Department of Investigation

De Blasio Blames His Failure to Pay 2017 Legal Bill on the 2020 Pandemic

Oct. 14, 2021, 7:32 p.m.Oct. 16, 2024, 8:27 a.m.

The mayor, who owes $435,000 to a law firm that lobbies the city, promised to repay the debt “over time” after citing the COVID crisis. Meanwhile, he’s still refusing to reimburse taxpayers $320,000 for his presidential campaign NYPD security.

Bill de Blasio

Mayor de Blasio’s $1 Million Bill: He Owes Lawyers, Lobbyists and Taxpayers

Oct. 12, 2021, 8:07 p.m.Oct. 16, 2024, 8:26 a.m.

The mayor, who’s eying a run for governor, will leave office with debts ranging from legal bills from probes of his fundraising tactics to his tab for using NYPD security during his short-lived presidential campaign, THE CITY’s examination found.

Bill de Blasio

De Blasio Refuses to Pay $320K Running Bill for Presidential Campaign NYPD Security

Oct. 7, 2021, 7:45 p.m.Oct. 7, 2021, 7:45 p.m.

The mayor secretly asked whether taxpayers could pick up the tab for his police detail as he traversed the country — and was told no. He’s refusing to pony up, and has little campaign cash on hand as he flirts with a run for governor.

NYCHA

NYCHA Bribe Investigation Snares Contractors Who Made Millions From No-Bid Work, Officials Say

Sept. 20, 2021, 9:05 p.m.Feb. 6, 2024, 12:33 p.m.

Vendors ponied up everything from cash to booze to get repair jobs, the Department of Investigation and the Brooklyn DA’s Office found. The nine arrests came after THE CITY revealed the potential for corruption with “micro-purchase” contracts.

NYPD

Read the Words of Top Cops Defending NYPD Response to Racial Justice Protests

May 19, 2021, 7:26 p.m.May 19, 2021, 7:26 p.m.

After THE CITY revealed that Commissioner Dermot Shea told interviewers officers did a “phenomenal job,” the Department of Investigation made the unusual move to post transcripts of interviews with him and another member of NYPD brass.

Campaign 2021

Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Water-Meter Bribe Probe Preceded 2004 Departure from Big City Schools Job

May 17, 2021, 2:39 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:56 a.m.

Brooklyn Democratic primary contender lied to an investigator before acknowledging she directed her dad to pay $300 to make a $12,500 utility bill vanish, city records state.

NYPD

How the NYPD Failed to Learn the Lessons of Past Protest Policing Missteps

Dec. 20, 2020, 2:18 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

The Department of Investigation’s damning report echoes criticism of police handling of arrests at the Republic National Convention in 2004 and Occupy Wall Street years later. “It is deja vu all over again,” DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett said.