Cortez v. Safir

Determination of respondent Police Commissioner dismissing petitioner from his position as a police officer unanimously confirmed, the petition denied and *6the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, New York County [Leland DeGrasse, J.], entered September 22, 1999), dismissed, without costs.

Respondent’s finding that petitioner brandished his gun in the course of an off-duty traffic dispute is supported by substantial evidence, including the hearsay testimony of the police officer who interviewed the civilian complainant, the…