MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny today released an investigative report finding at least 3 employees had used a storage room at Metro-North Railroad’s (MNR) Grand Central Terminal (GCT) as their own personal “man cave.” The Office of the MTA Inspector General (OIG) found the room, complete with a futon couch, a large flat-screen television with a streaming device, air conditioning, refrigerator, microwave, workout equipment, hide-a-way beds, and more.
“Many a New Yorker has fantasized about kicking back with a cold beer in a prime piece of Manhattan real estate – especially one this close to good transportation,” said MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny. “But few would have the chutzpah to commandeer a secret room beneath Grand Central Terminal & make it their very own man-cave, sustained with MTA resources, and maintained at our riders’ expense.”
The “man cave” was an interior room behind a locked door within a storage room containing what OIG investigators were told were “sensitive supplies” beneath Track 114 at GCT. Inside were customized wooden boxes that could be deployed to quickly disguise some of the room’s larger items, such as the futon and the flat screen TV. During the investigation, GCT management told the OIG that they did not even know the storage room existed, let alone that it contained an unauthorized break room. Consequently, GCT management was also unaware of which employees had keys to the storage room, or the “man cave” inside. The MNR Fire Brigadestated that the space – located…
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On Thursday, September 10, 2020, at 0504 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an MTA employee, who fell between tracks at the train yard, located at E. 239th Street and Furman Avenue, within the confines of the 47th Precinct / Transit District 12 in the Bronx.
Upon arrival police observed a 40-year-old male at the location, unconscious and unresponsive.
EMS also responded and pronounced the male deceased at the scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the male was a cleaner for the MTA, who was attempting to cross tracks and fell.
The NYC Medical Examiner to determine cause of death.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Deceased:
Billy Wright
768 E. 168 Street
Bronx, NY 10456
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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You should know that the Honorable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a jurist in the highest court of the United States passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, after 07:00 p.m., at the age of 87. Justice Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton 27 years ago. Her death comes at a politically difficult time in our country, especially during a presidential election year.
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- Under Article II of the Constitution, the president “shall appoint … judges to the Supreme Court,” and the Senate’s role is to provide “advice and consent” Known as the “appointments clause” of the Constitution, it lays out three sequential acts in order to fill a vacancy.First, the nomination by the president; second, the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate; and third, the appointment by the president. There is no exception for the president to refuse to nominate a successor nor is there an exception for senators to refuse to provide advice and consent.
- Only the president has the constitutional authority to nominate a justice and the Senate does not have any authority until after the president makes a nomination. Although it may be good practice, the president is under no obligation to obtain advice from the Senate before a nomination since the Senate’s duty to provide advice and consent begins only afterthe nomination.
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