In any event, because Plaintiff is proceeding Pro se, the Court would otherwise consider Plaintiff's claims against the NYPD as if she had brought them against the City directly. See, e.g., Cameron v. Coach Apparel Store, No. 07-cv-3991, 2009 WL 536068, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2009) (“Keeping in mind that Plaintiff appears Pro se, the Court will construe his claims against the New York Police Department[,] . . . which is not a suable entity, as being claims against the City of New York.”); Maier v. NYPD, No. 08-cv-5104, 2009 WL 2915211, at *2 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 1, 2009) (collecting cases).
Because Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, I will consider Plaintiff's complaint against the Office of the Mayor as if he had brought his claims against the City of New York (the “City”) directly. See, e.g., Cameron v. Coach Apparel Store, No. 07-cv-3991, 2009 WL 536068, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2009) (“Keeping in mind that Plaintiff appears pro se, the Court will construe his claims against the New York Police Department[,] . . . which is not a suable entity, as being claims against the City of New York.”);
Because Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, I will consider Plaintiff's complaint against the FDNY as if she had brought her claims against the City of New York directly. See, e.g., Cameron v. Coach Apparel Store, No. 07-cv-3991, 2009 WL 536068, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2009) (“Keeping in mind that Plaintiff appears pro se, the Court will construe his claims against the New York Police Department, . . . which is not a suable entity, as being claims against the City of New York.”);
To the extent a Rule 56.1 statement cites to an affidavit, the affidavit must be a sworn statement of fact based on personal knowledge "that would be admissible in evidence at trial." Cameron v. Coach Apparel Store, No. 07-CV-3991, 2009 WL 536068, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2009). A court may disregard "portions of an affidavit that are not based upon the affiant's personal knowledge, contain inadmissible hearsay or make generalized and conclusory statements."