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ClickSince being elected president of the PBA, Pat Lynch has done thousands of interviews in an effort to promote issues of importance to every police officer in New York City.

Listed below you will find a partial chronological listing of stories in which Pat Lynch speaks on your behalf or where the PBA is an important part of the story. In many cases, you can actually see or hear a television or radio story simply by clicking on the station designation.

To read or view stories earlier than the ones listed below, go to the media archives.

2008
May
May 9 Video: ABC reports on "exodus" of police from the NYPD
May 2 Video: Lynch challenges Mayor on budget impact
April
Apr. 28 Post: '911' Cops on Wall of Fame
Apr. 26 Pat Lynch's letter to the Editor of the Post, and other letters of support.
Apr. 25 Post: PBA, Mike Trade Cop-Hire Fire. Videos and audio: The verdict in Sean Bell trial and reaction by Lynch is covered in videos on NBC, CNN, WCBS, Fox5, RNN, and My9, and audio on WINS.
Apr.22- 23 New York Post, Daily News, Sun, and Staten Island Advance cover the PBA's policy of listing employment ads for other departments in the magazine. Videos and audios on WNBC, Fox5, New York 1, Channel 12, 1010WINS and CBS-newsradio.
Apr. 17 Better paying police departments attract recruits at John Jay College job fair are reported in a WNBC news video.
Apr. 5 Daily News: Seattle not shy about luring NYPD cops
Apr. 4 The PBA president blames low top pay for ability of other departments to recruit NYPD veterans in the Daily News and MyNorthwest.com. Videos on the topic on WABC, WNBC, Fox5, and NY1:
Apr. 2 New York Post: 'Zero' for Heroes, Says NY-Bash Pol. PO Michael Carey testifies at the Bell trial in videos on WABC, WCBS, WNBC, CW11, My9, NY1, and Fox5.
Apr. 1 Newsday: Sick responders ask Congress to reopen 9/11 fund
March
Mar. 26 Queens Courier: Thin blue line at lowest levels since 1993
Mar. 20 NYPD could soon be smallest since ’90s: New York Times, Daily News, New York Post, New York 1, New York Sun, Newsday, Staten Island Advance
Mar. 5 A Daily News article on the trial of shooter Damian Henry reported that Pat Lynch called for the maximum sentance, saying that "Henry clearly has no qualms about pulling the trigger on police officers or civilians.,"
February
Feb. 29 Videos on Ch 5, Ch 7 and Ch 9 cover the PBA president reacting to cop-bashing museum display. The story is also reported in the Daily News.
Feb. 27

Videos on WCBS and New York 1 as well as a story In the New York Sunshow how a Council biill would cover health care costs for Ground Zero Workers. Also, hundreds remember Edward Byrne in the New York Times, Daily News, and Newsday as well as videos on New York 1 (Feb. 26) and Channel 11 (Feb. 26).

Feb. 15 The Chief publishes a letter-to-the-editor by Pat Lynch criticizing the newspaper for an article in the previous issue that reached pro-management conclusions. The Chief also runs Pat Lynch's photo and quotes in an article reporting the PBA's opposition to the city's request for added week to submit its briefs in the PERB arbitration: "The PBA is vehemently opposed to the city's request..."
Feb. 7-9 The Associated Press, the Daily News and the New York Post report the Parole Board's decision — under pressure from the PBA and from a slain cop's widow and other survivors — to rescind the parole of Shuaib Raheem, who killed Police Officer Stephen Gilroy in a botched robbery in 1973. "Plainly put, anyone who kills a police officer should hever even have the hope walking the streets of our city as a free person again," Pat Lynch said in a statement.
Feb. 8 Pat Lynch's photo and quotes are included in The Chief's coverage of the PBA's "Finest of the Finest" awards: "When there's danger and chaos, you always find a New York City cop running towards that unknown danger. And the reality is that many get injured or killed, and sometimes that gets skimmed over."
Feb. 4 Daily News quotes Pat Lynch in an article about a judge's ruling that two former PBA delegates must stand trial on charges they obstructed the investigation of the officer in a drunk-driving case in which four people were killed: "While this was an unfortunate and tragic incident, we don't believe there is any basis to hold the PBA liable for the act of an off-duty police officer in his private vehicle. The judge has decided that there are issues of fact that must be resolved and the PBA will fight this case to its conclusion and through appeal, if necessary."
Feb. 1 Finest of the Finest awards ceremony covered by the Daily News, New York Sun, and Staten Island Advance.
January
Jan. 31 Finest of the Finest awards ceremony covered by NY1, WCBS, Fox5, WABC and My9.
Jan. 19 The Daily News reports that a new deal would zoom MTA cops' salaries past the NYPD's
Jan. 17

New York Post covers PBA efforts to keep '73 cop killer jailed. The Daily News covers the PBA opposition to rookie grants, and a story in Newsdayaddresses Suffolk Count's efforts to reduce pay for rookie cops.

Jan. 16 In a New York Sun article about PBA opposition to two programs for new officers, Pat Lynch says "Compensation is a mandatory subject of collective bargaining and we will not allow the city to bypass the process that exists to ensure fair treatment for all of our police officers."
Jan. 4 In his New Year's column, the Chief's editor brags about having predicted Pat Lynch's reelection in last year's piece. The Chief also quotes Lynch in an article about the PBA's campaign to keep cop-killer Shuaib Raheem in prison: "Violent felons should not be eligible for parole, and cop-killers should be incarcerated for life." The Chief also quotes Lynch in its piece about the PBA's PERB arbitration: "We have a very strong case, and they (the city) have to counter that."
For earlier articles, go to media archives



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Contract
PBA in the News
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From Pat Lynch
Contact Us
General Counsel
Benefits
Forms
Employment
Political Action
Outside Links
Photo Gallery
Offers & Discounts
In Memoriam