Following tough questions on an adviser’s alleged sexual harassment, New York City's mayor reacts.
In exploring the administration’s handling of sexual harassment complaints, Councilmember Lincoln Restler raised questions about recent lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct against the mayor’s friend and adviser, Tim Pearson. | Gerardo Romo/NYC Council Media UnitCity Hall’s chief counsel on Friday demanded Council Speaker Adrienne Adams open an ethics investigation into a member for conduct the mayor’s team deemed “harassing and inexcusable” during a hearing this week.
Restler was specifically asking in the context of two sexual harassment lawsuits filed against Pearson by employees at the Mayor’s Office of Municipal Services Assessment that he oversees. One plaintiff said her complaint about Pearson was brought to Ruiz’s office, but no action was taken.“I’m concerned that we’re not as effective as we should be,” Restler said in the hearing.
Restler said he briefed the Adams administration on topics he intended to cover at the hearing, including Pearson, as is customary.“Every City worker deserves a workplace free of harassment — that was the focus of yesterday’s hearing. Tim Pearson’s alleged actions are incredibly troubling and the handling of his case has raised a very long list of questions,” he said in a statement provided to POLITICO.
When elected officials criticized Chell for bullying Council Member Tiffany Cabán in a letter Friday, City Hall spokesperson Kayla Mamelak accused them of hypocrisy.
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