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2003
April - May |
| May 30 |
The PBA's "Don't Blame the Cop" print
ad runs in the New York Post. The campaign continues to
attract nationwide, even international attention. The Los Angeles
Times does a long takeout on the issue, quoting Pat Lynch and
the radio and print ads. "This is a crisis for our city,"
Lynch is quoted. "This is eroding the trust between the
police and the public." The issue gets similar treatment
on CNSNews.com.
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| May 29 |
The PBA's "Don't Blame the Cop" print ad runs in the
Daily News, on
a day when the paper continues its series of articles on the ticket blitz. The
stories prominently discuss the PBA's charge that there are summons quotas and
great pressure from above for police officers to issue citations. A Newsday
story also promotes the PBA's point of view on this issue. Also covered on NY1
and CNN. |
| May 28 |
The PBA's "Don't Blame the Cop" print
ad runs in Newsday. The Daily
News does two more stories on the summons blitz, quoting
Al O'Leary: "[In the past], they had discretion to deal
with these matters in ways that solved the problem but didn't
necessarily extract money from the pocket of the person affected."
In the evening, Pat Lynch appears on CNN, News-12 Long Island
and WLIE radio, discussing the summons quotas and the PBA's
"Don't Blame the Cop" radio and print ad campaign. |
| May 27 |
The PBA's "Don't Blame the Cop" print
ad runs in The Chief. The Daily
News does a story on the NYPD ticketing for "Almost
Anything," quoting Brooklyn South Financial Secretary Drew
Bailey: "They call it productivity goals, we call it quotas,
and it's a very stressful situation." Pat Lynch appears
on Channel 11, discussing the summons quotas. |
| May 26 |
The
New York Times quotes Pat Lynch in an article about the
growing number of citations: "We're concerned that what
the city is trying to do is to turn the Police Department from
a police service into a revenue-generating agency." |
| May 23 |
Newsday
does a story on the PBA's "Don't Blame the Cop" radio
spots, quoting liberally from Pat Lynch's script. |
| May 22 |
Pat Lynch's "Don't Blame the Cop" radio
spot and Al O'Leary is quoted in The
Sun, in an article about summons quotas and the high price
of a parking ticket. Leonard Lopate of New York City's public
radio station, WNYC, airs a discussion of the "Don't Blame
the Cop" radio campaign, playing the entire 60-second spot. |
| May 21 |
Bill Farrell's Civil Service column in the Daily
News reports Pat Lynch's nomination for a second term as PBA
president and quotes Al O'Leary: "We are asking all our
members to look for the ballots in the mail and send them back
as quickly as possible." |
| May 20 |
The Chief is give particularly strong coverage
to Lynch, the PBA election and other PBA stories. A page-one
article accompanied by Lynch's photo runs under the headline:
"Lynch Seeks
2nd Term, Giving City's Police Reason to Believe."
The article provides Lynch with a platform from which to outline
his accomplishments over his first four years in office. It
ends with a quote of endorsement from P.O. Pedro Rodriguez:
"I think you've done a great job. I think you're going
to be around for a while." A sidebar accompanying Lynch's
election profile runs under the headline, "Delegates
Back Lynch, Challenger at PBA Faces Uphill Battle,"
describes the May 13 delegates meeting as having been "dominated
by supporters of the incumbent." Another Chief article
tells of how the PBA is distributing free
gunlocks to every uniformed member of the NYPD "to
promote the save storage of firearms in officers' homes."
Another Chief article describes the PBA's successful lawsuit
in which a Manhattan Supreme Court judge found "reasonable
cause to believe that the NYPD committed an improper
labor practice' when it transferred Bronx PBA Delegate Joseph
Anthony "because his precinct commander deemed him a negative
influence." The Staten
Island Advance quotes Lynch on the summons quota story:
"We want to build a partnership with the community, especially
on Staten Island, where it's a family atmosphere and the people
on this island support their cops. This makes it more difficult."
NY 1 and Channels 2, 7 and 11 broadcast Pat Lynch's reaction
to a Daily News article about a Bronx cop ticketing a man for
sitting on a crate. Also broadcast on WOR
radio. |
| May 19 |
In a story about Assemblyman Dov Hikind's plan
to introduce anti-summons quota legislation, the New
York Post cites Pat Lynch's claim that he can prove there
are quotas. |
| May 18 |
In an editorial, the New
York Post quotes Pat Lynch's charge that there are summons
quotas: "The NYPD has become a summons-generating machine,
generating millions of dollars to close the city's budget gap
while eroding the relationship between the police and the communities
they serve." In an article about today's union leaders,
the New York Times cites Pat Lynch's opposition to granting
give-backs to the city in the current contract dispute. |
| May 17 |
The New
York Post quotes Pat Lynch's charge that the NYPD is turning
the beat cop into a "summons machine." |
| May 16 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News: "In its 'Don't Blame the Cop' campaign, the PBA
says the city is cracking down on drivers to raise cash. 'It's
a revenue-builder to close the city's budget gap,' PBA President
Patrick J. Lynch says in a radio ad set to air next week. 'And
while the city's squeezing working people, police brass are
squeezing cops to write as many high-priced tickets as possible."
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| May 15 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News in an advance about the PBA's press conference making
public internal NYPD memos that reveal an illegal quota system
for issuing traffic and parking tickets. Lynch says the memos
show supervisors "threatening police officers…to
meet the numbers." PBA Brooklyn North Financial Secretary
John Giangrasso is quoted in the New
York Post story on the issue. Lynch's press conference complaining
about the Department pressuring cops to meet summons quotas
and announcing the "Don't Blame the Cop" ad campaign
is aired on NY
1 and Channels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 11 and News-12 Long Island.
On radio, Lynch is heard on WCBS, WINS,
WLIE and WFUV. Also mentioned in Newsday
column. |
| May 14 |
Pat Lynch's charge that the NYPD has become a
"summons machine generating millions of dollars to close
the city's budget gap" is repeated in a Daily
News follow-up about how "New Yorkers are getting soaked
with summonses" from all city enforcement agents. Al O'Leary
is quoted in the New
York Post's second-day story in which Police Commissioner
Kelly says they're "productivity goals" and not "quotas."
O'Leary's response: "Productivity expectations at the commissioner's
level become quotas at the police officer's level. 'Go out and
get me 10 summonses first.' It's wrong and it's common practice
and it's got to stop." The New
York Law Journal reports the PBA court victory in getting
a preliminary injunction rescinding Delegate Joe Anthony's transfer.
The court noted that a Feb. 10, 2002, memo recommended Anthony's
transfer "due to his influence as a PBA delegate." |
| May 13 |
The PBA issued a press
release stating that while the number of police officers
is down, the number of summons written is up significantly.
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News, the Post,
saying that quotas have turned the NYPD into a “summons
machine” that is compromising our officers’ relationship
with the communities they serve. The story is also reported
in Newsday,
the Sun.
NY1, Times,
WINS, UPN9, WCBS
radio and Fox 5 News also picked the story up. The Chief Leader
reports that the court has barred the “True Rank and File”
slate from further use of a protected and allegedly stolen PBA
mailing after they failed to obtain the list through a previous
court action. The court determined that the use was in violation
of the union’s bylaws. In a profile about his opponent
in the upcoming election, Pat Lynch responds to “misinformed”
attacks and explains how the PBA’s PERB contract was valued
by the city at worth $115 million more than other union’s
contracts. |
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April |
| April 30 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in The
Sun in a story about the protest demonstration against
layoffs: "We are the ones who built this city. We are
the ones who keep it safe. We were on our hands and knees
digging for our brothers and sisters [after 9/11]. The mayor
praised us; now it's time to back up that praise and support
us. We need to feed our children." |
| April 29 |
Pat Lynch is seen and heard on Channel's coverage
of the trial of one of Police Officer Michael Buczek's killers. |
| Apr. 22 |
Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a story
in The Chief
about the effects of the mayor's proposed budget cuts on public
safety. The proposal to cancel the July Academy class and continue
to reduce the NYPD through attrition is "sheer lunacy,"
Lynch said. In another article in The Chief, Lynch is identified
as one of the labor leaders whose "defiant comments"
appeared in a New York Magazine article about the budget cuts.
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| Apr. 21 |
The Malzberg interview with Pat Lynch is played
over and over again on WABC-radio. |
| Apr. 20 |
Pat Lynch is a live guest on Steve Malzberg's
talk show on WABC-radio (RM
and MP3
formats) and he once again gets across his message about the
proposed police budget cuts. |
| Apr. 18 |
Newsday,
the Post
and the Sun
covered the PBA's support of the city council's law to allow
police officers to work off-duty in uniform outside bars and
clubs located outside their home precincts. Recording Secretary
Bob Zink was featured on NY1
where he explained how many officers have experience in this
work and would take advantage of the opportunity. WINS and WCBS
also covered the story. |
| Apr. 17 |
Recording Secretary Bob Zink was interviewed
regarding a search for retired and active police officers to
go to Baghdad to help train Iraqis in the proper manner to police
a community. Zink noted that we need every officer we have in
NYC because it is the number one target for terrorism. |
| Apr. 16 |
Pat Lynch is interviewed live by Mike Sheehan
on Fox-5's Good Day NY, commenting on Mayor Bloomberg's "doomsday"
budget: "It's going to be devastating for the New York
City Police Department. We will not be able to keep up with
crime with the number of police officers we have, and the city
may well slide back into the 1970s." Bloomberg News and
the Associated Press quote Lynch's statement concerning the
mayor's budget proposals: "Homicides are up 13% so far
this year. America is at war in Iraq. New York City is still
the number one terrorist target. And the NYPD is losing 235
members a month, about what it takes to staff one precinct.
Reducing the already dangerously low staffing levels of the
NYPD is sheer lunacy that will cost this city thousands of times
in losses what it will save today. New Yorkers expect and deserve
better." Al O'Leary is quoted in Newsday:
"New York is still the number-one terrorist target. And
the NYPD is losing 235 members a month, about what it takes
to staff one precinct. Reducing the already dangerously low
staffing levels is sheer lunacy that will cost this city thousands
of times in losses what it will save today." Pat Lynch
also appeared on New
York 1, WABC
and WCBS. |
| Apr. 15 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a New
York Times article about the mayor's demand for concessions
from labor: "I don't think the city should be looking at
labor for savings. The city should not always look to labor
to fix their mismanagement problems." He is also quoted
in the Post's
city budget story, saying that canceling the next Academy class
would be a "real bad mistake…We will not be able
to continue manning the terrorist posts and fighting crime."
He is also quoted in The
Chief, reacting to Police Commissioner Kelly's announcement
that police officers may have to work a six-day week to continue
the anti-terrorist Operation Atlas: "What's happening now
is, there's not enough police officers in total to handle the
work. And the reason they're running into problems is that officers
are leaving, because they're not paying a living wage." |
| Apr. 11 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News story on labor's support-the-troops rally at Ground
Zero: "We are sending a message to the world: You attack
one of us, you attack all of us. And we attack back." The
Sun's article also quotes Lynch, calling his speech "perhaps
the most well received of the day." |
| Apr. 10 |
Sound bites from Pat Lynch's speech at labor's
support-the-troops rally at Ground Zero are broadcast on NY1
and WINS. Al O'Leary is quoted in The
Sun's article on layoffs: "In the 1970s we gave back
huge amounts in terms of pension money, in terms of vacation
time, and we agreed to lag the payroll — and then they
laid off 5,000 cops anyway. In the final analysis, the city
double-crossed us and we're not going to let that happen again."
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| Apr. 9 |
The
Sun runs an article on the PBA's radio ad campaign, quoting
extensively from Pat Lynch's radio script: "During recent
protests against the war in Iraq, some people attacked New York
City police officers as if it were our fault that we had to
go to war…We ask you to remember that police officers
play a critical role in allowing the expression of free speech,
one of our most cherished rights as Americans. The reason you
are able to protest is because of the police officer who is
protecting your right to free speech." Another article
in The Sun
mentions that Lynch will be speaking at the next day's Ground
Zero pro-troops union rally. Lynch's statement appears on Fox-5
NY's 6-p.m. broadcast and his photo and statement appear
on the 11-p.m. broadcast: "Eliminating overtime means fewer
police officers to combat terror and may force the department
to take cops out of the neighborhoods that are already suffering."
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| Apr. 3 |
Pat Lynch appears on New
York 1, saying that further reduction of the police force
through attrition would be devastating. Al O'Leary is quoted
in the Daily
News: "The staffing level of the NYPD is already dangerously
low, and there is no guarantee that the city could be adequately
protected if the staffing gets any smaller." |
| Apr. 2 |
Al O'Leary is quoted in the New
York Post, responding to Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' suggestion
that New York cops and firefighters work overtime without pay
as a wartime sacrifice: "New York City police officers
are among the hardest-working and lowest-paid in the nation.
We are on duty 24 hours a day and we are not compensated for
24 hours. In many respects we are already volunteering our services
for the safety of New York." |
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