Department of Investigation

Construction Overseers Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Luis Sánchez Almonte

Nov. 21, 2019, 2:24 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez presses rare manslaughter prosecutions in the 2018 fatal crushing of excavation worker Luis Sánchez Almonte in Sunset Park.

Public Housing

‘Shoddy Work’ by No-Bid Contractors Now a Target for NYCHA’s Federal Monitor

Nov. 5, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Weeks after a special report by THE CITY on costly unsupervised construction jobs, the Housing Authority is put on notice to clean up its act.

Special Report

NYCHA’s $250 Million No-Bid — and Sometimes No-Work — Repair Jobs

Oct. 7, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

One contractor has pocketed nearly $2 million — including for labor investigators say apparently was performed by Housing Authority employees.

Brooklyn

City Probers Flagged Anti-Violence Group Cited After Brownsville Shooting

Sept. 10, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Investigators slammed Man Up!’s Andre Mitchell for financial and hiring practices while getting taxpayer funds, records obtained by THE CITY show.

NYCHA

City Probers Looking at NYCHA’s New Lead Clean-up Mess

June 12, 2019, 4:05 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Crews used expired dust wipes when determining whether apartments are lead-free — spurring examinations by the Department of Investigation and NYCHA.

Conflicts of Interest

Mayor de Blasio’s Nonprofit Got Developer’s Check After $12m Deal — and a Call

May 28, 2019, 8:20 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Newly uncensored portions of a Department of Investigation report reveal that de Blasio phoned a developer who got land and financing from City Hall.

Conflicts of Interest

De Blasio-Style Fundraising Tactics Now Subject to Fines

May 9, 2019, 5:07 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

City officials now can be penalized for raising money for city-tied nonprofits from people with pending city business, under new conflict rules.

Conflicts of Interest

City Ethics Watchdog Urged to Consider Penalties in Mayor’s Fundraising Flap

May 2, 2019, 4:19 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:24 a.m.

Good government groups also asked the Conflicts of Interest Board to declare whether Mayor de Blasio violated rules in wake of THE CITY’s reporting.

Special Report

PAC-Man de Blasio Gobbles Up Donations from People with City Business

April 26, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Mayor de Blasio’s Fairness PAC says it vets donors to eliminate anyone doing business with City Hall. But THE CITY found multiple potential conflicts.

Special Report

Mayor de Blasio Violated Ethics Rules in Seeking Donations Despite Warnings, Probe Finds

April 17, 2019, 4:41 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

De Blasio solicited donations from individuals seeking tax breaks, deed transfers and other favors from his istration, according to a DOI report.

Department of Investigation

Construction Overseers Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Luis Sánchez Almonte

‘Shoddy Work’ by No-Bid Contractors Now a Target for NYCHA’s Federal Monitor

NYCHA’s $250 Million No-Bid — and Sometimes No-Work — Repair Jobs

City Probers Flagged Anti-Violence Group Cited After Brownsville Shooting

City Probers Looking at NYCHA’s New Lead Clean-up Mess

Mayor de Blasio’s Nonprofit Got Developer’s Check After $12m Deal — and a Call

De Blasio-Style Fundraising Tactics Now Subject to Fines

City Ethics Watchdog Urged to Consider Penalties in Mayor’s Fundraising Flap

PAC-Man de Blasio Gobbles Up Donations from People with City Business

Mayor de Blasio Violated Ethics Rules in Seeking Donations Despite Warnings, Probe Finds

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