Fire Dept. Has Not Done Enough to Recruit Minorities, Judge Finds - NYTimes.com: A federal judge said on Friday that New York City had not done enough to recruit blacks and other minorities to be firefighters.
Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis gave his findings after a civil trial in August in Brooklyn. The Justice Department had sued on behalf of a fraternal organization for black firefighters.
The judge’s memorandum said that, despite progress on diversity in recent recruiting, the New York Fire Department had not committed enough time or resources to reverse a long history of discrimination against blacks. Judge Garaufis is expected to spell out a remedy in a separate ruling.
