#DA Melinda Katz used security detail like Bill de Blasio

#DA Melinda Katz used security detail like Bill de Blasio

“DA Melinda Katz used security detail like Bill de Blasio” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz tasked her publicly funded security detail with helping her move — similar to former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s documented misuse of his protection team. The top Queens prosecutor’s use of her security detail was reminiscent of how de Blasio — who…

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#The DOI’s unfair slam of the NYPD

#The DOI’s unfair slam of the NYPD

“#The DOI’s unfair slam of the NYPD” Friday’s city Department of Investigation report on the NYPD’s performance in handling the chaotic Black Lives Matter protests this spring wasn’t the utter slam that headlines and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s video apology made it seem, but it’s still unrealistic and unfair. In particular, the report’s focus on…

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#NYC official busted for using fraudulent parking placard

#NYC official busted for using fraudulent parking placard

“#NYC official busted for using fraudulent parking placard” A senior city housing official was busted for using a fraudulent parking placard, officials said Wednesday. Vivian Louie, assistant commissioner for the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, faces up to seven years behind bars after city investigators found a photocopy of an official city placard…

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