July 25

Pat Lynch appears on the set with Jim Ryan on Good Day New York, discussing the Judge Cropper story. Lynch's photo and quotes are in the New York Post story on Judge Cropper, and the Post's editorial quotes him prominently on the issue. He is also quoted in the New York Times story and mentioned in the Daily News. Lynch is also credited in the New York Times with appointing Mubarak Abdul-Jabbar to the PBA's top five as second vice-president.

July 24

Pat Lynch is quoted in a page-one story in the New York Post calling Justice Dorothy Cropper a hypocrite for her order that undercover cops should testify in open court revealing their real names. Joe Maccone is quoted in Newsday and the New York Times concerning the PBA's handling of funds distributed to the survivors of cops lost on 9/11. Lynch is seen and heard with the police commissioner on NY 1, MSNBC, Fox-5 at 11:30 a.m., WCBS-TV, WNBC-TV, WPIX, UPN-9, Fox-5 at 10 p.m. and WINS-Radio, complaining about Judge Cropper.

July 23

Stanley Crouch, in his column in the Daily News, quotes extensively from a letter he received from Pat Lynch arguing the case for a decent raise for New York City police officers, a position that Crouch strongly endorses in the column. Al O'Leary and 9/11 widow Pat Coughlin are seen and heard on NY 1 defending the PBA's distribution of funds to families of 23 officers lost on 9/11. Joe Maccone and Pat Coughlin appear on NY 1 strongly and convincingly rebutting claims by Frank Dominguez and Ed Hayes that the PBA has something to hide concerning their handling of funds distributed to the survivors of cops lost on 9/11.

July 20

Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily News, complaining about a judge who tried to force two cops testifying in a drug case to reveal the names of undercover colleagues.

July 16

Bob Zink is paraphrased in an article in The Chief about the PBA's support for a bill before the State Legislature allowing retired New York City police officers to continue to collect their pensions while getting paid as teachers in the city public school system

July 15

Pat Lynch is mentioned in Len Levitt's "One Police Plaza Confidential" column in Newsday in an item about Rae Koshetz. NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trails, leaving to work in Ed Hayes' law office.

July 12

Pat Lynch is quoted in two articles in the Daily News, one on the issue of prisoner escapes and the other on the bill to allow retired cops to work as city school teachers while collecting their pensions. Lynch and Al O'Leary are quoted in the Staten Island Advance story on allowing retired cops to work as teachers. Lynch's press conference on prisoner escapes is aired on Channel 7-Eyewitness NY 1, News, CBS-2, WWOR-Channel 9, WPIX-Channel 11, Fox-5 NY, WCBS-AM and WNYC.

July 11

Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily News and Al O'Leary is quoted in Newsday in stories about how 160 NYPD cops are defecting to the Port Authority Police Dept. Lynch appears on News-4, blaming the recent rash of prisoner escapes on poor equipment and inadequate lockup facilities.

July 4

Al O'Leary is quoted in a Newsday story about Ray Kelly's policy on not hiring cops with DWI convictions: "Pat Lynch is the one who believes that hiring people with DWI tendencies creates problems in the future." Lynch is also quoted in the Upper East Side edition of Our Town, commenting on the loss of manpower at the 19th Pct. and tying it to the low salaries.

July 2

Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a story in The Chief about Anthony Bottom's application for parole.

June 30

Pat Lynch is quoted in stories in Newsday and the Staten Island Advance in which he opposes parole for Anthony bottom, killer of P.O.s Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones. Mrs. Piagentini is quoted in the Daily News story about the issue. Lynch is mentioned in a short in the Daily News about the promotion of ESU cops to detective specialist. The PBA is mentioned in a New York Post story about Police Commissioner Kelly's new rule banning Academy recruits with DWI convictions.

June 29

WABC's Eyewitness News airs interview with the widow of assassinated P.O. Joseph Piagentini and with Pat Lynch in press conference opposing parole of the man who killed the cop 31 years ago. Fox-5 New York runs soundbite with Mrs. Piagentini (Lynch is seen).

June 28

Pat Lynch is quoted in a New York Post story about the NYPD accepting recruits with DWI records and in a Daily News story about Ray Kelly's first six months as police commissioner.

June 27

The Times, News and Post cover the Anthony Bottom parole story without quoting Lynch.

June 26

Pat Lynch is heard on WINS and News-Radio 880 urging the Parole Board to deny cop-killer Anthony Bottom's parole request. NY 1 airs interview with Police Officer Joseph Piagentini's widow. Channel 2 covers the story by using a talking head with Councilmember James Barron, who favors freedom for Bottom. Bob Zink is also heard on WCBS-Radio urging the Parole Board not to approve Bottom's release.

June 25

A photo of Pat Lynch and other PBA board members with 79 Pct. winners of "Finest of the Finest" awards appears in The Chief. Joseph Mancini is quoted in The Chief, giving Lynch's position on the State Legislature's intention to allow police officers to bank their VSF payments as an incentive to delay retirement. The PBA's scheduled press conference with family members of assassinated Police Officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini is mentioned in a Newsday story about the impending parole hearing for one of the cops' killers.

June 20

Pat Lynch is seen and heard on NY 1, Eyewitness News and Channel-9 News in PBA press conference expressing alarm over the sharp increase in police retirements and arguing that a decent pay increase is the only way to retain cops. WNYW-Fox-5 reads a short piece about the union's argument. Lynch is heard on WINS radio news on the same subject. The Daily News, citing Lynch's retirement statistics, runs a brief article on the press conference, and Newsday quotes him to the effect that many incoming recruits will enter the Academy in July without having undergone criminal and psychological background checks.

June 18

Pat Lynch's photo and quotes by Bob Linn accompany a story in The Chief about the teachers contract settlement's effect on the PBA's ultimate settlement.

June 12

Pat Lynch is quoted in a Newsday story about the NYPD's latest recruiting effort: "There is only one reason that the NYPD is not attracting enough candidates, and that's because terrorism has made policing a growth industry in America, and other police departments are dramatically out-paying the NYPD." The "police union" was similarly quoted in the New York Post story and the PBA's position was paraphrased in the Times story. PBA negotiator Bob Linn is quoted in the Times and Newsday in stories about how the teachers contract settlement will affect the police and fire unions' contract fate. The PBA's position is mentioned in a Daily News story on the same subject.

June 11

Pat Lynch is interviewed on WINS-Radio, commenting on what a dismal failure the NYPD's latest recruiting effort is.

June 5

Pat Lynch is mentioned and Al O'Leary quoted in Bill Farrell's Civil Service column in the Daily News about the defeat of the motion to change the PBA's name.

June 4

Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a story in The Chief about the May 30 ceremony ending the recovery effort at Ground Zero. Lynch and Al O'Leary are also quoted in a story in The Chief about the scheduled June 8 exam for NYPD recruits.

June 3

Pat Lynch is quoted in a New York Post column by Steve Dunleavy urging decent raises for New York City police officers. Al O'Leary is quoted in a Newsday column by Len Levitt about the defeat of the motion to change the PBA's name.

May 17

Pat Lynch is quoted through a spokesman in the New York Times story about increase in applications for June's police test. About the half the applications were filed on the internet.

May 16

An interview by Andrew Siff with Pat Lynch appears on NY 1. The interview was taped at The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington at the conclusion of Police Week ceremonies.

May 15

Pat Lynch is mentioned as being on the dais at the Police Week ceremony in Washington in NY 1's on-scene coverage by Andrew Siff.

May 9

An interview with Pat Lynch about the new DWI policy appears on NY 1 at 10 p.m.

May 7

Pat Lynch's position on the 22 percent raise New York City police officers deserve is included in reporter Andrew Siff's script in a NY1 standup about Mayor Bloomberg's testimony Monday before the PERB arbitration hearings. Lynch is mentioned (Al O'Leary quoted) in The Chief's story about the NYPD considering new and tougher penalties for police officers driving while intoxicated. Lynch is also cited in a short story in The Chief about the NYPD holding a walk-in recruitment test at Harvard. A talking head with Lynch is included in Siff's late-evening report on NY 1 about escaped prisoners.

April 30

Pat Lynch's photo and positions accompany a story in The Chief about the Independent Budget Office's report that included one-officer patrol in low-crime areas as a possible cost-saving measure. Lynch was characterized as opposing the idea. He is also quoted in The Chief's story about civilianization proposals.

April 29

The Port Authority police graduation is covered on WINS, which cites "police union" claims that the high percentage of NYPD cops in the class is "another example of experienced police officers leaving New York City for better paying police jobs in other communities and at other law enforcement agencies.

April 28

Pat Lynch is seen and heard extensively in a WABC-Eyewitness News special report about NYPD recruitment and retention. He is quoted in a New York Times story about Michael Kreiman, the rookie New York City police officer shot at a car-stripping crime scene.

April 27

Pat Lynch is quoted in the New York Post's coverage of the Port Authority police graduation and his message about low pay is included in the Daily News story about the graduation.

April 26

Pat Lynch is heard on WINS discussing today's Port Authority police graduation class, 85 percent of which was made up of former New York City cops — a high percentage he attributed to the low pay of the NYPD job. Sound-bites from Lynch at the graduation air in the evening on NewsChannel 4 and WWOR-Channel 9.

April 23

Pat Lynch is quoted in the New York Post and the Daily News in stories about how nearly half of Suffolk County's police recruits in the latest in yesterday's graduating class were former NYPD cops. Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a story in The Chief about the police and fire unions' support of Gov. Pataki after Andrew Cuomo charged that the governor was not a leader but Rudolph Giuliani's coat-holder in the aftermath of 9/11. Lynch is also quoted in The Chief's story about the battle between Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council over the wisdom of raising taxes to help narrow the city's budget deficit. Lynch's positions are paraphrased in Richard Steier's budget analysis, also in The Chief.

April 19

Pat Lynch is quoted in Newsday, calling Andrew Cuomo's remarks about Gov. Pataki holding Mayor Giuliani's coat after 9/11 "outrageous" and "scurrilous." Lynch continued in Newsday: "The governor came down at this nation's worst time. He wasn't holding anyone's coat. He went holding the hands of our family members who went missing in that pile."

April 18

Pat Lynch is quoted in a Daily News analysis of Mayor Bloomberg's backup budget. Half a dozen TV stations and various radio and print reporters cover a press conference at the PBA in which Pat Lynch and other police and fire union leader criticize Andrew Cuomo for saying Gov. Pataki was not a leader but only held Mayor Giuliani's coat in the aftermath of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. NY 1 and WABC Eyewitness News air Lynch soundbites.

April 17

Pat Lynch is quoted in Daily News and Newsday stories about Mayor Bloomberg's backup budget. He is also quoted in a New York Post story about the killer of Police Officer John Scarangella suing the state Crime Victims Board to hold onto $15,000 he won in a lawsuit.

April 15

Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a Daily News story about the press conference in which Sen. Clinton supported the city using block grants from the federal government to help fund police officers' salary increases. The story is also covered in the New York Post.

April 14

Pat Lynch appears on News-4 NY in a piece with Sen. Hillary Clinton at a press conference in which the senator supported the city using block grants from the federal government to help fund police officers' salary increases.

April 9

Pat Lynch is quoted in The Chief, rebutting the city's PERB argument that there is no recruitment-retention crisis and criticizing the city for ignoring the problem. He is also cited in The Chief's Richard Steier's analysis of the city's flawed arguments.

April 2

Pat Lynch appears on NY 1's "Inside City Hall," promoting the PBA's positions in the PERB arbitration. PBA pension consultant Joe Maccone is quoted in The Chief, explaining the union's policy on the distribution of donations to the Widows' and Children's Fund.