Standing in front of the 13th Precinct in Manhattan, PBA President Patrick J. Lynch and the union’s executive board announced the New York City Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association’s endorsement of Charles E. Schumer for reelection to the United States Senate. The NYC PBA is the first municipal labor union to endorse Senator Schumer’s bid for reelection. “The New York City Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association is proud to be the first municipal union to endorse U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer for r...
Patrick J. Lynch, president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York said: “This past Monday I was proud to stand on the steps of City Hall with many fellow union leaders, prominent elected officials and community leaders of the city to endorse Betsy Gotbaum’s reelection as the city’s Public Advocate. Betsy has a long history of supporting New York’s police officers and was instrumental as the Executive Director of the NYC Police Foundation in securing bullet resistan...
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in the Staten Island Advance: “North Shore Staten Islanders deserve a City Council member who understands what it takes to keep them safe. Police officers deserve a City Council member who understands what cops and our families go through. Jozette Carter-Williams doesn’t just understand those things – she has lived them. We know she will be a powerful voice in the City Council, speaking up for public safety and working with police officers, not against us....
PBA president Patrick J. Lynch said: “Assemblywoman Grace Meng understands how important safe streets are to keeping neighborhoods vibrant and our city’s economy strong. She has supported legislation in Albany that would require the microstamping of ammunition that will not only help police to solve past crimes but also help to eliminate illegal guns from our city’s streets and that’s good for citizens and police officers alike. She will be a strong fighter in Washington to make sure we ha...
Fully aware that the story that they were peddling to the news media was an outright lie, insurgent candidate for the office, Brian Fusco, claims the decision to endorse Ken Thompson for Brooklyn DA was the sole decision of Pat Lynch even though Fusco was a participant in the committee that interviewed Thompson and Fusco actively supported Thompson’s endorsement by the PBA. PBA president Patrick J. Lynch said: “This is typical of the Fusco campaign’s use of misinformation, false accusations...
The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York, the nation’s largest municipal police union representing over 50,000 active and retired police officers, has endorsed Eliot L. Spitzer for Governor of New York State, it was announced today by PBA president Patrick J. Lynch. Patrick J. Lynch said: “Eliot Spitzer is a law enforcement professional who is smart and energetic and who embodies the qualities that police officers value. New York City police officers worked closely with ...
Union Representing 50,000 New York City Police Officers Supports Elizabeth Crowley, Felix Ortiz, and Robert Rodriguez in Campaigns for Council Seats The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York (NYC PBA) today announced its first round of endorsements in the 2017 elections for City Council, offering support to three experienced legislators who have strong records providing support and advocating on behalf of New York City police officers. The union, which represents nearly 50...
The New York City Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, the nation’s largest municipal police union that represents nearly 50,000 active and retired police officers, today endorsed David I. Weprin for election as New York City Comptroller. NYC PBA president Patrick J. Lynch said: “David Weprin has fought long and hard for New York’s working families and its police officers who struggle day in and day out to hold their lives together in this tough town. His service as the Chairman of the Council...