Remarks by Richard "Buzzy" Sklar
119 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 5
- Play at 1:23:11
“I'm talking when it's in the shops. And why would we move it, considering we have things going on until the end of July... 18th is the third game. Are we compelled to move it out of the shops? We are. That's the reason for moving it.”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:23:28
“So if they're not playing ball with us, no pun intended, from the beginning, why are we even, you know?”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:23:48
“There's going to be different people coming in all the time for this.”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:24:47
“Again, you know I'm a huge supporter of the restaurants there. We see each other. Again, I just want to see what kind of branding we can truly get out of it. That's fair. So that it becomes a true moment. Like I said, the branding on the floor, no instinct.”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:25:18
“I won't spoil it, and I'll figure out a way that... Do we know, because I know a lot of times when teams come in, they stay at the St. Regis. Have we spoken to the St. Regis to see any pre-bookings of what teams are staying here?”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:31:50
“I just have one more question, one last question. So we're paying for this guy's kiosk for him to sell products out of? Yeah.”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:32:04
“So basically we're providing this guy a kiosk, building it for him. He's selling the products, and we're getting nothing for it.”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:32:11
“It says here, kiosk rental, installation, materials, and we're paying for the products. And he keeps the money for it?”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:32:27
“We're basically paying for this guy to make money off the kiosk.”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:33:50
“Mr. Mayor, I mean Mr. Vice Mayor. I remember when we had our meeting at the Seaview and people were saying, boycott the shops. At the end of the day, that doesn't hurt the landlord. It hurts the shopkeepers. It hurts the restaurateurs. So I think it's our job also to try and separate the two. You know, we're all in favor of the restaurants doing well because it makes us do well. Unfortunately, they're probably on a percent rent, which at the end of the day also benefits the landlord. But we really have to try and separate the two. These restaurants have been very good to a lot of us here.…”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:36:17
“It says Village of Bell Harbor, not just Bell Harbor. Bell Harbor Village.”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:38:43
“Say no. I don't know. It's okay. Okay. You can say no.”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:39:54
“coming into this um but you did a really good job and you stood your ground so i complimented for that can you present to us in an ltc what the pr plan around this is because having a great thing there without a plan behind it really doesn't matter like you'd like to say 100 yes sir thank you thank you very much thank you excellent”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:40:22
“I'm going to keep this very, very short. I asked our legal over a month ago to get me information. I still have not received that information over a month later, so I'm going to roll this over to the next meeting until I get the required information that I asked for.”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:41:24
“You need better legs, right? Maybe. Okay, okay, okay. Are you getting a little slap happy at the late hour?”
Village Council · May 19, 2026
- Play at 27:50
“I think both yourself and Eitan put it very, very clearly. When you watched Matthew's video, he was all about affordability, affordability, we're giving back to the community. How you go from 208 units of affordable housing to 18 units is kind of ridiculous. It really is crazy. At the end of the day, the hotel increased 5x from what the original plan was. So he's pretty much letting us know he wants to have a hotel. And that's what he's showing us. He doesn't care about affordable housing. We have to really keep that in mind. So Mr. Mayor, thank you very much for your time.”
Village Council · Apr 27, 2026
- Play at 1:39:07
“Thank you. Thank you. Sorry? I don't know if my mic working? Yeah, there you go. The one thing that I really appreciate is the support of the community. And the continued support of the community is going to be one of the most important things. I think outreach is unbelievable for you guys to get involved with, whether it's calling our local representatives. I don't want to assume, but the Attorney General, it's an election year and donations go a very, very long way in this political arena. So whether it's letter writing, phone calling, donations to the right people to help move the needle,…”
Village Council · Apr 27, 2026
- Play at 1:41:01
“No, Mr. Mayor, I think I said my piece. Thank you.”
Village Council · Apr 27, 2026
- Play at 1:51:10
“Here. You want to shred these? Because I have notes and stuff on them.”
Village Council · Apr 27, 2026