President's Corner
By Patrick J. Lynch
The Laura Blackburne Story, or how the PBA got a judge with poor judgment transferred, investigated and (someday, God willing) ... permanently removed. >> Article

Memorializing the forgotten 77 ... The impossible dream?
Retired Sgt. Mike Bosak is moving heaven and earth to get ignored fallen officers recognized on memorial walls. Will he succeed? >> Article

The PERB arbitration: round two
By John Puglissi
With the city unwilling to participate in any real and meaningful negotiations, we find ourselves going through the PERB process again. Is it worth it? >> Article

PBA wins insurance law in Albany
By Mubarak Abdul-Jabbar
An important legislative victory is achieved at an unlikely time — amid the political paralysis of the budget session. >> Article

What’s your sign?
Ask the Rose brothers
There’s a new look on the PBA headquarters’ 17th-floor reception area and in its logo. How they got that way is the story. >> Article

Do the job right – take your time!
By Joseph Alejandro
The mayor says we’re doing more with less. Let’s make sure we write those summonses up with the utmost care and drive to all jobs that way too. >> Article

The trouble with Compstat
By Robert Zink
Because of the “fudge factor,” a great idea for controlling crime has degenerated into a deceptive numbers game. >> Article

City Hall rally draws seventy thousand
With teachers and firefighters at their side, the members of New York’s Finest flood lower Manhattan to plead for a change in the city’s unfair contract negotiating practices. >> Article

Defending your rights — part three
By Michael Murray
The third in a continuing series about what the PBA is doing for you through its General Counsel’s office. >> Article

Your pension questions answered
By Joseph Maccone
After retirement, what kind of public employment can you take while continuing to receive your NYPD pension? >> Article

Things move rapidly in Transit District 3
By Donald Dewey
A profile of a busy command that serves and protects subway-riding New Yorkers in Manhattan’s north westernmost reaches. >> Article

Most valuable veteran
Ronnie Arlotta
After 18 years on the job, this PBA delegate is proudest of the fact that his fellow officers think of him as a “go-to guy.” >> Article

A police officer’s funeral leads to the creation of a Silver Shield
By Donald Dewey
New York Yankees’ boss George Steinbrenner saw a folded flag presented to the children of a fallen officer and wondered what happened next for them. So he asked Jim Fuchs to help him find an answer. >> Article

extra added attractions

Valuing our future, honoring our past
A retiree organization does one, a Midwestern couple the other. >> Article

NY State FOP: a PBA ally in the things that matter
Plans for May 16.Two important police organizations that work together. >> Article

Nostalgia…
A shield worth sharing. >> Article

A mystery no more
The identity of “The Unknown Patrolman” is revealed. >> Article

College financial planning services offered by the PBA
If you have been wondering how you are going to meet the escalating costs of a college education, perhaps it’s time to re-evaluate your current financial position. >> Article

For valor, compassion, and resourcefulness
Group photo of the 38 New York City police officers and one detective who received the PBA's "Finest of the Finest" citations on June 15. >> Article