be found here:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/ottos-makes-donations-to-village.html
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/incorporated-village-of-piermont-board.html
I
am an attorney in New York, and a citizen and resident of the Town of
Orangetown and the County of Rockland. Specifically, under the New York State
Freedom of Information Law:
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html
and, as may be applicable, its state, federal, and other counterparts, including without limitation New York Public Officers Law, Article 6, Sections 84-90, and Title 5 of the United States Code, Section 552 (collectively herein referred to as “FOIL”), request is hereby made that each of you provide to this, my law office, full and complete copies of each and every document and other item of material dated, generated, or otherwise materializing from Friday, May 23, 2025 forward to the present day (collectively, “Records”) which may be at all responsive to the following requests. I am seeking, in each case to the extent as may be existing:
1.
Inspections. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any safety, health, sanitary, food, drink, beverage, maximum
restaurant capacity, parking, valet parking, fire lane access, fire code
citation, fire code violation, or other inspections of, or otherwise
concerning, the subject location of 505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont,
New York 10968 USA (the “Otto’s Location”), or otherwise relating to the
Otto’s Parties or any of them – including without limitation all restaurant
inspections, all “latest inspections”, all inspection reports, all “critical
violations”, all “non-critical violations”, and all photographic, drawn,
sketched, pictorial, and other visual images relating thereto.
2. Incidents. All Records - if any - reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Location or the Otto’s Parties, and any of the following topics, items, or issues:
accidents
ambulance calls
cleaning access issues
construction issues
contact-surface issues
contagion
contamination
contamination sources
deficiencies
dirty handwashing facilities
dirty ventilation hoods
disrepair issues
double-stacked food containers
ductwork issues
EMS calls
environmental matters
epidemic
equipment issues
exhaust fan issues
filter issues
fire lane access
fire code citations
fire code violations
food display
food dressing
food handling
food poisoning
food preparation
food processing
food sale
food service
food storage
food transportation
garbage issues
handwashing facilities in disrepair
harborage areas
hazardous conditions
hazardous materials
hazardous waste
health matters
heated storage temperatures
hospitalizations
improper design
improper fixtures
improperly-drained floors
improperly-located handwashing facilities
improperly-sized plumbing
improperly-sized sinks
inaccessible handwashing facilities
inadequate lighting
inadequate ventilation
inadequate water pressure
incidents
infection
injuries
insect-proof construction issues
insect issues
installation issues
littered premises issues
maintenance issues
maximum restaurant capacity
measures to control insect entrance
measures to control rodent entrance
medical attention incidents
medical matters
mislabeled food
missing hand-drying devices
missing single-service towels
missing sneeze-guards
missing soap
on-floor storage of food
pandemic
parking
poisoning
pollution issues
poster issues
quality-assurance issues
quality-control issues
refrigerated temperatures
refuse issues
rodent-proof construction
rodent issues
sanitary code issues
sanitation issues
sewage issues
“spreader” events
surface-finish issues
training issues
unavailable accurate thermometers
uncovered food
unprotected food
un-provided cold running water
un-provided hot running water
unsafe conditions
unsanitary conditions
unshielded fixture issues
untoward occurrences
unused quality-assurance measures
unused quality-control measures
valet parking
vermin
3.
Licenses, Permits, And Renewals. All Records reflecting,
referencing, or otherwise relating to any food-related, beverage-related,
drink-related, or other licensure, licenses, permits, or renewals of, by, for,
or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s
Location, or any of them.
4.
Alcohol Licenses, Permits, And Renewals. All Records reflecting,
referencing, or otherwise relating to any alcohol-related or other licensure,
licenses, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s
Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
5.
Applications And Renewals. All Records reflecting, referencing,
or otherwise relating to any applications or renewals for licenses, permits, or
other permissions, of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties or
any of them – including without limitation the applications themselves.
6.
“Retail Licenses”, Permits, And Renewals. Specifically, all
Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any “retail
licenses”, licensure, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning
the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – including without
limitation the licenses themselves.
7.
Adverse Actions Against Licenses Or Permits. All Records
reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any license, permit, or other
suspensions, cancellations, revocations, or terminations, of or otherwise
concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.
8.
License Transfers. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any transfer of any retail license or other transfers of,
by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or
any of them.
9.
Premises Expansions Or Real Estate Sales Or Transfers. All
Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any premises
expansions or real estate sales or transfers of, by, for, or otherwise
concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
10.
Objections. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any objections to expansions, transfers, or other proposed or
completed actions by, of, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the
Otto’s Location, or any of them.
11.
Stock. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating
to any “stockholding”, stockholder, or other equity-holder information or
changes thereto, of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the
Otto’s Location, or any of them.
12.
Property Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any property record, property title, or other property
documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the
Otto’s Location, or any of them.
13.
Insurance or Bonding Documentation. All Records reflecting,
referencing, or otherwise relating to any insurance or bonding documentation
of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location,
or any of them.
14.
Tax Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any tax, tax payment, tax history, tax credit, tax
arrearage, tax warrant, or other tax-related documentation of, by, for, or
otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
15.
Fee Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any fee, fee payment, fee history, fee credit, fee
arrearage, or other fee-related documentation of, by, for, or otherwise
concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
16.
Employment, Labor, And Immigration Matters. All Records
reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any other labor, employment,
or immigration matters of, or otherwise concerning, the Otto’s Parties, the
Otto’s Location, or any of them.
17.
Complaints. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any customer, patron, consumer, or other complaints about,
concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location,
or any of them – if any.
18.
Proceedings. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any administrative, legal, or other proceedings about, concerning,
or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of
them – if any.
19.
Claims And Litigations. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any claims, mediations, arbitrations, or litigations
about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s
Location, or any of them – if any.
20.
Enforcement Actions. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any enforcement actions or comparable actions against,
about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location,
or any of them – if any.
21.
Fines Or Other Penalties. All Records reflecting, referencing, or
otherwise relating to any fines, citations, tickets, civil penalties, criminal
penalties, administrative penalties, or other penalties assessed against or
otherwise imposed upon the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s
Location, or any of them – if any.
22.
Violations. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise
relating to any violation, “reporting violation”, claimed violation, or other
past, present, future, or anticipated violation, breach, or other transgression
of federal, state, county, town, local, or other ordinance, rule, regulation,
requirement, statute, other law, or standard - including without limitation any
violation of rules, regulations, or other laws enforced by the Village of
Piermont, your Rockland County Department of Health, the New York State
Department of Health, or any building authority, zoning authority, or code
enforcement authority - as relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location,
or any of them, if any, and including without limitation New York State Sanitary
Code Subpart 14-1:
https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/indoors/food_safety/regs.htm
23.
E-Mails And Correspondence. All Records of any e-mails, memos,
notes, correspondence, or other writings to, from, referencing, or otherwise
relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
24.
Land Use. All land use Records such as those constituting or
relating to applications, approvals, bonding, building, certified plans, code enforcement,
complaints, compliance vel non, construction, engineering, environmental
concerns, erosion, escrows, financing, inspections, insurance, intended land
use, land disturbance, neighborhood opposition, permissions, permits, planning,
sediment control, sedimentation, soil conservation, stop-work orders,
stormwater management, taxation, variances, and zoning, including inter alia
e-mails, minutes, resolutions, and deliberative materials, relating to the
Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
25.
E-Mails And Correspondence. Specifically, I am seeking all
Records of any e-mails, memos, notes, correspondence, documents, or other
writings to, from, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties,
the Otto’s Location, or any of them.
26.
All Other Records. Specifically, I am seeking all other Records
of any other kind or nature relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s
Location, or any of them.
27.
Definition Of “Records”. “Records” should be construed in the
broadest sense and manner possible and should include “any information kept,
held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for (your agency or office)...
in any physical form whatsoever...” (FOIL,§86[4]) including without limitation
all audio recordings, blog posts, correspondence, data maintained
electronically, data, e-mails, executive summaries, extracts, faxes, instant
messages, Internet posts, letters, log-book entries, memos, paper records,
personal messages, social media communications, spreadsheets, summaries,
synopses, telephone records, test-reports, visual recordings, and any other
materials:
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html#s86
28.
Headings And Subheadings. The headings and subheadings used in
this letter are for convenience of reference purposes only, and should not be
construed to be words of limitation or otherwise of any substantive
significance relative to this FOIL request.
29.
Costs. If there are any copying or other fees for this, please
let me know what they are and how they are calculated, before filling the
request and forwarding the Records to me. As this FOIL should be considered a
matter of public importance, and as its results will be shared with the general
public and published, I am asking that any otherwise-applicable fees be waived
for this document-production. I am also asking that all documents be provided
to me electronically to the full extent possible, so as to obviate the need for
any photocopying expense.
30.
Denials And Appeals. In the event that any portion of my request
is denied, please inform me of each of the specific reasons for any such denial
in writing - and provide me with the name, address, and other contact
information of the person or entity to whom an appeal should be directed.
31.
Additional Requests. This FOIL request is not intended to be
exhaustive, and I may make additional and follow-up requests.
I
will appreciate a response from you and your office as soon as possible. I look
forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
Very
truly yours,
John J. Tormey III, Esq.
cc:
VIA FAX: 1-518-474-1927, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
coog@dos.ny.gov
NYS Committee on Open Government (COOG)
Department of State
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Suite 650
Albany, New York 12231 USA
VIA
FAX: 1-914-682-0708, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
boardsandcommissions@co.rockland.ny.us
silverberg@szlawfirm.net
Steven M. Silverberg Esq., Chair
Rockland County Planning Board
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building T
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
1578 Third Avenue, PMB 188
New York, New York 10128 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
jtormey@optonline.net
https://www.tormey.org
REQUEST
UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (“FOIL”)
FOIL Request – “Otto’s Full Service” alias “Otto’s” - 505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY 10968
countyexec@co.rockland.ny.us
Rockland County Executive Ed Day
Allison-Parris County Office Building
11 New Hempstead Road
New City, New York 10956 USA
mcguink@co.rockland.ny.us
env@co.rockland.ny.us
Kevin McGuinness, Coordinator of Environmental Resources
Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources (DER)
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 6th Floor
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
kearc@co.rockland.ny.us
rcftc@co.rockland.ny.us
Christopher G. Kear, Director
Rockland County Department Of Fire And Emergency Services
35 Firemen's Memorial Drive
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
highway@co.rockland.ny.us
Charles “Skip” Vezzetti, Superintendent
Rockland County Highway Department
26 Scotland Hill Road
Chestnut Ridge, New York 10977 USA
buildingsandcodes@co.rockland.ny.us
Ed Markunas, Director
Rockland County Office Of Buildings And Codes
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
schuetzd@co.rockland.ny.us
rcplan@co.rockland.ny.us
Douglas J. Schuetz, Commissioner
Rockland County Planning Department
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building T
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
nathanj@co.rockland.ny.us
Joshua Nathanson Esq., Principal Assistant County Attorney
Rockland County Planning Department
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building T
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
vonronki@co.rockland.ny.us
Kimberly Von Ronn, Director and Public Advocate
Rockland County Office Of Consumer Protection
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 5th Floor
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
cplcal@co.rockland.ny.us
Amy McGuire, Principal Clerk
Rockland County Office Of Consumer Protection
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 5th Floor
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/ottos-makes-donations-to-village.html
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/incorporated-village-of-piermont-board.html
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html
and, as may be applicable, its state, federal, and other counterparts, including without limitation New York Public Officers Law, Article 6, Sections 84-90, and Title 5 of the United States Code, Section 552 (collectively herein referred to as “FOIL”), request is hereby made that each of you provide to this, my law office, full and complete copies of each and every document and other item of material dated, generated, or otherwise materializing from Friday, May 23, 2025 forward to the present day (collectively, “Records”) which may be at all responsive to the following requests. I am seeking, in each case to the extent as may be existing:
2. Incidents. All Records - if any - reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Location or the Otto’s Parties, and any of the following topics, items, or issues:
ambulance calls
cleaning access issues
construction issues
contact-surface issues
contagion
contamination
contamination sources
deficiencies
dirty handwashing facilities
dirty ventilation hoods
disrepair issues
double-stacked food containers
ductwork issues
EMS calls
environmental matters
epidemic
equipment issues
exhaust fan issues
filter issues
fire lane access
fire code citations
fire code violations
food display
food dressing
food handling
food poisoning
food preparation
food processing
food sale
food service
food storage
food transportation
garbage issues
handwashing facilities in disrepair
harborage areas
hazardous conditions
hazardous materials
hazardous waste
health matters
heated storage temperatures
hospitalizations
improper design
improper fixtures
improperly-drained floors
improperly-located handwashing facilities
improperly-sized plumbing
improperly-sized sinks
inaccessible handwashing facilities
inadequate lighting
inadequate ventilation
inadequate water pressure
incidents
infection
injuries
insect-proof construction issues
insect issues
installation issues
littered premises issues
maintenance issues
maximum restaurant capacity
measures to control insect entrance
measures to control rodent entrance
medical attention incidents
medical matters
mislabeled food
missing hand-drying devices
missing single-service towels
missing sneeze-guards
missing soap
on-floor storage of food
pandemic
parking
poisoning
pollution issues
poster issues
quality-assurance issues
quality-control issues
refrigerated temperatures
refuse issues
rodent-proof construction
rodent issues
sanitary code issues
sanitation issues
sewage issues
“spreader” events
surface-finish issues
training issues
unavailable accurate thermometers
uncovered food
unprotected food
un-provided cold running water
un-provided hot running water
unsafe conditions
unsanitary conditions
unshielded fixture issues
untoward occurrences
unused quality-assurance measures
unused quality-control measures
valet parking
vermin
https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/indoors/food_safety/regs.htm
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html#s86
John J. Tormey III, Esq.
VIA FAX: 1-518-474-1927, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
coog@dos.ny.gov
NYS Committee on Open Government (COOG)
Department of State
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Suite 650
Albany, New York 12231 USA
boardsandcommissions@co.rockland.ny.us
silverberg@szlawfirm.net
Steven M. Silverberg Esq., Chair
Rockland County Planning Board
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building T
Pomona, New York 10970 USA
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