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Published: May 20, 2011 Publication: The Chief By David Sims A Motor Vehicle Operator who charged that he was denied a promotion on racial grounds by his African-American supervisors has won a settlement of $160,000 from the city in a case that dragged on for nine years. Thomas Aulicino, a District Council 37 Local 983 member who worked for the Department of Homeless Services, initially had his case dismissed by a Federal judge, but that ruling was overturned in September 200

Published: May 9, 2011 Publication: The New York Times By Meredith Kolodner After vocal parent protests about insufficient candidate information, Education Department officials announced Monday they would delay the voting deadline for local school-council elections by a week. The announcement came just a half an hour before a judge was set to decide whether to issue a temporary restraining order after a group of parents filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing a second round of vo