Department of Investigation
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Gowanus Migrant Shelter Allowed to Open With Outdated Fire Inspection

Officials granted a temporary certificate of occupancy on the basis that the operator would put in a round-the-clock fire watch guard. But the company in charge of security at the site is being investigated elsewhere for billing the city for fire guards who were never there.
Posted inImpact Update

High-Stakes Shelter Stats

A THE CITY’s coverage as an example of how the press relies on the data in order to inform the public. Investigators relied on THE CITY as a factual source for their of the political pressures on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s istration to make it appear that the share of families approved to live in shelters remained low.