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PBA Backing Thompson for DA May Be Death Knell for Hynes’s Chances

By MARK TOOR
Posted 10/29/13

In a surprise move that damaged the faint hope of Charles “Joe” Hynes to win a seventh term Nov. 5, the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association Oct. 30 endorsed Kenneth S. Thompson for Brooklyn District Attorney.

“He understands what safe streets mean to the borough of Brooklyn and to the entire city,” PBA President Patrick J. Lynch said at a rally outside Brooklyn Borough Hall. “He understands the role of police officers in getting that job done.”

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