Table of Contents
Columns
President’s Corner
By Patrick J. Lynch
The cold-blooded murder of P.O. Russel Timoshenko has reopened New York State’s death-penalty debate. Legislators must fix the state’s broken capital-punishment law.
« article PERB hearing dates scheduled
By John Puglissi
What happens next in the third PERB arbitration in PBA history
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How do you weigh productivity?
By Mubarak Abdul-Jabbar
It’s easy to weigh a truckload of garbage, but not so simple to measure the real productivity — deterrent and otherwise — achieved by New York City police. officers.
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Today’s New York City police officers: Diverse — and underpaid
By Joseph Alejandro
When the NYPD was far from ethnically diverse, its officers were among the highest paid in the nation. Now they’re among the lowest. Coincidence?
« articleNot guilty, but a lost career
By Robert Zink
A new book called “13 Minutes” tells the tragically true story about the damage innocent cops suffer when a suspect dies in police custody.
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How the COLA reduction works
By Joseph Maccone
Your pension questions answered.
« article Continued vigilance is needed on WTC health issues
By Michael Murray
An update on PBA efforts on behalf of members whose health has been affected by working on the pit at Ground Zero.
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Features
Colt .38: It’s so nice to have you back where you belong
By Donald Dewey
A tale of generosity and of how a retired NYPD sergeant gained possession of his NYPD grandfather’s service revolver.
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Transit District 1, Columbus Circle
By Donald Dewey
All those millions of stories reputed to be in the Naked City are to be found within the confines of this command. .
« article Most Valuable Veterans: Pete Palumbo
By Donald Dewey
After 22 years with Transit District 1, he’s seen a lot of changes underground, good and bad — the good being the reduced subway crime rate.
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Extra Added Attractions
PBA Photo-ops
Images in blue, in a digital age.
« article Finest of the Finest
38 members of the NYPD service are honored by the PBA for doing what they do better than anyone else.« article Introducing... Gregory Manning, Christopher Rykert and James Finnegan
Meet the new Bronx Financial Secretary, Brooklyn North Trustee and Bronx Trustee.« article Retrocops The real battle of the badges
By Michael Bosak
It took place 150 years ago, was between New York City’s Metropolitan and Municipal police forces — and it was bloody.
« article Identification " Dog Tag" Program
This tiny piece of tin may save your life.
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