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The NYPD’s former chief of detectives filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging he was pressured out of the division and retaliated towards as a result of he raised issues over what he considered as improper promotions and transfers, and since former NYPD management was “selling promotions” for as much as $15,000, a replica of the grievance says. Chief James Essig retired in September 2023 and says he was pressured out as a three-star chief after a 40-year profession after he challenged former NYPD Chief of Division Jeffrey Maddrey and former NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban, then the primary deputy commissioner, over…

Barnard School has vowed to fight antisemitism following a lawsuit settlement. Picture courtesy of Barnard School Barnard School settled a lawsuit introduced by Jewish college students accusing it of failing to answer antisemitism on campus, with directors pledging to reform protest guidelines and tackle discrimination and harassment, the regulation agency representing the scholars introduced Monday. College students at Barnard, an all-women faculty affiliated with Columbia College, held many pro-Palestinian demonstrations and sit-ins since April 2024, typically leading to arrests. Some Jewish and Israeli college students reported harassment and discrimination through the protests and in tutorial and social life, which fashioned…