#Police had no basis to stop, frisk Elijah McClain: probe

#Police had no basis to stop, frisk Elijah McClain: probe

“#Police had no basis to stop, frisk Elijah McClain: probe” Police officers in Aurora, Colorado had no reasonable basis to stop and frisk Elijah McClain, or put him in a chokehold, according to an independent investigation into the unarmed black man’s fatal 2019 arrest released on Monday. The probe by a panel of outside legal…

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#NYC tax agency subpoenaed in Trump criminal probe

#NYC tax agency subpoenaed in Trump criminal probe

“#NYC tax agency subpoenaed in Trump criminal probe” The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has subpoenaed a New York City property tax agency as part of a criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s company, the agency confirmed on Friday, suggesting prosecutors are examining the former president’s efforts to reduce his commercial real-estate taxes for possible evidence of…

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#Cuomo policy may have led to 1K nursing home deaths: watchdog

#Cuomo policy may have led to 1K nursing home deaths: watchdog

“#Cuomo policy may have led to 1K nursing home deaths: watchdog” The Cuomo administration’s controversial directive for nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients amid the pandemic likely did lead to a spike in resident deaths, an analysis of its own data revealed Thursday. The study by the nonprofit Empire Center for Public Policy tied “several…

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#NY Assembly GOP eyes Cuomo ‘impeachment commission’ amid nursing home scandal

#NY Assembly GOP eyes Cuomo ‘impeachment commission’ amid nursing home scandal

“#NY Assembly GOP eyes Cuomo ‘impeachment commission’ amid nursing home scandal” State Assembly Republicans are moving to form an impeachment commission “to gather facts and evidence” surrounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “handling and subsequent cover-up of the COVID-19 crisis in nursing homes” across New York, they announced Thursday. The Assembly Republican Conference next week will introduce…

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#MTA worker fired after using sick time for getaways

#MTA worker fired after using sick time for getaways

“#MTA worker fired after using sick time for getaways” His luck ran out. An MTA worker was fired after abusing paid sick leave over several years to spend extended weekends gambling at a casino in Atlantic City, according to a report from the office of Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny. The now-former employee — a traffic…

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#Manhattan DA probing loans to Trump buildings

#Manhattan DA probing loans to Trump buildings

“#Manhattan DA probing loans to Trump buildings” Manhattan prosecutors are probing nearly $300 million in loans to some of Donald Trump’s iconic properties in the city, according to a report. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office is investigating loans the former president took out on the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, the Trump International Hotel and…

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#NYC DOE accused of stalling fraud probe at Queens HS

#NYC DOE accused of stalling fraud probe at Queens HS

“#NYC DOE accused of stalling fraud probe at Queens HS” Eighteen months after the city launched a probe of academic fraud at Maspeth High School, investigators have yet to interview the school’s leaders — stalling completion of the case, The Post has learned. A group of fed-up Maspeth teachers came forward in August 2019 with…

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