Chris Mullusky--a Department of Parks and Recreation employee--was fired for allegedly making anti-Semitic remarks to a Jewish co-worker.
When he challenged his termination by way of a special proceeding--brought pursuant to CPLR Article 78-- the New York County Supreme Court referred the matter to the Appellate Division, First Department.
Because it deferred to the Administrative Law Judge's credibility determinations, and since the penalty didn't "shock" its "sense of fairness," the AD1 left the outcome undisturbed, particularly in light of Mullusky's "prior disciplinary history."
Not in the park, that's for sure.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Matter of Mullusky v. New York City Dept of Parks & Recreation