Mark Pine

Tag: CUNY

  • Opinion: Today April 26, 2023, the NYPD was running scams on me in person. 

    Greetings NYPD Internal Affairs,

    Usually the NYPD sends women and men in regular clothes to crash into me, shove their phones in my face, rob me, blow marijana smoke in my face, etc. 

    When I call NYPD 911 the NYPD has the people that pick up the phone for NYPD 911 run scams on me and harass me on the phone. 

    I have called NYPD 911 over 10,000 times in the past 7 years. 

    I have given NYPD 911 my name, number, email, date of birth, social, etc. 

    Today April 26, 2023, early in the morning the NYPD was running scams on me in person and on the phone.

    I’m not sure the exact time but it was after 1 AM in the morning.

    I was sitting outside in the Hudson Yards area trying to use my laptop. 

    Law enforcement started remotely blocking me from using my laptop like they always do. 

    Law enforcement can remotely block me from using my laptop.

    Law enforcement remotely blocks me from using my laptop at Baruch College. 

    I called NYPD 911. 

    NYPD 911 started running scams and harass me on the phone as they always do. 

    While I’m trying to report to NYPD 911 that law enforcement is remotely blocking me from using my laptop, I made it very clear that I only want to report the NYPD on the phone, I don’t want to meet the NYPD in person. 

    What is a patrol cop going to do if people I know are paying the NYPD tens of thousands of dollars or more under the table to harass me? 

    Two members of the NYPD showed up in person to the outdoor tables in the Hudson Years area sometime between 1 AM and 4 AM. 

    The NYPD officers in uniform said that they were there because I was calling NYPD 911. 

    I said I told NYPD 911 I don’t want to meet with the NYPD in the street. 

    I told the NYPD officers that I’ve been to several NYPD precincts and they won’t help me at all. 

    The NYPD officers said they were from the NYPD 10 Precinct in Chelsea, New York City. 

    One of the NYPD officers in uniform told me he was from or living in Nassau County, Long Island. 

    I immediately asked the NYPD 911 officers if they could turn on their body cameras.

    The 2 NYPD officers said no, they would not turn on their body cameras. 

    I got some video from when the 3 of us were standing there. 

    We spoke for a while about people harassing me and that was it. 

    The NYPD officers left. 

    I’ve been to the NYPD 10 Precinct before to report people robbing me and harassing me.

    I was denied police reports from the NYPD 10 Precinct at least 3 separate times. 

    People I know have been paying the NYPD to harass me for years. 

    The NYPD is claiming they have about 55,000 employees with 19,000 civilians and 36,000 law enforcement. 

    What the NYPD doesn’t tell you is how many people they have running around in addition to that.

    The NYPD has a lot of women and men that run scams for the NYPD part time, off the books. 

    For example, the NYPD has women and men that set people up as stalkers and for sexual harassment. 

    The NYPD has people that start fights to get people in trouble. 

    The NYPD has their civilian lie and scam team harass me constantly.

    That is why I pick up the phone and call the FBI and NYPD 911 and ignore the civilian woman and men that the NYPD sends to harass me. 

    I can write 100,000 more words about this topic but I have schoolwork. 

    I’m more than happy to share my phone records and bank records with any government agencies if they would like to investigate people I know paying law enforcement to harass me. 

    The only time I can turn a page on the web with my laptop is when I hold my phone recording my laptop screen with one hand and I use my laptop with the other hand. 

    If I’m not constantly recording my laptop screen with my phone—I can’t turn a page on the web. 

    Even when my laptop does work the speed of any laptop or computer I use is down 80% compared from before law enforcement started harassing me.

    Please advise if you would like any additional information from me.

    The US Attorney Southern District blocked my phone number.

    The NYC FBI blocked my phone number.

    The Manhattan District Attorney blocked my phone number.

    NYPD Internal Affairs blocked my phone number.  

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Mark Pine

  • Notice of Claim to sue the New York City Human Resources Administration.

    Mark Pine 

    December 29, 2022.

    First and foremost I always treat everyone from the New York Courts, HRA, the NYC Comptroller’s Office, etc., with the absolute utmost respect at all times. 

    That is more important than any of this. 

    I’m going to be suing New York City for the rest of my life because New York City law enforcement is never going to stop teasing, harassing, and sabotaging me. 

    I would like to sue the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) for $150,000.

    HRA cut off my MetroCard money. 

    I’m a full time student at Baruch College CUNY. 

    Every week I receive money from HRA to purchase a one week unlimited MetroCard. 

    For some reason the MetroCard money is canceled for next week and going forward.

    I contacted HRA about it on December 23, 2022. I received the following confirmation number. 

    Your City of New York Correspondence Number is #1-1-6078274

    There is a chance that HRA cut off all student’s MetroCard money for the winter break or holiday. 

    If that’s the case then I’m wrong. 

    If all college public assistance students are receiving their MetroCard money during the winter holiday and only mine has been cut off then I’m going to sue. 

    I contacted a few government agencies about the HRA MetroCard money and no one has responded which seems a little strange. 

    I’m not 100 percent sure about this one because I don’t know anyone that goes to college in New York City that is on public assistance. 

    Law enforcement sabotages almost every move I make. 

    Rich people I grew up with pay the NYPD and others to tease, harass, and sabotage me every day. 

    I contacted the CCRB, NYPD IA, and the NYC DOI; they can’t stop New York City law enforcement from teasing, harassing, and sabotaging me every day. 

    That is why I want to be sure that I’m not the only public assistance student that had their MetroCard money shut off for the winter holiday. 

    I contacted the HRA Commissioner’s Office about the situation and didn’t hear back yet. 

    I hope I’m wrong. 

    Could you imagine if out of all the college students in New York City that the NYPD or another law enforcement agency went to HRA and threatened HRA to shut off my MetroCard only?

    New York City law enforcement has run scams like that on me several times before. 

    I’m about to sue the NYPD next month. 

    Please let me know if you require any additional information from me.

    Thank you and have a great day.

    Mark Pine

  • Email to CUNY Edge at Baruch College. July 21, 2022.

    This is an example of how to treat people respectfully at all times. I wanted to share this email with the world to inspire additional respectful emails between humans.

    Greetings CUNY Edge,

    July 27, 2022 at 10 AM is good for me if that is acceptable. 

    A few quick things. 

    I dropped a class during summer 1 as I mentioned. Because I didn’t finish the class, the payment for the class became my responsibility. 

    Unfortunately and thankfully, I had been in the emergency room of the hospital twice during the class so I was excused from having to pay for the class which is awesome. That was very generous of Baruch College and The City University of New York. 

    Another great thing. I have been receiving my MetroCard money even though I’m not in school and I’m not working. Last summer because I wasn’t working for RF CUNY and I wasn’t taking classes my MetroCard money was cut. Needless to say, I’m not complaining. 

    I sent an email to RF CUNY and the Baruch College Dean about the RF CUNY fellowship program. 

    This is it: 

    Greetings RF CUNY, 

    CUNY Edge is as helpful as humanly possible.      

    CUNY Edge could not make keeping up with my Human Resources Administration documentation any easier. 

    I always treat everyone at CUNY Edge with the utmost respect at all times as I treat everyone that is connected with CUNY and Baruch College. 

    I’m 45 years old. I understand that life isn’t perfect. I just want to quickly bring something to your attention. 

    All the Baruch College students that are on public assistance are assigned hours by HRA to work for the RF CUNY fellowship program. The amount of hours can be anywhere from 0 hours per week to I suspect 20 or 30 hours per week. 

    As I stated CUNY Edge is as helpful and as great a resource as humanly possible. CUNY Edge is as great as it gets. This has nothing to do with CUNY Edge. CUNY Edge is just the messenger. 

    I don’t take it for granted how easy CUNY Edge makes it for students like myself on public assistance. 

    I have a suspicion that a number of colleges might be a lot more work and not as quick turnaround time for students on public assistance to submit their documentation to HRA. 

    I’m experienced enough to know that I have no idea who makes the policy for the RF CUNY fellowship program at Baruch College and CUNY. 

    Even if I did know I still treat everyone at CUNY, Baruch College, RF CUNY, etc., with the utmost respect at all times. That is regardless if I get my way or not. 

    Here is the situation. 

    I was notified by CUNY Edge that some public assistance students are able to get RF CUNY fellowship program hours and others are not. 

    RF CUNY pays about $15 per hour if I’m correct. For someone like myself on public assistance that is a lot of money. 

    Plus working for the RF CUNY fellowship program doesn’t throw my HRA case into a tailspin like any other job would. 

    I could be 100% wrong and if I am I apologize for this note. 

    I suspect that there are students at Baruch College working 10, 20, and maybe more hours per week at Baruch College for the RF CUNY fellowship program. 

    Simultaneously, there are students such as myself that are designated by HRA to work 5 to 20 or more hours per week that are getting 0 hours from the Baruch College RF CUNY fellowship program. 

    In my humble opinion, I think it would be more fair if the hours were split up so that everyone receives some hours. 

    The last 4 semesters Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 1, Summer 2, I’ve received 0 hours and I was assigned hours from HRA every semester. 

    I understand that I am not president of the universe. I’m not the CEO of RF CUNY. I’m not the Chancellor of CUNY. I’m not the Mayor of New York City.  

    If no one agrees with me it’s OK. Life goes on. I just want to bring this situation to your attention. 

    If you have any advice regarding this situation it would be appreciated. 

    Also, before I started CUNY I didn’t have a laptop. I didn’t have anything so I never forget how thankful I am for CUNY. I’m sitting in Central Park typing this message on a laptop that was given to me by Baruch College / CUNY. To not appreciate that would be insanity.

    Please advise. 

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Mark Pine 

    I wasn’t going to mention the email to you but I thought since we were in communication about next week’s meeting, I thought to include the message in this note. 

    Clearly, I made sure to include how helpful CUNY Edge is. 

    The City University is all about inclusion so I just wanted to remind whomever is incharge that there are students being excluded. 

    Last but not least I’m working diligently to get off public assistance. I can’t say when it’s going to happen but in my spare time I’m using the tools (laptop, phone), and knowledge that I’ve accumulated from Baruch College and The City University of New York to try and elevate my situation. I have a feeling that my big break is around the corner. 

    Thank you and have a great day.

    Mark Pine

  • Opinion: Email to Baruch College about students blocking me from walking into the library. June 12, 2022.

    Greetings Baruch College, 

    June 11, 2022, 5:15 PM 

    Library building lobby. 

    Yesterday, there were two women that looked like students blocking the entrance to the library on the second-floor landing. 

    I’m sure it was totally innocent and just a coincidence. 

    I will never and have never mentioned a word about NYC law enforcement harassing me to anyone at Baruch College besides you via email as per your instructions.  

    Anytime I see young women blocking an entrance or exit I think about how many times the police run that scam on me outside of school. If I try to carefully walk past them they crash into me, shove their phones in my face, and go running to tell on me. 

    I always ignore everyone and don’t say anything. 

    Anytime I see women or men blocking entrances and exits I patiently wait until they move without saying a word like I just did. 

    It’s interesting that the school was 99.9 percent empty yesterday and there were two women blocking the entrance to the library when I was walking in. After they realized that I wasn’t going up the stairs to the library until they moved, they walked down the stairs and out of the building. 

    I did not say one word to them. I didn’t look in their direction for much time either. 

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Mark Pine 

  • Opinion: Email to Baruch College about the police harassing me. June 11, 2022.

    Greetings Baruch College,

    I have the best schedule for Summer 1, Summer 2, and Fall 2022. I love all my classes. 

    I just wanted to reiterate that I’m not mentioning a word about the police harassing me every day including today to anyone at Baruch College besides occasionally you here via email. You told me that is the protocol and I’m following it as always. 

    I just wanted to thank you again if you helped me with X class. I’m not sure who helped me. It could have been either you or the Department Chair or both. All I know is that after I contacted you both things in that class became very normal. 

    I just had two court cases that involved the NYPD. I’m about to have one more. 

    The police are harassing me every day as they have been since before I started at LaGuardia Community College. 

    I dealt with it then and I’m dealing with it now. 

    I don’t have any desire to discuss the police harassing me every day in any of my classes. 

    I don’t have any desire to discuss the police harassing me or anything negative at all with any of my professors. 

    In my humble opinion, I just exposed the police twice in two court cases worse than they could ever imagine. The third case is already moving forward and this is going to be the best one. 

    The police know that a lot of people are starting to find out that they are harassing me every day and it’s only a matter of time before I get some help. 

    Me “winning” includes succeeding at Baruch College. 

    I have never had any desire to discuss the police harassing me with anyone at Baruch College. 

    I don’t care if the police attack me again on my way to Baruch College, I have never and will never mention a word about the police harassing me to anyone at Baruch College. 

    I’m reaching thousands of people on social media and the web trying to get help. 

    I’m focused on trying to expose the police harassing me in court and on social media where I can ultimately reach millions of people. 

    I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t party. I don’t date. I don’t hang around bars or clubs. I live squeaky clean. 

    The police arrested me once and I won the case. In my opinion, they aren’t going to keep arresting me and having me win cases against them. I’m not a lawyer so who knows.

    The NYPD’s strategy with me now is to get me kicked out of places I go in the city. For example, HRA, supermarkets, gym, Baruch College, etc. 

    That is why I’m walking on eggshells, tip-toeing around making sure I follow all rules everywhere I go. 

    I know if I continue to take the daily abuse from the police and stay on the course I’m on, eventually, I’ll get my life back. 

    All I need from Baruch College is an education. There is nothing anyone at Baruch College can do to help me with the police harassing me. 

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Mark Pine 

  • Opinion: Today a Baruch College student was swinging his leg around to distract me during a speech I was giving in class.

    Greetings Professor,

    I always treat everyone at Baruch College with the utmost respect at all times. That includes staff, professors, security guards, and students. Treating people respectfully is more important than anything.

    I never participate in controversial conversations at Baruch College out of respect for people’s feelings.

    I love Baruch College, LaGuardia Community College, and The City University of New York. 

    I would never say a word to a student in class if she/he literally poured a can of paint on my head. 

    I would say thank you and walk away. Then I would report it. 

    With that being said there was a student sitting directly across from me while I was giving the speech kicking his leg up and down for the majority of my speech and it was very distracting. 

    I could have put my head down and just sat there and read the speech, but I believe that we are supposed to look at the crowd. 

    I would never say a word to the student. 

    If someone offered me a million dollars to identify the student right now, I would have no clue what the student looks like. I just saw the persons leg kicking nonstop throughout my speech. 

    It caught me so off guard that it threw off my speech a little. 

    I listened to the recording, and it was OK, but it would have been much better. 

    I never had someone do that to me before when I was giving a speech. It was like the student was practicing to be a professional field goal kicker or soccer player. 

    I started getting used to it by the end of the speech and going forward if it happens again, I’ll be more used to it. 

    If I can go again, I would like to, if not it’s no big deal. I’m just asking. 

    I 10000% respect your decision either way. 

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Mark Pine 

    Greetings,

    I wanted to go on record with what happened today in class. Personally, I’m a little surprised that the student felt comfortable doing that in front of all the other students knowing how much we all worked on preparing our speeches. 

    It was like he was waiving his hand in my face during the speech except he was using his leg instead of his hand. It was very distracting. 

    If you have any advice for me, please let me know. If not it’s no big deal. 

    Currently I have a GPA and I think I have about 291 points out of 300 in the class right now. 

    I know my subject inside and out, it’s about being a New York State real estate broker and I’m a licensed broker. 

    I’ve been studying every day through spring break, and I was a little tired. When the person started swinging his leg around for the majority of my speech it totally knocked me off my game. 

    Now that I have experienced the student swinging his leg around like he was trying out for the NFL during 70% of my speech, I can be prepared for it next time and focus on something else. 

    More importantly than any of this is I always treat all students and staff with the utmost respect at all times. If someone does something I don’t like, I ignore the person. 

    Please advise with any feedback you deem appropriate. 

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Mark Pine

    This type of thing happens all the time to me at Baruch College. I don’t blame Baruch College. I blame New York City law enforcement.

  • Opinion: Email to a professor about maintaining my privacy amongst students during a class speech. February 12, 2022.

    Greetings Professor,

    I am loving the information I’m learning in this class. It’s actually fun. I feel like I’m almost taking an acting class. 

    I just turned in discussion board homework 3 and I’m working on the speech. 

    I was curious if I have to use my full name in my speech – Mark Pine ? 

    I try to maintain my privacy from students when possible due to the alarming number of complaints from students against students in New York colleges every year. If I’m correct the number is in the thousands just in New York every year.

    There has been New York education staff saying the situation is out of control.  

    Almost 4K sexual violence complaints made at New York colleges (nypost.com)

    I have literally had students start to yell and scream at me in the middle of CUNY classes that I have absolutely no idea who they are and never said one word to the person. Nor have I ever made one statement in a class that was even borderline controversial. 

    It’s also been stated that students that don’t have wealthy parents, such as me, who can cut the check to lawyers to fend off false or true accusations are the ones who get in trouble when complaints are logged against them. 

    If I have to share my full name during the speech of course I’ll gladly do it. Your one of my favorite professors, the class flies by. If I’m allowed to use just my first name or change my last name, I would prefer that if possible. If not it’s no big deal I just wanted to ask. 

    Please advise. 

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Mark Pine

  • Opinion: Controversial conversations at Baruch College. February 11, 2022.

    Greetings Baruch College,

    Next week in one of my classes we are reviewing a book that contains controversial writing about the US government, FBI and police. I’m going on the record right now I’m not saying one negative word ever at Baruch College about the US Government, FBI, and police.

    Outside of school/CUNY is a different story. I’ll complain all day long when I’m outside of school to people that are NOT connected with CUNY.

    Last semester I would skip classes when I knew there was going to be a discussion about a controversial topic.

    This semester I want to have a 100 percent attendance record so I’m not skipping any more classes. I’m just going to keep 100 percent quiet. If the professor calls on me for an answer it’s going to be I love the US government, I love the FBI, and I especially love the police. Everyone is doing their best with what they have to work with.

    Outside of school I’m launching lawsuits against all of them. I don’t have any points to get across to anyone at CUNY besides I respect everyone with the utmost respect humanly possible.

    My goals are to continue to treat everyone at CUNY with the utmost respect at all times and only talk about school never anything personal.

    Graduate from CUNY.

    Have a positive impact on society.

    Get back into an apartment so I don’t have to sleep in the subway.

    Thank you and have a great day.

    Ever upward,

    Mark Pine

  • Opinion: NYC should change the private park in Gramercy into a building run by CUNY where New Yorkers can learn computer skills.

    There is a huge private park located in Gramercy, Manhattan, New York City. In my opinion, the park is a great opportunity to create a huge brand new building run by CUNY. 

    I’m a student at Baruch College CUNY. That’s how I created the idea. I don’t care about credit. I want to help people.

    This is the Wikipedia page for Gramercy Park: Gramercy Park – Wikipedia

    The building can be a place where New Yorkers can learn computer skills. 

    1. There might be large technology companies that might donate money towards the development of the building. 
    2. The building, if run by CUNY, can be a great place for people not only to learn computer skills but also become acclimated with the outstanding offerings of CUNY. 
    3. Large technology companies might allow some of their employees to teach computer skills at the building. 
    4. Large technology companies might help with the lessons offered so they can eventually hire some of the individuals who work hard to learn new computer skills. 

    This could potentially be an opportunity for thousands of individuals to lift themselves out of poverty. Everything is going digital. 

    The building I envision will be close to public transportation. It’s also conveniently near many huge technology companies. 

    I can envision students going to the building after school and on weekends. I can envision people who might have lost their jobs or want a higher-paying job going to the building to learn new computer skills. 

    The space is so big, they might be able to build two buildings. One for adults and one for children. 

    Think about how much parents would love for their children to be able to go somewhere run by CUNY and learn valuable computer skills. 

    Speaking of CUNY I have to get back to my homework. 

    What would have a better impact on New York City? A huge empty private park or buildings where thousands of people can learn computer skills.

    We need to step up the opportunities for New Yorkers. 

    Thank you for reading. 

    Have a great day. 

    Ever upward,

    Mark Pine 

  • Opinion: Email to Baruch College about my probation appeal and NYC law enforcement trying to have me removed from school. November 5, 2021.

    Greetings Baruch College,

    I’m at school studying for my classes. I just returned from the post office on 23 Street. I sent X the exact same PDF that I sent to you. 

    As far as I’m concerned the probation appeal process is over. From now until the end of the semester I will continue to walk on eggshells like I always do. 

    Today I was walking into the Baruch College verticle building at about 8 AM. My Baruch College ID wasn’t working and the security guards let me in.

    For anyone that isn’t even something worth mentioning. For me, I have to watch every interaction very carefully. The reason is that NYC law enforcement has been harassing me and sabotaging me worse than ever. 

    When my student ID didn’t work, I said to myself this is all I need. If one of the security guards says I was rude, I’m gone. And of course, it was a coincidence that my card wasn’t working. Of course, that would never happen here. I’m just saying that’s how my mind works. 

    Even with all this, I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t vape, etc. The abuse I take from NYC law enforcement is intense. I have been to the emergency room of the hospital several times this semester from NYC law enforcement harassing me. I don’t need therapy, I need an apartment, money, and law firms. 

    I never mention any of this to anyone at CUNY. I don’t even like mentioning it to you but I feel like every so often its good to cover myself because NYC law enforcement is so good at running scams and sabotaging people including me. It’s a miracle they haven’t figured out a way to get me kicked out of CUNY.

    I know NYC law enforcement is drooling that I’m on probation. 
    They almost got rid of me last semester when they arrested me. I beat the case and got a 4.0 GPA with 12 credits. They have been harassing me every day since I had the charge dropped down to a violation. 

    That’s why when I contact hundreds of government agencies nationwide to get help from NYC law enforcement harassing me I don’t blame them for turning their heads the other way and pretending I don’t exist. NYC law enforcement doesn’t play around. When they want something it’s not up for negotiation. 

    Thank you again for helping me with the appeal process. 
    In regards to school, I’m so far ahead of the game this semester that it feels great. I’m literally studying for Spring 2022 classes today. I’m about to buy one of the textbooks for next semester next week and I have a few sample pages of it already. Instead of wasting my time watching celebrity interviews like I usually do in my spare time, I’m going to study math and Spanish. 

    I’m also going to start to document via video how I live in the subway in an effort to raise awareness and try and get help from the general public. I have a place to shower and keep clean clothes. Cold nights I live on subway platforms. I have never been more confident that I’m going to get back into an apartment one day soon thanks to HRA and CUNY. 

    I’m going to make you and the whole CUNY family proud one day and I’ll make sure to always let everyone know that the only reason I was able to get back on my feet is thanks to HRA and CUNY. Two of the most amazing organizations in New York City. The staff here is as good as it gets and the opportunity is beyond words. 

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Ever upward, 

    Mark Pine