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The NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is a civilian oversight agency with jurisdiction over the New York City Police Department (NYPD), the largest police force in the United States. A board of the Government of New York City, the CCRB is tasked with investigating, mediating and prosecuting complaints of misconduct on the part of the NYPD.
Bess Myerson was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay as the first commissioner of the Department for Consumer Affairs in 1969. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2019, the agency changed its name to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, expanding its role to protect workplace safety, paid sick leave laws, and freelancer protection.
Division of Consumer Protection, previously the New York State Consumer Protection Board, which provides direct assistance and intervention to resolve marketplace complaints, mitigates the consequences of identity theft and frauds, advocates for greater consumer rights and remedies before state and federal regulators, represents consumers at ...
Topping the complaint list were cell-phone companies, with 38,420 complaints, up 41% over 2010. After that, the list includes (in order of number of gripes): new-car dealers
The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) is a law enforcement agency of the government of New York City [2] that serves as an independent and nonpartisan watchdog for New York City government. [3] Established in 1873, it is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country.
Teresa Murray, a consumer advocate at U.S. Public Interest Research Group, said the rule was an important protection for online shoppers, 90% of whom base purchase decisions in part on reviews.
The chemical industry comprises the companies and other organizations that develop and produce industrial, specialty and other chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials (oil, natural gas, air, water, metals, and minerals) into commodity chemicals for industrial and consumer products.
Agriculture is a major component of the New York economy. [3] As of the 2012 census of agriculture, there were over 35,000 farms covering an area of 7 million acres (28,000 km 2) which contributed $5.4 billion in gross sales value and $1.2 billion in net farm income to the national economy.