Discrimination Lawsuits
During Mr. Stern's tenure as Parks Commissioner, numerous allegations of racism and similar bias were thrown at him. Lawsuits followed, leading to settlements costing NYC taxpayers millions of dollars. As reported in The Chief-Leader of March 7, 2008 "...the city agreed to pay $21 million to the plaintiffs and their attorneys to settle a lawsuit accusing the Parks Department of racial bias.." In the settlement, the Parks Department admitted to no wrongdoing.
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