NYCHA plumber’s $465K payday sparks probe into outside work
A New York City public housing plumber who out-earned nearly every municipal employee last year is under investigation after records show he logged thousands of overtime hours while apparently running two private plumbing businesses on the side. Jakub Markowski, a plumber supervisor with the New York City Housing Authority, earned more than $465,000 during the city’s 2025 fiscal year after racking up nearly 2,560 hours of overtime, the highest total of any city employee, the New York Times reported. The city’s Department of Buildings is investigating whether his outside work violated licensing rules. Markowski, a licensed master plumber, worked in […]
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