Mari v. Safir

—Determination of respondent Police Commissioner, effective May 9, 2000, which dismissed petitioner from his position as a New York City police officer, unanimously confirmed, the petition denied, and the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, New York County [Ronald Zweibel, J.], entered December 12, 2000), dismissed, without costs.

While there is a question as to whether this proceeding was properly transferred to this Court, we nevertheless address the merits in the interest of judicial economy (see, Matter of McGann-Wayne v…