Jun. 30, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki with AP reports Funeral arrangements have been announced for the Queens police officer killed in a massive drunk-driving crash on Long Island over the weekend. Police Officer Emilia Rennhack, who worked out of the 102nd Precinct, died along with three others when the alleged drunk driver slammed his…
Sep. 25, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The corner of 149th Street and 14th Avenue in Whitestone was ceremoniously co-named in honor of former police officer, and 9/11 hero, Thomas Gerald Brophy this past weekend. Brophy’s family was joined by local residents, Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, more than a dozen members of the Police Benevolent Association and…
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Jun. 26, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams has ironed out a tentative five-year labor deal with the Teamsters Local 237, which will cover more than 9,000 municipal workers, the mayor announced on Monday. The Teamsters Local 237 represent a large swath of city employees such as school safety agents, special police officers…
May. 17, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
In a new analysis, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) found Mayor Eric Adams’ administration likely lowballed the NYPD budget for the coming fiscal year by roughly $1.6 billion, after not fully factoring in the pattern of ballooning overtime costs the department’s racked up in recent years.
Apr. 5, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
The city has reached a tentative $5.5 billion contract agreement with the Police Benevolent Association (PBA), Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday, marking the second major labor deal his administration has negotiated with the city’s public sector unions and the first with one of its uniformed unions.