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‘I don’t want to be in the darkness anymore’: Case worker sues DSS over alleged sexual abuse, retaliation

Bronx Supreme Court building

Sep. 22, 2023 By Aliya Schneider Disclaimer: This story details various accusations of sexual abuse. A homelessness case worker on unpaid leave is suing the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) and two of its employees over allegations that an office manager subjected her to relentless sexual abuse while her supervisor turned a blind eye. The suit, which was filed by Trishana Jones on Sept. 12 in Bronx County Supreme Court against DSS — as well as her alleged harasser and direct supervisor — claims that the office manager sexually abused her from 2019-2022 and the agency failed to properly…
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Independent Budget Office says Mayor’s projected cost of migrant crisis is overblown, but admin hits back

May. 8, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Department of Social Services (DSS) boss Molly Wasow Park refuted a new analysis from the city Independent Budget Office (IBO) finding Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s migrant crisis cost estimate of $4.3 billion is overblown, during a Monday City Council hearing examining her agency’s proposed budget for the…