According to the NY Post, police officer Andrew Torres lied on the stand (there’s video proof) in the case of Andrew James, a repeat firearms offender. James got off (this time) but Torres suffered no consequences for his perjury. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown should indict Torres tout de suite
Felon hits NYPD with $3M lawsuit after cops ‘lie’ | New York Post.
“They’re hell on wheels — and NYPD cops won’t touch them.
“The department has ordered cops not to chase after large biker groups like the one that beat a driver near the West Side Highway because of the risk that innocent bystanders or the riders will be killed, law-enforcement sources told The Post.
“ ‘The people who are doing this aren’t stopping when police try to pull them over,’ one source said, noting that the bikers can simply jump sidewalks and mow down pedestrians to flee cops.
“The department also doesn’t have the manpower to police the rogue riders, who get together for pop-up outings and often use unregistered bikes.”
When Hizzoner wants to hide his correspondence from discovery under the Freedom of Information Law, he uses his BLOOMBERG.NET email account. In fact, much of his inner circle also has those accounts: deputy mayors Patty Harris, Cas Holloway and Robert Steel; chief policy adviser John Feinblatt; director of intergovernmental affairs Haeda Mihaltses, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott; counselor to the mayor Michael Best; senior adviser Shea Fink and mayoral spokesman Marc LaVorgna.
But if YOU want privacy, good luck.
“The psycho bikers who viciously beat a Manhattan driver in front of his wife and 2-year-old daughter were at first trying to slow the man down so they could get in front of him and take over the West Side Highway, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Tuesday.”
But Mayor Bloomberg, known to drunk-rant over almost anything, has had zip to say about the beat-down or the perpetrators.
Last year, Bloomberg promised to replace the overpaid hacks on the NYCHA board. Well, he’s finally gotten around to it, but not before giving Margarita Lopez a new job at the same agency. Clearly, Bloomberg’s political pets get parked at the Housing Authority.
New Housing Authority Board Picked by Bloomberg » The Epoch Times.
The headline writers are going apeshit over a recent Bloomberg interview in New York Magazine. But I’ve read the interview and it hardly supports the hysterical headlines:
Bloomberg accuses N.Y. mayoral candidate de Blasio of ‘racist’ tactics
Bloomberg: NYC mayoral candidate running “racist” campaign
Mayor Bloomberg: Bill de Blasio’s campaign is ‘racist’
There’s more than enough stupid things Bloomie has done without resorting to making stuff up.
Two people died at the recently-shuttered Electric Zoo rave festival on Randall’s Island, but NYC Mayor Bloomberg isn’t concerned. “We’ve been working with this promoter for the last five years and they have a stellar record,’’ Mayor Bloomberg told reporters yesterday. “They . . . put in as good of procedures as we could think of and have been nothing but cooperative, and I have nothing but good things to say.”
Electric Zoo used own doctor, ambulances to avoid cops: law-enforcement sources – NYPOST.com.
From the NY Post:
Saying judges who try to run city agencies from the bench “don’t have the competency to do it,” Bloomberg tore into federal justice Shira Scheindlin for limiting police tactics that he insists have made the city safer.
“What does she know about policing? Absolutely zero,” Bloomberg said on his weekly radio appearance. “Your safety and the safety of your kids is now in the hands of some woman who does not have the expertise to do it.”
“It’s easy for somebody in a court to say ‘Oh [the cop] should have done this or should have done this,’” Bloomberg added. “The public has got to step back and say ‘Wait a second, there’s something really wrong here. It’s not the job of the judges to run agencies.’”
Oh, wait: Bloomberg was SOBER when he said this. My bad.
Bloomberg slams stop-frisk judge: ‘What does she know about policing? Absolutely zero’ – NYPOST.com.
New York City Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano defended the repeated failure of the city’s 911 “Computer Aided Dispatch” system, saying “This is the eighth time the system has gone down since 2005. In the last eight years, it’s gone down for a total of eight hours.” But the system only went on line on May 29, 2013.
And the system’s vendor is looking for help to get it working again:
Computer Aided Dispatch Systems Engineer
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Job Code: 634Description
As a Computer Aided Dispatch Systems Engineeryou will become an integral part of our growing organization. As a member of the KeyLogic Team, you will be able to expand your knowledge, work with top industry experts and be a valued and recognized employee. The position requires an ability to take initiative and a willingness to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment.
KeyLogic has new opportunities for operational communications systems and emergency maintenance/911 system software professionals!
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Job Description:
KeyLogic is supporting NASA in performing the IV&V of New York City’s upgrade to the 911 Call Centers in the Emergency Communications Transformation Program. This position is for the Fire Department Computer Aided Dispatch and ECTP Triage projects and is on-site with the client. Specific duties include:
* Identify issues and risks during development and testing of the CAD system for the fire department.
* Identify issues and risks during development of the call taker Triage system.
* Identify issues and risks during requirements allocation, system integration, transition and operation for both the police and fire department.
* Analyze “as-is” system configuration and “to-be” system.
* Key IV&V interface to client, developer, and police/fire stakeholders of the radio and ECS projects.The position will work within a team of other engineers and systems architects to perform the IV&V of the New York City’s ECTP consolidated 911 system.
Required Skills:
Candidate should be well versed in Computer Aided Dispatch for an Emergency Management System, including knowledge of databases, GIS, and emergency management. Specific engineering skills and domain knowledge needed includes:
* Radio Frequency communications and software controls and consoles.
* System architectures and interdependencies among subsystems within systems.
* State of the art public safety technology.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in customer environment.Desired skills:
* Knowledge of radio systems and call distribution/call takers for emergency management, specifically CAD interfaces to these systems.
* Call Taker Triage systems.Required Experience:
BS Engineering + 10 years experience required. Candidate is required to have experience in development, or IV&V, of a complex operational software system. Specific domain experience needed includes:
* Two or more years of experience with CAD for an Emergency Communication System.
* Knowledge of databases and GIS systems.
* System architectures and interdependencies among subsystems within systems.
* Demonstrated teamwork and innovation in a development environment.
* Experience working with customers and user stakeholders.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.About KeyLogic:
KeyLogic Systems specializes in Knowledge Management, Program Management, and Portfolio and Performance Management solutions that enable our customers to make better business decisions for their organization. KeyLogic’s performance has earned the company a solid reputation for high standards, proactive solutions and an outstanding commitment to the customer, best exemplified by our 97% customer satisfaction rating and our record of never having a one-time customer. All of our customers have provided repeat business.
KeyLogic has achieved fourteen consecutive years of growth since its founding in 1999. KeyLogic serves as the prime contractor on nearly 75% of its contracts, with work split almost evenly between the defense and civilian sectors. Our client list includes the Department of Defense (DoD), where we provide services for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the U.S. Army and Navy, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Departments of Labor (DOL), Energy (DOE), Transportation (DOT) and Treasury (including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)), General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
KeyLogic has successfully attained a Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development (CMMI-DEV) Maturity Level 3 Rating. CMMI-DEV is a process improvement approach for software engineering and organizational development that provides organizations with the essential best practices needed to meet business goals. Only three-percent of small and medium federal contractors have achieved CMMI Maturity Level 3. KeyLogic joins this distinguished group.
As a result of the company’s rapid growth and success, KeyLogic has been recognized by Washington Technology and Inc. magazines as one of the fastest growing private companies working in today’s government contracting market.
911 call takers overwhelmed by overtime and adverse work conditions amid glitch crisis – NYPOST.com.
“Union City is the anti-Bloomberg model for transforming public education: It hasn’t closed a single school, fired teachers en masse, introduced perform-or-perish accountability or encouraged charter schools. And yet it has seen its schools thrive.”
and NY Daily News