joseph esposito
City pol crashes civic meeting to confront disgraced ex-cop she claims is stalking and threatening her staff
Queens City Councilwoman Joann Ariola claims her top staffer is being threatened and stalked by an unhinged civic leader -- so she showed up on his home turf to let...
Former NYC emergency management chief Joseph Esposito dies at 73: 'Definition of public service'
"He worked hard for his city, right up to the end. And he left it a better place."
De Blasio taps former FEMA official as new emergency chief
Mayor Bill de Blasio has tapped a former official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to head the city’s Office of Emergency Management – replacing Joseph Esposito, who was bizarrely...
Another snowstorm set to slam NYC Sunday night
A snowstorm is expected to pelt the city starting on Sunday evening -- the third bout of snowfall in as many days. Wet snow will start to fall at around...
Fired emergency management boss sorry for getting 'loud' with deputy mayor
The city’s unceremoniously ousted emergency management chief on Wednesday issued a mea culpa for his heated Friday meeting with a deputy mayor that ended in his badly botched firing. “I’m...
De Blasio's botched firing of emergency chief resembles a bad breakup
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s drawn-out will-he, won’t-he dismissal this week of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Esposito reminded some observers of an awkward breakup. That notion was only solidified when Hizzoner...
Ousted emergency management head insists de Blasio didn't ignore his pleas
The city’s ousted emergency management chief insisted Wednesday that Mayor Bill de Blasio didn't ignore his message over the weekend saying that wanted to talk after he was suddenly fired...
City Hall in 'chaos' as de Blasio admits he bungled OEM chief's ouster
He’s supposed to run the city, but Mayor de Blasio can’t seem to manage City Hall. Hizzoner admitted Tuesday that he’d planned to fire his emergency management chief for weeks...
Bungled firing makes Team de Blasio look completely inept
Watching his hapless players stumble all over the field in the New York Mets’ horrific first season, manager Casey Stengel cried out in exasperation, “Can’t anybody here play this game?”...
Emergency management chief 'deserves better': Corey Johnson
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said Tuesday that Joseph Esposito, head of the mayor's Office of Emergency Management, was "left hanging in the wind" by Mayor Bill de Blasio and...
How the city's emergency management chief refused to resign
Mayor Bill de Blasio called his emergency management chief back to Gracie Mansion for a second sitdown Monday night and demanded his resignation, sources told The Post. Toward the end...
Emergency management head's firing was being planned for weeks: source
A plan to change the leadership and direction of the Office of Emergency Management had been in the works for weeks when Commissioner Joe Esposito was fired by Deputy Mayor...
Emergency management chief heads to work after being 'fired'
The city’s emergency management chief emerged from his Brooklyn home Tuesday morning and headed to work amid utter confusion at City Hall about his future. Joseph Esposito, wearing an Office...
City leaders react to firing of Office of Emergency Management head
City Council members on Monday panned the abrupt firing of Office of Emergency Management head Joe Esposito by a deputy mayor over the city’s underwhelming response to last month’s freak...
Head of city's Office of Emergency Management 'fired' over handling of snowstorm
Who the flake is running this city?! The de Blasio administration’s emergency-management chief was abruptly “fired” Friday by a deputy mayor — but the supposedly canned honcho came to work...
Shady donor brags he's 'got the mayor on lockdown'
Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a retired NYPD official a plum post in his administration after getting a call from a shady businessman who told Hizzoner the appointment would be...
Ray Kelly may have sent some departmental emails after all
Ex-Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and former Department Chief Joseph Esposito made false and misleading statements in sworn declarations they gave in a class-action lawsuit over NYPD summonses, the plaintiffs’ lawyer...
Ringleader of 9/11 pension scam lands generous plea deal
A ringleader of a massive Social Security scam involving retired NYPD and FDNY workers -- some of whom lied that they were at Ground Zero to collect benefits -- landed...
De Blasio to appoint ex-NYPD official to head emergency management
Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to appoint Joseph Esposito — who retired in 2013 as the NYPD’s highest-ranking officer — to head the city’s Office of Emergency Management, sources...
Worst of NYPD's pension scammers expected to plead guilty
The worst of the city’s accused pension scammers, a former NYPD cop who taught black-belt karate while collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in disability checks, is expected to plead...