Garaufis ruled in January that the city must revamp its hiring practices to end the discrimination. He found the city had intentionally discriminated against blacks. The New York Fire Department has about 350 black firefighters out of 11,500 total.
Ex-DA to oversee effort to hire black firefighters
NEW YORK
Judge Nicholas Garaufis blasted the city in his order announcing
the appointment of Morgenthau for throwing up roadblocks to ending
its discrimination against black applicants for firefighter jobs.
