Sentences with phrase «city investigation»

But an earlier 2011 New York City investigation of the incident, which included interviews with multiple Verizon officials who worked on the E-rate project, put more of the blame on the carrier and another contractor, IBM.

While legally required to offer a public - school - equivalent education, there is an ongoing New York City investigation into practices at some schools in the highly insular ultra-Orthodox community, with claims that more than a few used by the Hasidic religious group prioritize religious studies to the point that many students graduating 12th grade are near ignorant when it comes to anything more than basic math, grammar, science or history, leaving them all but unemployable.

The Quinnipiac University poll comes as de Blasio is embroiled in several federal, state and city investigations into his fundraising activities.

«There is a real problem with construction safety,» said Mark G. Peters of the New York City Investigation Department.

City Investigations Commissioner Mark Peters said Ponte spent 90 days there last year, running up thousands in gas and toll bills, and was absent from the city during 27 violent incidents at city jails — including three guard slashings and an inmate escape.

The store's numbers haven't been pretty either: Same - store sales growth last quarter was at its lowest level since 2009, a fact blamed in part on the New York City investigation and on the longer - term concern that it is facing stiff competition in the healthy - eating ethos up and down the grocery food chain — from Kroger (KR) and Walmart (WMT) to Trader Joe's and Sprouts (SFM).

Department of Correction Commissioner Cynthia Brann and eight other senior DOC officials were fined Tuesday for misusing their city - owned cars, more than six months after a city investigation into widespread misuse of the vehicles at the department forced then - Commissioner Joe Ponte to leave his position.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, a close ally of Mayor Bill de Blasio, said Wednesday it's «very troubling» that the mayor's office impeded a city investigation of a botched Lower...

The mayor, who is facing multiple state, federal and city investigations, is reportedly having trouble selling tickets.

The subsequent investigation found that the company had left the non-union workers off the books when it submitted requests for funds to the city

Top de Blasio administration officials were in the loop about its approval to turn a Lower East Side nursing home into luxury condos — and some were even complicit in the shady deal, despite Mayor Bill de Blasio insisting he was in the dark, a city investigation has revealed.

The chief concern for locals could be found in a section of election law (cited in the city investigation) that states anyone (or any entity) convicted of illegally transferring funds from one candidate to another, a class E felony, could be required to pay it back.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, a close ally of Mayor Bill de Blasio, said Wednesday it's «very troubling» that the mayor's office impeded a city investigation of a botched Lower East Side real estate deal.

The city Investigation Department, which routinely vets appointments to high - level municipal positions, recommended that Mr. Ponte not promote William Clemons, a veteran correction official whom the commissioner wanted to make his chief of department, the highest uniformed position.

In addition to Alexander's termination, three other shelter employees remain suspended with pay until the city investigation is complete.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is set to launch a City investigations and criminal litigation practice with the hire of Kingsley Napley heavyweight Stephen Pollard.