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Department of Investigation

NYC Could Reach Settlement With Federal Government Over Public Housing Soon

Was the resignation of the head of New York City's public housing system connected to a potential settlement with the federal government?
By Madina Toure

Olivia Benson Lied to Us: NYC Lawmakers Seek to Reform the NYPD’s Sex Crimes Unit

The country's largest police force has an understaffed and undertrained division for probing sex crime cases.
By Madina Toure

NYC’s Corruption Watchdog Could Be Saved From Politically-Motivated Firings

City Council is debating a law that would prohibit de Blasio from firing the DOI commissioner.
By Madina Toure
A dead rat at a refugee camp in Germany (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

Probe Finds ‘Serious Deficiencies’—And Dead Rats—at Homeless Shelters

By Will Bredderman
DA Cyrus Vance.

Fifty Arrested Through Building Inspection Investigation

By Lauren Elkies Schram
Rachel Noerdlinger with Rev. Al Sharpton and Chirlane McCray. (Photo: NYC Mayor's Office)

McCray Picks Gracie Staffer as $200K Noerdlinger Replacement

By Will Bredderman
Three DEP workers ditched the truck for planes to Las Vegas and seats at Yankee Stadium. (Flicker Creative Commons)

Texas Company Bribed City Workers With Money and Vegas Trips to Get Contracts Renewed

By John Bonazzo
Mayor Bill de Blasio at a Staten Island press conference today.

Despite Questions, de Blasio Declares ‘Case Closed’ on Rachel Noerdlinger

By Jillian Jorgensen
Council members Mark Treyger and Eric Ulrich. (Photo: William Alatrist for the New York City Council)

Sponsors of Sandy Monitor Bill Say Bill de Blasio Should Have Nothing to Hide

By Jillian Jorgensen
Jumaane Williams (Photo: Facebook)

Mayor de Blasio’s Investigations Pick Sails Forward With One Abstention

By Ross Barkan

City Council Grills de Blasio’s Investigations Pick

By Colin Campbell

A Conversation With Mark Peters, Bill de Blasio’s Pick for DOI Commissioner

By Jill Colvin
Mark Peters. (Photo: edwardswildman.com)

De Blasio Nominates Former Campaign Treasurer for City’s Chief Investigator

By Jill Colvin
Bribes won't land you a NYCHA apartment.

NYCHA Caretaker Arrested: Worker Allegedly Promised Public Housing Placements In Exchange for Cash

By Kim Velsey
Elevator victim Suzanne Hart (courtesy of Facebook)

Elevator That Killed Young & Rubicam Executive Had Dodgy Safety Protocols, City Confirms

A horse drawn carriage waits to move outside of Central Park (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The Carriage Horse Wars Stampede Through City Hall

By Anna Sanders

Another Friday Afternoon, Another Announcement of Bad News at Deutsche Bank Building

By Eliot Brown

City Employee Arrested in Wake of Crane Collapse

By Eliot Brown

Blaming the Victim?

By Observer Staff
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