De Blasio ‘forced NYPD top brass out because they were white’

Bill de Blasio is accused of forcing four top NYPD cops to take early retirement because they were white: Lawsuit claims ex-mayor and his wife pushed forward black candidates to replace them

Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray pushed four cops to take early retirement in January 2018, according to a lawsuit
Chief of Community Affairs Joanne Jaffe, Chief of Citywide Operations Thomas Purtell, Chief of Personnel Diane Pizzuti and Chief of Transit Joseph Fox were all pushed out
It was after Chief Carlos Gomez announced his departure – which de Blasio felt would ‘exacerbate the demographic tensions’
De Blasio and McCray interviewed Jaffe’s replacement months before she left
De Blasio then allegedly ordered cops to use her Hispanic maiden name in press releases…