Councilmember Kristy Marmorato's Weekly Newsletter

Councilwoman Kristy Marmorato

Dear Neighbors,

This week, we continued to support our community through several events and food giveaways!

We hosted another beautiful street co-naming ceremony honoring Suzanne Arlak, and provided fresh produce and meals to our seniors and friends at Pelham Parkway Houses, Throggs Neck Houses, 3555 Bruckner Blvd., Throggs Neck BID, and Edgewater Park. Our team was also honored to collaborate with the NYPD 49th Precinct for their Domestic Violence Giveaway.

This weekend, we kicked off Italian Heritage month with our Columbus Day celebrations! On Friday, we marked the 48th Annual Morris Park Columbus Day Kickoff Party, celebrating our Italian-American Heritage and Community. Sunday witnessed another successful Morris Park Columbus Day Parade!

In this week's newsletter, you will find details about the district events that took place this week, along with information about various upcoming events we have planned.

It is an honor to represent you in the New York City Council and to continue fighting to keep our community safe, healthy, and prosperous!

Sincerely,

Councilwoman Kristy Marmorato

District 13, Bronx

 

Throggs Neck Houses Food Giveaway

October 8, 2025

Our Throggs Neck Houses food giveaway was a big hit! We distributed 300 bags of fresh produce and 150 hot meals to our neighbors. 

3555 Bruckner Blvd. Produce Giveaway

October 8, 2025

Proud to provide fresh produce to the families at 3555 Bruckner Blvd.

Suzanne Arlak Way October 8, 2025

Another beautiful street co-naming ceremony honoring a lifelong public servant member of our community.

Suzanne Arlak served our community as a crossing guard, keeping our constituents safe at the corner of Bruckner Blvd. and Logan Ave.

May Suzanne Arlak forever live in our hearts, and on the very corner she protected: Bruckner Blvd. and Logan Ave.

Pelham Parkway Food Giveaway

October 8, 2025

Another successful Food giveaway for our friends at Pelham Parkway. 100 meals provided!

45th Precinct Domestic Violence

Prevention Giveaway October 9, 2025

A wonderful afternoon at the 45th precinct's Domestic Violence Giveaway! 

 

Forever thankful for the Precinct's dedication and commitment to serving and protecting our community. 

48th Annual Morris Park Columbus Day 

Parade Kickoff Party October 10, 2025

What a great time at the 48th Annual Morris Park Columbus Day Parade Kickoff Party!

It was an honor to present citations to our Grand Marshal, Honorary Grand Marshal, Miss Columbus, and Jr. Miss Columbus.

Throggs Neck BID Food Giveaway

October 11, 2025

A huge shoutout to the Throggs Neck BID and all of our sponsors for another successful Food Giveaway!

Despite the Nor’easter, our community showed up strong. 200 meals were provided to our Throggs Neck constituents. Thank you for your endless support and commitment!

48th Annual Morris Park Columbus Day 

Parade October 12, 2025

Another wonderful Morris Park Columbus Day Parade!

Thrilled to celebrate our strong and vibrant Italian-American community.

Always proud to march as the Italian-American Councilwoman representing District 13!

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MAYOR ADAMS, NYPD COMMISSIONER TISCH ANNOUNCE LARGEST-IN-THE-NATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS, ENHANCE OFFICER TRAINING, AND DELIVER JUSTICE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES

 

New Unit to Have Approximately 450 Dedicated Domestic Violence Investigators to Solve Cases Faster, Build Stronger Relationships with Domestic Violence Survivors

Announcement Comes as October Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today marked Domestic Violence Awareness Month by announcing the launch of the NYPD’s Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) — the largest unit of its kind in the nation that will allow the NYPD to enhance how it investigates domestic violence incidents and train officers while strengthening support for survivors. The new unit will have approximately 450 domestic violence investigators who will be fully dedicated to prevention and investigating domestic violence cases, while building stronger relationships with survivors. The full roll-out will begin next week, and the new unit will operate across all five boroughs.

“Public safety is not limited to our streets and subways, it extends to our homes, too, where we have seen violence against women, domestic violence, and gender-based violence continue to cause pain. Domestic violence rips people's lives apart, and we have a sacred duty to protect survivors of domestic and gender-based violence,” said Mayor Adams. “With the creation of the NYPD’s Domestic Violence Unit, we are going to make survivors feel safer in their homes. This new investigative unit will handle the entire domestic violence process for victims, which means more resources to help victims and more cops to bring abusers to justice. New Yorkers can rest assured knowing the full force of the law is coming after those who perpetrate these crimes.”

“As we mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we are taking nation-leading action to be more supportive and responsive to survivors. The new Domestic Violence Unit at the NYPD will offer more highly-trained officers who are laser-focused on the needs and complexities of domestic violence cases, including more connections to supports for survivors and help for people causing harm,” said Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Suzanne Miles-Gustave. “Thank you to the teams at NYPD and the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence for continuing to pursue novel approaches that address this critical issue. To all those survivors out there, your city stands ready to support you.” 

“For the first time in more than 30 years, the NYPD is making fundamental changes to how we respond to, investigate, and follow-through on domestic violence cases,” said NYPD Commissioner Tisch. “Domestic violence is as devastating as it is pervasive, and these complex cases require specialized training, skills, and investigators who will approach them with the care and compassion they demand. This is a survivor-centric, trauma-informed approach that is focused on survivor safety, taking violent predators out of our communities, and preventing the next incident before it’s too late.”

“Centering survivors is critical to addressing domestic violence in our city,” said Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) Commissioner Saloni Sethi. “True support is built on trust — and we applaud the NYPD’s investment in additional resources to help build that trust with survivors who choose to engage with law enforcement. Collectively, the changes in the NYPD's response to domestic violence will ensure a consistent, trauma-informed approach to survivors, reducing barriers so that survivors get the support they deserve. ENDGBV is proud to continue partnering with the NYPD as they implement these changes and make New York City a leader in collaborative, survivor-centered responses to domestic violence.”

“As one of the most common crimes in New York and in the nation, intimate-partner and domestic violence demands innovative, comprehensive solutions,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr.  “Centralizing domestic violence arrests and investigations and supporting the development of expert personnel will help keep survivors safe and ensure more offenders are held accountable. I welcome the NYPD’s announcement this Domestic Violence Awareness Month and look forward to continuing to work alongside Commissioner Tisch and her team to keep New Yorkers safe.”

Today’s announcement sadly comes as domestic violence incidents continue to rise across the nation. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 40 percent of felony assaults in New York City are related to domestic violence. The NYPD is taking a forward-looking approach to addressing this growing crisis — holding internal and external focus groups, surveying the current roster of officers assigned to domestic violence cases, survivors of domestic violence, and consulting with numerous outside agencies and organizations, including the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic Gender-Based Violence, the Nassau and Suffolk County police departments, and Safe Horizon executives to develop the new DVU.

DVU’s bold, new approach begins with how the department interacts with survivors. Approximately 450 domestic violence police officers and detectives will be reassigned from the Patrol Services Bureau and Housing Bureau to the Detective Bureau, where they will lead domestic violence investigations from beginning to end. Previously, precinct and housing officers — as well as detectives from local precinct squads — were designated to work on domestic violence cases, resulting in duplication of work at multiple points. Through this approach, domestic violence casework will be streamlined — with DVU investigators taking on added responsibility for each case, and with survivors benefiting from consistent support, efficient investigations, and successful case outcomes.

In coordination with survivors and domestic violence organizations, the NYPD enhanced training for all officers in the new investigative unit. Previously, officers received training in survivor interaction, child abuse, human trafficking, and elder abuse investigations, often condensed into a single-day session. Now, the training will be expanded to a mandatory two-day, in-person training, as well as additional virtual sessions, so they can formally learn to advance investigative skills, peer support, and interrogation techniques. 

The NYPD is also introducing two new roles to support best practices and support training: domestic violence counsel and domestic violence director of prevention & intervention. The domestic violence counsels will work with the city’s five district attorneys to prioritize the needs of survivors and build successful cases and prosecutions. Then, the domestic violence directors of prevention & intervention will formalize and expand training programs for police officers who interact with domestic violence survivors and offenders.

To assist with apprehensions, the NYPD will also establish Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Investigation Card (“I-Card”) Teams — comprised of eight sergeants and 40 detectives and police officers — to locate and apprehend suspects wanted for domestic violence offenses. This critical intervention tactic acknowledges the complex dynamics of domestic violence incidents and gets help for persons doing harm, while keeping survivors and families safe.

The DVU will be led by Deputy Chief John Corbisiero, who will report directly to Citywide Investigations, led by Assistant Chief Michael Baldassano under Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. Corbisiero — a 40-year veteran of the NYPD — rose through the ranks, including as commanding officer of Brooklyn’s 90^th Precinct, Narcotics Borough Queens South, and the Chief of Department’s Domestic Violence Unit. In his new position, Deputy Chief Corbisiero will lead the approximately 450 investigators across five borough-based zones.

If you are a survivor of rape, sexual assault, or any domestic violence-related crime, please come forward. Locate a police officer, head to the nearest police station, or call 911.

DEC Finalizes Historic Waterbody Reclassifications to Achieve 'Swimmable and Fishable' Goals for New York City Waters

 

Measure Builds on State’s Successful and Unprecedented Collaborations to Elevate Water Quality and Public Health Protections in Marine Waters

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the adoption of water quality standards and classification regulations to strengthen water pollution protections in the majority of waterways in and around New York City. The amendments are a key component of an unprecedented and ongoing collaboration to elevate and achieve water quality and ecological health in saline (or marine) waters, ensuring future generations will inherit cleaner, safer waterways for swimming, boating, and fishing.

 

“These landmark regulatory changes are a result of decades of progress in reducing pollution and a clear sign that New York City’s waterways are the cleanest they’ve been in more than a generation,” Commissioner Lefton said.  “Under Governor Kathy Hochul’s leadership, DEC is committed to working with our environmental agency partners at New York City and federal levels to ensure all New Yorkers, including those in environmental justice communities, have access to clean water. These new classifications raise the bar and allow -- for the first time -- the potential for safe fishing, boating, or swimming in some of the city’s resurgent waterways.”

 

“The waters around New York City are cleaner than they’ve been in decades,” DEP Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala said. “The return of whales, seals, and other marine life is the result of billions we’ve invested to reduce combined sewer overflows by nearly 85% since the 1990s. As climate change fuels stronger storms and causes more flooding, we must ensure that our ongoing work to clean our waterways will also address the issues New Yorkers talk to me about most: stormwater resilience and affordability. I thank DEC for their thoughtful work on these standards and I look forward to working with them to design programs that achieve all the goals New Yorkers care about.”

 

Since July 2022, DEC led the effort to elevate water quality and public health protections in the state’s saline waters. Through a series of regulatory advancements, DEC is ensuring that the goals of the Clean Water Act – making waters fishable and swimmable – are realized to their fullest potential. This initiative represents one of the most significant elevations of water quality goals in a generation.

 

DEC’s regulatory updates amend key water quality classifications under State environmental regulations, including: 

• Upgrading the classification of 30 waterbody segments, significantly expanding the areas that are protected for swimming and fishing;
• Strengthening water quality standards for saline waters, ensuring better protection for recreational and ecological uses year-round; and
• Providing enhanced protections for historically impacted areas such as the Harlem River, Gowanus Canal, New York Harbor, and Long Island Sound. 

These landmark regulatory changes are not just incremental improvements—they build upon decades of progress to deliver a transformative impact. Opportunities for recreation in saline, or marine, waters, were historically limited due to pollution from untreated sewage via combined sewer overflows (CSO), particularly in and around New York City. Since 1974, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection worked closely with DEC to limit CSOs and greatly improve water quality. The rule adopted today will bring about additional water quality improvements and greater opportunities for safe swimming and boating in the State’s saline waters. While these efforts do not instantly permit swimming or fishing in all waters, they establish the strongest protections to date, allowing DEC to further reduce pollutant inputs and safeguard the progress already made. These upgrades ensure that future generations inherit cleaner, safer waterways.

 

Among the many highlights of the regulation changes, DEC’s amendments set the goal of making swimming possible in the Harlem River for the first time. The upgraded classifications of the Harlem River reflect years of work and investment that will result in water quality that is appropriate for swimming for the majority of the recreational season, with the number of days increasing over time. The reclassifications include wet weather designations, which are an interim step while water quality improvement projects are underway. This is necessary because our work towards improving water quality in the Harlem River is not over. DEC will reevaluate the river to analyze the improvements achieved by the ongoing projects. The current effort is evidence that DEC takes setting protective goals for New York’s waters seriously and will revise such goals to make meaningful improvements into the future.

 

DEC reminds the public to always swim only at State- or locally permitted beaches and to follow the New York State Department of Health fish consumption advisories before eating any fish caught in any state waters. Waterbody reclassification and application of the amendments alone do not guarantee the safety of swimming or other uses of waterways. Variable conditions including rainfall, currents, boat traffic, and bottom conditions or submerged hazards each contribute to the safe use of any waterbody. If swimming somewhere other than a regulated bathing beach, DEC has resources to help the public make informed decisions and avoid potential hazards. DEC also encourages those fishing and shellfishing in any State waters to closely consult consumption and harvest information available on the State Department of Health and DEC websites.

 

Today’s announcement is the completion of the third phase in DEC’s multi-phase approach to align standards and best uses assigned to the State’s saline, or marine, waters to uses currently practiced. Phase one was the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) released July 2022 that solicited data from the public on how they used these waters for fishing and recreational purposes. Phase two adopted in October 2023 included new water quality standards to strengthen Enterococci standards. Phase three began in April 2025 with a proposal to expand protections to additional waterbodies where they did not previously apply. Additional future phases will reclassify the remaining 24 Class I and SD waters and provide use attainability analyses where applicable.

 

The full text of the adopted regulatory amendments and supporting documentation are available on DEC’s website and can be requested by mail: NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany NY 12233-3500, ATTN: Gwendolyn Temple, phone by calling (518) 402-8194, or via e-mail at WQSrulemakings@dec.ny.gov.

NYS Office of the Comptroller DiNapoli: Participation In New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased with Improved Administration

 

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets’ (Ag & Markets) initiative to reimburse school districts at a higher rate if at least 30% of the costs for lunch is spent on eligible New York produced and processed food is growing, but it could better meet its objectives if some administrative burdens were addressed, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

“The 30% New York school lunch program has an excellent goal, to provide healthy, locally produced food to New York school children while supporting our local farms and agricultural economy,” said DiNapoli. “But there’s room to do better to expand on the good work of the Department of Agriculture and Markets by reducing the red tape that discourages school districts from participating in this important initiative.”

In 2018, New York enacted an additional state reimbursement for school lunch programs that spend at least 30% of their food costs on New York State sources, called the “30% NYS Initiative.” The program increases the reimbursement schools receive for lunches from 5.9 cents to 25 cents per meal. Eligible School Food Authorities (SFAs) that administer lunch programs must apply annually to Ag & Markets to receive the higher reimbursement which the State appropriates $10 million annually to support.

Auditors found that of the 762 SFAs outside New York City eligible to participate, only 73 (10%) were approved for reimbursement in the 2024-25 school year, drawing just $2.9 million (29%) of the program’s appropriation. That’s up from 51 that were approved in 2022-23 school year but still leaves $7.1 million sitting unused.

In response to a survey of SFA officials, the most common reason cited for the low participation was the administrative burden of having to account for school lunch costs separately from the district’s other food costs, such as breakfast or snacks, followed by difficulty sourcing eligible products from farms and distributors, and concerns over the cost of eligible products.

The audit found Ag & Markets could reduce some of the barriers to program participation and improve access to eligible foods by connecting SFAs with suppliers and distributors or developing other resources to assist with sourcing eligible foods. Auditors also found the application process could be improved if Ag & Markets required SFAs to include support for a district’s total annual food costs incurred, which would allow the department to verify the 30% calculation necessary to determine eligibility during the application process.

Auditors recommended Ag & Markets take steps to improve participation in the program by increasing outreach and assistance efforts and developing and maintaining information to help SFA’s with identifying and purchasing eligible food. Auditors also suggested that Ag & Markets provide guidance to SFAs and standardize and streamline documentation requirements.

In response, Ag & Markets agreed with the recommendations and outlined steps it has taken to address the findings and improve participation, including creating a planning calculator for SFAs and requiring total food costs during the application stage.

Audit

30% New York State Initiative

This Week at KRVC - Halloween Activities, Networking and More!

 

KRVC has been busy providing resources and joy to The NW Bronx!

As the season unfolds, we’re thrilled to share a fantastic lineup of upcoming events that bring our community together and celebrate what makes us special. Whether you're looking to connect, learn, or just have some fun, there’s something for everyone!

🌱 For the Love of New York: Rooted in Resilience

 

We are GrowNYC. We have over five decades of educating, feeding, and greening New York City under our belt. And for the past 50+ years, New Yorkers like you have planted seeds of support for this work.

And now, at a time when federal support is uncertain, you have shown the true strength of our city: standing together, nourishing one another, and cultivating resilience that no policy can undo. Your support helps keep our gardens blooming, our Greenmarkets thriving, and our communities growing stronger—together.

I want to plant a seed of support 

When you give to GrowNYC you are nurturing curiosity in the third grader from Harlem who is getting outside and plucking carrots from the soil and tomatoes from the vine for the first time.

You are creating access for the mom from the Bronx who uses SNAP benefits to shop at a GrowNYC Farmstand, filling their basket with fresh fruits and vegetables for their family.

You are growing opportunities for the high school senior in Queens to learn small-business skills and bring fresh produce to his community.

You are cultivating space for neighbors in the Rockaways to come together and create a community garden and urban oasis.

Your gift is an investment in the resilience of our city and proof of your love of New York. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to GrowNYC this giving season to keep NYC growing strong.

CITY OF NEW YORK FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEEKING TO PROTECT $47 MILLION IN FEDERAL EDUCATION GRANTS FOR NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

 

State and Local Law Mandates Public Schools Give Access to Bathrooms for Public School Students Based on Their Gender Identity 

Federal Government is Unlawfully Reneging on Its Obligation to Disperse Funds 

New York City Will Continue to Follow All Federal, State, and City Laws

The City of New York today announced a new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE), U.S. DOE Secretary Linda McMahon, and two other members of the U.S. DOE to protect grant funding that New York City Public Schools is owed by the federal agency after it, last month, sought to block the nation’s largest school system from obtaining $47 million in funds already awarded to the local system. Under a federal program called the Magnet Schools Assistance Program, the city has received five 5-year grants to support 19 New York City magnet schools. In September, U.S. DOE directed New York City Public Schools to violate both state and local law by overhauling its position on bathroom and locker room policies for transgender students in response to an apparent reinterpretation of Title IX under the Trump administration. In the lawsuit, the city argues that U.S. DOE’s decision to discontinue the funding is not only unlawful because they failed to follow the mandatory process required before taking action based on an alleged Title IX violation, but that they are wrong on what Title IX requires, as New York City policy continues to follow local, state, and federal laws, despite U.S. DOE’s attempts to say otherwise.

“The effort by the U.S. Department of Education to strip our school system of this grant funding violates statutorily-required process and conflicts with longstanding legal precedent regarding the interpretation of Title IX,” said New York City Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant. “By trying to unlawfully coerce New York City Public Schools into changing its policies and violating local laws, the federal government is showing that it does not have the best interest of students and New Yorkers at heart.”

“With this lawsuit, New York City Public Schools is fighting back against the U.S. Department of Education’s attack on our magnet program and transgender and gender expansive students,” said New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos. “U.S. DOE’s threat to cut off tens of millions of dollars in magnet funding unless we cancelled our protections for transgender and gender expansive students is contrary to federal, state, and local law, and, just as importantly, our values as New York City Public Schools. My deepest commitment is to provide our magnet students, our transgender and gender expansive students, and every single student at New York City Public Schools with the ability to thrive academically and socially; to achieve that, my team and I work tirelessly to ensure every student feels seen, supported, and safe. We use every possible tool to do that, as today’s legal action demonstrates.”

The discontinued Magnet School Assistance Program grants were funding 19 different magnet schools in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, which have historically served isolated, and overwhelmingly low-income Hispanic and Black students, providing curricula in topics such as cutting-edge science, technology, engineering, architecture, and math; multimedia and the arts; performing arts; engineering; journalism; civic activism; and leadership.

In the complaint — filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York — the city argues that the U.S. DOE’s purported discontinuation of the grants is being carried out unlawfully, without observing procedures required by Title IX and the federal regulations governing the operation of the grants. These laws and regulations collectively require the U.S. DOE to provide notice, an opportunity for a hearing, express findings on the record, and an opportunity to request reconsideration, among other procedural safeguards — none of which were afforded here. Instead, as outlined in the complaint, the U.S. DOE demanded policy changes within three days to comport with “a novel interpretation of Title IX that is not supported by any law, is contrary to the determinations of multiple federal circuit courts, and is contrary to the New York state Constitution and statute.” The city seeks to restore the schools to the status that they held a month ago by requesting that the grant discontinuation be vacated and set aside as arbitrary and capricious, contrary to law, an abuse of discretion, and as having been undertaken without observance of procedures required by law.

Today’s lawsuit follows a series of letters between the U.S. DOE and New York City Public Schools.

• In the first letter, on September 16, 2025, U.S. DOE listed six steps the federal government expected New York City Public Schools to take in order to comply with its new and inaccurate interpretation of Title IX and therefore be eligible to maintain its Magnet School Assistance Program grant funding. The letter gave New York City Public Schools three business days to comply with the requests or lose funding.
• New York City Public Schools responded on September 19, 2025, requesting additional time to consider how to respond to the demand.
• In an email dated September 20, 2025, the U.S. DOE rejected that request and reiterated its demand that New York City Public Schools revoke its guidelines to support transgender and gender expansive students. DOE extended the deadline to comply with the requested demands to Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 5:00 PM, without any willingness to recognize the directives contradict both local regulations and state law. New York City Public Schools has continued to stand by the legality of its guidelines.
• Then, as outlined in the complaint, on September 26, 2025, U.S. DOE “compounded their chaotic and unlawful actions by resetting the end of the grants’ performance periods to the next day. The U.S. DOE took all of these actions without warning, well after school budgets had been set, and two weeks after the 2025-2026 school year had already begun.”

New York City is fully compliant with Title IX, which prevents discrimination on the basis of sex. Additionally, New York State Education Law § 12, New York Executive Law § 296, and New York City Human Rights Law § 8-107 all prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender, which is defined to include gender identity or gender expression. Both the Office of the New York Attorney General and the New York State Board of Regents have made clear that state laws require that “transgender and gender expansive students have the right to use facilities, including restrooms and locker rooms, or participate on school athletic teams consistent with their gender identity.” 

Today’s lawsuit is accompanied by a motion seeking an immediate preliminary injunction against the federal government to prevent it from cutting off this crucial funding to New York City Public Schools pending the resolution of the lawsuit.  

COIB Settlements Announced

 

The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (the “Board”) announces two settlements with public servants who misused City time for their outside work.

 

• A Marine Engineer for the New York City Department of Correction (“DOC”) had a second job as a General Mechanic with the Pratt Institute. By having a position with Pratt, the Marine Engineer violated the conflicts of interest law’s prohibition on a public servant having a job with a firm doing business with the City. The Marine Engineer worked more than 125 hours for Pratt at times when he was required to perform work for DOC. To resolve his violations, the Marine Engineer agreed to pay a $9,000 fine. The Disposition is attached as “COIB Disposition (DOC).”

 

• A Special Education Teacher for the New York City Department of Education (“DOE”) also worked as a Data Manager for the United States General Services Administration (“GSA”). On 212 days, the Special Education Teacher worked for GSA at times she was required to be working for DOE. As a result of this conduct, DOE discontinued the Special Education Teacher’s employment and deducted more than $8,000 from her paychecks in restitution for her overpayment. In a separate settlement with the Board, the now-former Special Education Teacher agreed to pay a $1,500 fine. In setting this penalty, the Board considered the penalties the now-former Special Education Teacher had already received from DOE. The Disposition is attached as “COIB Disposition (DOE).”

COIB is the independent, non-mayoral City agency charged with interpreting, administering, and enforcing the City's Conflicts of Interest Law, Annual Disclosure Law, Lobbyist Gift Law, Affiliated Not-for-Profits Law, and Legal Defense Trusts Law.