Robert Ehrlich resides in the small Long Island, N.Y., village of Sea Cliff, where he recently threw the local government into chaos with a bizarre proclamation. Joined by three supporters on ...

Try that in a small town. The founder of beloved cheese-puff brand Pirate’s Booty claims to be the mayor of a newly formed Long Island town-within-a-town in a “legal” maneuver that is being ...

It all started last Monday, when Robert Ehrlich, the founder of Pirate’s Booty Snacks, marched into the Village Hall in Sea Cliff (pop. 5,000) and announced that he was now the mayor.

Pirate’s Booty Founder and East Village Dive Bar Owner Proclaims He’s Now a Small-Town NY Mayor Snack king Robert Ehrlich is a write-in candidate for his tiny village of Sea Cliff — and ...

Robert Ehrlich, 66, is using a little-known New York law to declare himself mayor of a village within the village of Sea Cliff, Long Island. James Messerschmidt “I have so many great ideas.