Adjudged that the determination is confirmed, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits, with costs.
The determination that the petitioner knowingly made false statements to investigators in the course of the Inspector General's investigation and was guilty of other misconduct is supported by substantial evidence and therefore may not be set aside ( see CPLR 7803; Rainer N. Mittl, Ophthalmologist, P.C. v New York State Div. of Human Rights, 100 NY2d 326, 331; 300 Gramatan Ave. Assoc. v State Div. of Human Rights, 45 NY2d 176, 180). In light of the fact that the petitioner made false statements, under oath, relating to serious charges implicating the integrity of the Fire Department of the City of New York, the penalty of dismissal was not so disproportionate to the offenses as to be shocking to one's sense of fairness ( see Matter of Harp v New York City Police Dept., 96 NY2d 892, 894; see also Matter of Kelly v Safir, 96 NY2d 32, 38; Matter of Pell v Board of Educ. of Union Free School Dist. No. 1 of Towns of Scarsdale Mamaroneck, Westchester County, 34 NY2d 222, 237).