Mar. 20

Pat Lynch is heard on WCBS-News Radio 880, repeating his urging that police officers be provided with "millennium masks."

Mar. 19

Pat Lynch appears on Fox-5 News at 10 p.m., commenting on the inadequacy of the anti-terrorist gear issued to a small percentage of police officers earlier in the day. Lynch says money should be no object to providing them with the more effective "millennium masks."

Mar. 17

Pat Lynch is heard on WINS and WCBS news radio at the St. Patrick's Day parade.

Mar. 14

Pat Lynch is quoted in the headline of a New York Post story about the arraignment of Ronell Wilson for the murder of Detectives James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews. "This man is trash," the Post headline says, "and should be treated that way. (He) put bullets into the heads of police officers and should not be able to live." He is also quoted in the New York Times and Newsday.

Mar. 11

The Chief reports that Pat Lynch will receive the President's Award of the National Council of Columbia Organizations in Civil Service at the organization's annual diner April 3. "Pat Lynch has done an extraordinary amount of work for retirees in the areas of health and benefits," the newspaper quotes the group's president, Joseph Guagliardo. "He's been a good guy for Italians and a good guy for everyone else in civil service."

Mar. 8

Newsday reports the PBA victory in defense of lawsuit by group attempting to gain access to members' names and addresses: "In the decision reached yesterday (March 7), Justice Harold B. Beeler of State Supreme Court in Manhattan declined to override Mr. (Patrick J.) Lynch's decision (not to release the mailing list), stating that 'it strikes a reasonable balance between protecting the privacy interests of the PBA membership, assuring an orderly election and allowing official candidates for office access to the membership to promote their candidacy.'"

Mar. 2

Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily News and New York Post, reacting to the news that Deputy Mayor Marc Shaw's 16 percent pay increase. "That question that I have to ask is doesn't he feel that New York City's police officers deserve a raise?" Lynch was quoted in the Post.

Mar.1

The New York Times quotes Pat Lynch in a story about the city's labor unions resisting Mayor Bloomberg's insistence that they agree to $600 million in concessions before beginning negotiations: "It's absolutely a pay cut when you cut any of our benefits, health benefits, pension benefits," Lynch said. "We need to speak in one voice to defeat these draconian proposals." Lynch's remarks are also broadcast on WINS.

Feb. 26

Pat Lynch's photo appears on page one of The Irish Echo, with another photo and a full page of text inside profiling Lynch under the headline, "Badge of Honor: PBA head Patrick Lynch digs in against the city's administration."

Feb. 25

Pat Lynch appears in a New York Times photo and he is quoted in the Times' article about the $4 million in federal funds for cops' gas masks. The Times reports that Lynch "said he was grateful for the money and the protection it would provide, but noted that it was only a start. 'We need the money to help train our members how to properly use this equipment,' he said. 'We need to get more equipment to protect ourselves to help us protect you.'" Lynch is also quoted in the Newsday story on the issue and his photo accompanies the story in The Sun. Al O'Leary is quoted in the Staten Island Advance: "A lot more needs to be done. Training so that the officers can recognize the telltale signs of such attacks is also a very big issue."

Feb. 24

Pat Lynch is seen on NY 1 and Channels 2 and 7 and heard on WINS and WCBS-News Radio at a press conference with Sen. Hillary Clinton about the federal government providing $4 million to furnish NYPD officers with gas masks. Lynch called for increased funding for New York City police officers anti-terrorist equipment and training.

Feb. 13

Walter Liddy is quoted in a New York Post story about the level of police preparedness for a terrorist attack: "Cops are no more prepared for a terrorist attack today than they were on Sept. 10, 2001. A couple of videotapes shown haphazardly after roll calls does not constitute intensive anti-terrorism training."

Feb. 12

Pat Lynch is seen on News-4 NY discussing the level of police preparedness for a terrorist attack.

Feb. 11

Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a story in The Chief about union resistance to Mayor Bloomberg's giveback demands: "It appears that they are not only trying to balance the budget on the backs of city employees, but they are attempting to interfere with the ability of city unions to represent their membership." A statement by John Puglissi is quoted on News-4 NY in a story about the level of police preparedness for a terrorist attack: "We take the terrorism issue seriously and we want to make sure our police department is providing our members proper equipment and training to handle the various stages that they may encounter as first responders."

Feb. 10

Feb. 10 Pat Lynch is quoted in a Daily News article warning that the "number of patrol cops assigned to city precincts has fallen to 'dangerous lows' not seen since the crime-plagued early 1990s^Å" Lynch: "If this continues and every precinct is understaffed, we will not be able to keep up with crime and we will return to the bad old days when the streets were out of control." Al O'Leary is also quoted. The story also ran on NY1.

Feb. 4

The Chief credits Pat Lynch with defeating last year's proposal before the PERB panel for police officers to work more tours.

Feb. 3

Al O'Leary is quoted in a New York Times article about the impact on city services and budget of reservist police officers being called up to active duty: "The ranks are already very thin and a loss of manpower would just exacerbate that problem. Any further reductions would create a situation where crime is going to be allowed to flourish in some communities."

Jan. 30

Pat Lynch is quoted in The Sun in response to Bloomberg’s call for productivity savings from the unions saying that the union would discuss it “…over the negotiating table.” In the same article the PBA challenges Bloomberg’s statement that unions shared in the “boom” times. Al O’Leary strongly disagreed saying that “certainly doesn’t apply to police officers” who were among the most productive but have not shared in the good times “in any regard.”

Jan. 24

Daily News article describes PBA banquet to honor Bobby Valentine and the Mets organization for their post-9/11 contributions to widows and children.

Jan. 22

Pat Lynch is quoted in the New York Times and The Sun in articles about the mayor getting booed at the Police Academy graduation ceremonies: "For the last two weeks, these 2,100 new police officers were wondering whether they were going to have a job after graduation, so their reaction should not be surprised." John Flynn is quoted in the Daily News story about the graduation. Newsday also covers the event.

Jan. 21

Pat Lynch is quoted in The Chief's article about Mayor Bloomberg backing off on the police layoffs threat. The article also reports on other issues, including the settlement between the PBA and the city on the distribution of the extra 1.5 percent won in the PERB contract settlement. Regarding the mayor's demands for productivity in exchange for further wage increases in future contracts, Lynch argued in favor of 12-hour tours. "It gives the Commissioner more police officers on the street with fewer appearances per year," he said. Lynch is also quoted in another Chief article, about the PBA court victory over the distribution of $14 million in donations received for survivors of police officers lost on 9/11: "The important part of this whole futile exercise is that a self-promoting attorney (Ed Hayes) tried to turn police widow against police widow for his own personal gain." A Chief editorial points out that Bloomberg's bluff backfires.

Jan. 20

Al O'Leary is quoted in a Daily News article about how the police officer involved in the shooting of a suspected car thief Jan. 2 helped apprehend a gunman while off-duty Jan. 19: "When you're a cop, you're always a cop. One way to make sure you never have problems on this job is to not get involved. But a good, active cop, like Officer (John) Brennan, does get involved, and the city is better off for it." PBA pension consultant Joe Maccone is quoted in a New York Times article about a settlement between the city and the IRS over issues involving the financing arrangement that led to the creation of the Variable Supplement Fund.

Jan. 17

Pat Lynch is quoted in a New York Times story about Mayor Bloomberg backing off on the police layoffs threat: "'That is good news for a city that is already dangerously low on police officers,' said Mr. Lynch, who has been leading a publicity campaign against layoffs."

Jan. 16

Pat Lynch is quoted in the Wall St. Journal, in an article about prominent executives taking multi-million-dollar salary cuts to work in the upper levels of the NYPD in the anti-terrorism age. "The paradox of increasing responsibilities with fewer officers," the Journal writes, "is prompting criticism. 'Laying off police officers as this city struggles to fight terrorism and rebuild its economy is not an option,' says Patrick Lynch, president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association…"

Jan. 15

PBA-provided statistics are cited in an article in the New York Post about Council Speaker Gifford Miller saying he believed police layoffs were "unnecessary." Bill Farrell's Civil Service column in the Daily News cites Pat Lynch's previous-day op/ed-page article in that paper. Farrell writes that NYPD spokesman Michael O'Looney believed it was "way too early to talk about layoffs."

Jan. 14

The Daily News publishes an op/ed-page article by Pat Lynch urging the enactment of legislation freeing the NYPD of budget politics by establishing minimum staffing levels and creating a dedicated funding stream. The News also runs an editorial opposing the idea. Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a page-one story in The Chief about the threat of police layoffs.

Jan. 13

Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily News: "We are not going to be able to continue drive down crime and defend our city against terrorism when there are so few police officers." The Post quotes Lynch from the previous day's interview on WABC radio: "The NYPD should be exempt from any further cuts to its budget. We are already too short-staffed in the neighborhood precincts as it is." Lynch appears on the evening news broadcasts on Channels, 4, 5, 7 and 41, urging against police layoffs.

Jan. 12

On Steve Malzberg's morning talk show on WABC radio, Pat Lynch is heard warning against police layoffs. A New York Post editorial says that Pat Lynch is "entirely correct" when in saying that "laying off police officers as this city struggles to fight terrorism and rebuild its economy is not an option."

Jan. 11

Al O'Leary is quoted in the New York Post, saying that police layoffs would be "a devastating blow to the safety of New York City."

Jan. 10

Pat Lynch is quoted in Newsday, the Daily News and The Sun: "The city should never be talking about cutting the budget of the Police Department." "Operation Impact is simply trying to cover up the fact that are not enough cops on the street and it can become the equivalent of putting a Band-Aid on gunshot wound." Reassigning officers temporarily to high-crime areas would mean "quelling a hot spot here but creating tomorrow's hot spot" in the area from which the officers were re-deployed.

Jan. 9

Pat Lynch's statement on the possible police layoffs continues to air on NY 1 and is quoted in the New York Times, Daily News, New York Post, Newsday, and WABC On all local TV stations.On afternoon and evening news broadcasts, Lynch > is seen and heard denouncing the possible layoffs on NY 1 and Channels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 47.

Jan. 8

Pat Lynch issues a statement on Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's announcement that he may not be able to comply with the mayor's latest round of budge cuts without laying off police officers. Lynch's statement is aired on NY 1. The statement: "The NYPD lost 3,845 officers last year, the largest one-year attrition in the department's history. Laying off police officers as this city struggles to fight terrorism and rebuild its economy is not an option. The NYPD must be exempt from any additional cuts because without adequate number of police officers, this city is not viable for business or people. Our streets must be safe for any thing else to matter."