Chief Leader – June 30, 2015 by RICHARD STEIER If you believed the unhappy whispers triggered by the failure of the bill equalizing disability-pension rights for cops and firefighters hired after 2009 to get approval in Albany last week, the one lesson Mayor de Blasio learned from decision-makers in the state capital was the small […]
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Candidates Who Cite 9/11 Record Gall Victims’ Families
The Wall Street Journal – June 29, 2015 by Heather Haddon Local politicians looking to run for president have touted their records responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, sparking anger among some victims’ family members who say candidates shouldn’t use the tragedy for political gain. Former New York Gov. George Pataki and New […]
Retired FDNY Smoke Eater Michael O’connell Receives Two Helmets for the One He Lost
AM New York – June 25, 2015 by SHEILA ANNE FEENEY Retired firefighter Michael O’Connell’s social media campaign to retrieve his stolen FDNY helmet has gotten him the next best thing — two replicas thanks to some good Samaritans. “There are still amazing people in this world!,” O’Connell said. O’Connell, 39, recently turned to Facebook […]
De Blasio Rejected Deal that Would have Raised NYC Minimum Wage to $11.50 an Hour Because It Was Tied to Raising Pensions for NYPD, FDNY
NY Daily News – June 25, 2015 by John Spina, Jennifer Fermino Deal him out. Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday quietly rejected an offer from state Senate Republicans that would have boosted wages for the city’s lowest-paid workers in exchange for his support to increase cop and firefighter pensions. The deal, offered Tuesday as Albany […]
Disability Pension Reform Left Out of Albany Deal
Capital NY – June 24, 2015 by Sally Goldenberg As a final deal was rolled out in Albany on Tuesday dealing with mayoral control of city schools, an education tax credit and rent regulations, one hot-button issue in New York City was left on the cutting-room floor. A proposal to revamp the disability pension system […]
Queens Church Catches Fire after Lightning Strike: Police
NY Daily News – June 24, 2015 by Joseph Stepansky A Queens church caught fire after lightning struck it Tuesday night, police said. The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Queens on Ash Ave. at 147th St. in Flushing was hit by the bolt from the heavens as the city was pounded by a thunderstorm around 8:30 […]
Lack of FDNY Squad Company another Borough Inequity (Commentary)
SI Advance – June 17, 2015 by Tom Wrobleski STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – What is it about Staten Island and public safety services? It seems we either don’t have the basic, ordinary services that the other boroughs receive as a matter of course, or we’re constantly in danger of losing what we’ve got. If you […]
New York City Pensions Could Slide into ‘Big Ugly’
Capital NY – June 17, 2015 by Jimmy Vielkind ALBANY—Pension changes for disabled police officers and firefighters from New York City might get rolled into a still-forming omnibus “big ugly” bill alongside changes to state housing laws. Unions representing the public safety workers are pushing a bill—which has passed the Republican-controlled State Senate but is […]
For The Record
Chief Leader – June 16, 2015 One sign of the anger some key local legislators felt over Mayor de Blasio’s maneuver to ensure that it was his home-rule message amending disability-pension provisions for cops and firefighters hired after 2009 that moved through the City Council rather than the one favored by the unions came when […]
9/11 Survivor Managing A Fire Dept. In Transition
Chief Leader – June 16, 2015 by SARAH DORSEY Although Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro’s father, for whom he is named, was a Captain in the FDNY, he had no expectations that the younger Nigro would follow in his footsteps. “He encouraged me to keep that option open,” the Commissioner, now 66, recalled last week. But […]
