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Posted inEric Adams
Department of Investigation Opens Inquiry into a Key Adams Aide, Winnie Greco
City Hall asked the department to act after THE CITY reported s that Greco tried to benefit improperly from her role as the mayor’s powerful Director of Asian Affairs.
Posted inCity Government
Department of Ignored: Agencies Refuse to Heed Hundreds of DOI Recommendations
Nearly 500 Department of Investigation suggestions for improving agencies and protecting civil rights over the past decade got “accepted” but never implemented, its records show.
Posted inDepartment of Investigation
Fake Safety Log Papered Over Construction Worker’s Life-Altering Injury, Suit Alleges
City Department of Investigation probing a supervisor’s allegation that her signature was forged on a contractor’s document filed to show safety procedures got followed.
Posted inBill de Blasio
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio Slapped With Record Fine Over Public Money for NYPD Detail
In response, de Blasio immediately filed a lawsuit against the board that had warned him against billing the city for police protection on his presidential campaign.
Posted inNYPD
NYPD Oversight Board May Halt Probes of Biased Policing Over Lack of Funding
Civilian Complaint Review Board interim chair Arva Rice said Wednesday that a new unit launched in October to investigate racial profiling and police bias won’t have enough funds to operate past June under the mayor’s proposed budget.
Posted inParks Department
Embattled Tree Bros Hang on to City Pruning Contract With DOI Monitorship
When the sibling owners of Dragonetti Brothers Landscaping were indicted in an insurance scam last year, tree maintenance in Brooklyn and Queens was put on hold. But the city Department of Investigation is working with Parks officials to rev up the chainsaws again.
Posted inPublic Safety
New NYPD Inspector General Faces Department Resistant to Recommended Reforms
Charles Guria takes on the official watchdog job with a strong resume but a weak hand, as Department of Investigation records show limited compliance with past directives for change.
Posted inNYCHA
Investigators Advised NYCHA Three Years Ago to Ban E-bikes. 25 Related Fires Later, It’s Finally Taking Action.
NYCHA declined to answer THE CITY’s questions about why it took so long to respond to the Department of Investigation’s suggestion.
Posted inJails
City Jail Officials Ignored Investigators’ Push to Modernize Record Keeping
Three years ago, the Department of Investigation recommended that the Department of Correction update its system of tracking violent incidents from old-school secret logbooks to a transparent digital system. Nothing has changed yet.