Help Decipher Occupation 1925 NY Census

[Bikerchick64]

Please help me decipher the occupation my great uncle is working at in the 1925 Census for New York.  I think it says, "San Dept. NYC",as in Sanitation, but the S is not made like all the other S's on the form (such as 'School.').  Could this be a D?  Or maybe a P?  I've attached the "School" as well, so you can see how the letters differ.

Thank you,

-Robin

[Mike in Cumbria]

Park dept?

[Bikerchick64]

Could be... the longer I stare I think it says Dock Dept NYC.  Is this the first name of the New York Port Authority?

[Kay99]

It does look like a D.  There does appear to be a Docks Depart.

http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/09/07/reviews/970907.07grimest.html

Kay

[sami]

Hi:

It looks like a P or a D. I lean towards a P since there are definite differences from the D in Dept and there is a tail that goes below the line.

Pa... - Park Dept makes sense to me.

Not an S.

[Hackstaple]

All that I can offer is that the two samples are clearly not in the same handwriting.