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Coverage dated November 9, 2026 to November 10, 2026

Mamdani orders probe into how accused Brooklyn jogger killer landed DOE job

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that his administration will investigate how suspected Brooklyn murderer Sayed Mohassib was able to secure a job working with children in the NYC Public Schools system, despite a documented history of psychiatric problems involving city and government agencies.

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  1. New York Post

    Mamdani vows ‘full review’ into how accused jogger-killer deemed too unstable for Marines, NYPD landed job at NYC public school (opens New York Post)

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    City officials have launched “a full review’’ into how an unhinged ex-cop charged with fatally stabbing a jogger had been working in a local public school — after being deemed too mentally unfit for the Marines and NYPD.

  2. amNewYork

    Mamdani orders probe into how accused Brooklyn jogger killer landed DOE job (opens amNewYork)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that his administration will investigate how suspected Brooklyn murderer Sayed Mohassib was able to secure a job working with children in the NYC Public Schools system, despite a documented history of psychiatric problems involving city and government agencies.

  3. New York Post

    How a lunatic ex-cop accused of killing an NYC jogger could get to work at a public school despite a ‘robust’ background check (opens New York Post)

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