By two staff members included repeated unwelcome comments about their bodies and attire, as well as attempts to kiss and put his hands between the legs of one of them when he required that she travel with him to Atlantic City in July.. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) said he accepted the findings. In a public censure letter to Lopez on Friday, Silver said he was removing him immediately as chairman of the Committee on Housing, banning him from any other leadership positions, reducing his staff allocation to freshman levels, requiring him to get sexual harassment training and prohibiting him from employing any staff under age 21.. Calls to Lopez weren't immediately returned. He was first elected to the Assembly in 1984. He has been a longtime leader of the Kings County Democratic Committee.. Both New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Common Cause New York, a government watchdog group, said Lopez should resign from his legislative seat and chairmanship of the county party.. Common Cause also called on the Joint Commission on Public Integrity to do a broad investigation.. "The Assembly has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to sexual harassment, and we are committed to ensuring a safe and respectful workplace for all our employees," Silver said
'We have to do better' Newsday high school sports editor Gregg Sarra talks about a bench-clearing, parent-involved incident at a Half Hollow Hills West basketball game.
'We have to do better' Newsday high school sports editor Gregg Sarra talks about a bench-clearing, parent-involved incident at a Half Hollow Hills West basketball game.
