PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in amNY: “When New Yorkers need help, every minute spent waiting for police to arrive can feel like an eternity. The NYPD’s staffing crisis has extended those agonizing wait times to unacceptable levels. Police officers are already under enormous pressure. They are being deprived of meal breaks and days off to cover for short-staffing, and that strain is driving even more talented cops out the door. Response times won’t meaningfully improve without improvements to police officers’ quality of life and compensation to help keep them on the job”