NYC Department of Education Attorney Joseph Baranello Uses Facebook To Comment About The "Douchebags" On The L Train

Joseph Baranello is the Central Records Access Officer for the NYC Department of Education. He sits at 52 Chambers Street, and denies Freedom of Information requests at random. If you want information from him immediately, forget it. He will delay his response for more than two years, if he feels like it. I found him on Facebook. He writes: Joe Baranello "Bottom line--I miss the days when it was crowds of trannies and drag queens roaming the streets". December 12, 2009 at 10:29pm (Baranello's main Facebook page photo above) Joe Baranello I was on the L this afternoon when 100 or more Santas boarded at Bedford. It was the biggest collection of douchebags I have stumbled into in at least a decade. They would burst into drunken caroling every twenty seconds or so. Anyone who made a nasty remark was shouted down with chants of "Grinch! Grinch!". By the end of the ride it got ugly. One biker chick started ripping the beard off a Santa and belted him. December 12, 2009 at 10:23pm   A post SantaCon furry ménage Top of Form Share · December 12, 2009 Bottom of Form Joe Baranello "Then, at union square they deboarded. I went to 6th ave just go avoid them, and walked back to union sq. Oops! Bad move. There were hundreds of f-ing santas all over the area, congregating on University and headed south, towards what fratty sh-hole one can only imagine, and shudder at the thought. This photo was taken hours later on the way back". December 12, 2009 at 10:27pm Joe Baranello" trapped in SantaCon douchebaggery". December 12, 2009 at 2:47pm Joe Baranello "And it got real ugly on the L. Santa rage!!" December 12, 2009 at 2:48pm Joe Baranello "Indeed! Looking back on it, these three were harmless and cute. But the others...oy!" Joe Baranello "Get your sukkahs on, suckas". September 19, 2010 at 4:42pm Several months ago the pictures and comments above were on his Facebook page.  Today, the New York City Department of Education is trying to keep Christine Rubino fired after she made a stupid comment on her private Facebook page in a moment of frustration. Randi Lowitt, the Hearing Officer at Christine's Section 3020-a arbitration hearing (which I attended) ignored Christine's stellar record of 15 years, ignored the fact that the Principal adored Christine and did not want her terminated, ignored the fact that Christine admitted the improper comment being placed on her Facebook page, and that she took it down and apologized. Vote on whether or not a public employee should be writing these comments. I will post replies if relevant to this question. Are you listening, Dennis?? Mike (Best)? Betsy Combier