Report describing strategies used to reach immigrants impacted by Hurricane Sandy through bi/multilingual outreach workers. Report makes recommendations for how to better prepare immigrant communities for future disasters and emergencies.
This report, in response to Local Law 11, addresses DOT's ongoing commitment to improve safety at high pedestrian crash locations. The law requires DOT to identify the twenty highest crash locations based upon a ranking of the total number of crashes involving pedestrians. The number of locations in each borough is based on the proportion of citywide pedestrian injuries by borough. Safety improvements have been recently implemented at all, with additional improvements.
The Commission re-examined the qualifications, training, and supervision of the Department Advocates and the preparation and presentation of cases in the Department's trial rooms to determine whether the administrative disciplinary system had improved since the release of the Commission's original July 2000 report: The New York City Police Department's Prosecution of Disciplinary Cases. The Commission found that significant delays still existed in the disciplinary process, which negatively impacted upon the prosecution of cases. The Commission also found that insufficient case enhancement continued to be a considerable problem, which appeared to be caused by the inexperience of the Advocates and the lack of substantial supervisory oversight.
Report about how to best assess and meet the needs of the marine unit and the New York City harbor. In consultation with Harvard Business School. Agency submitted date as Dec-10.
Summary of improvements made regarding terrorism preparedness and disaster management (since 9/11 and the FDNY Terrorism and Preparedness Strategy published in 2007. Agency submitted date as Dec-11.
Report of Investigation and review by DOI and OIG-NYPD concerns the disciplinary process for certain officers foundtohave used chokeholds and, from that review, considers questions regarding the use of force more generally
On 3/19/02, DOB convened the World Trade Center Building Code Task Force after the 9/11/01 terrorist attack and subsequent collapse of the World Trade Center. The task force was established to review current building design, construction and operating requirements and to determine if modifications for extreme events were needed to ensure public safety in new and existing buildings. The report contains findings and recommendations.