Mamdani confirms probe of probation chief after lawsuit alleges firing over DOI complaint tied to alleged relationship

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday that allegations involving his appointed probation commissioner, Sharun Goodwin, are under investigation after a former Department of Probation (DOP) investigator sued the city Thursday, alleging she was fired for forwarding an anonymous complaint that raised concerns about Goodwin’s alleged prior intimate relationship with the department’s general counsel and other alleged misconduct.

Asked Friday at an unrelated press conference whether he still had confidence in Goodwin and when he first learned of the accusations, Mamdani said he takes “any allegations of misconduct incredibly seriously” but would not comment on “any ongoing investigation.”