MAY 22, 2024

Highlighting life-saving work

The FDNY’s annual weeklong celebration of its 4,400 EMS members began May 16 with the unveiling of the official EMS Week poster, a yearly tradition to highlight the work of the department’s EMTs, … MORE

Lander, Lasher propose home-ownership program for city workers

Build it and they will come … work. In a bid to attract municipal employees, the city comptroller and a former director of policy for Governor Kathy Hochul have proposed launching a program … MORE

‘All heroes welcome’ — FDNY launches firefighter recruitment campaign

The FDNY formally launched its firefighter recruitment campaign last week, announcing the slogan “all heroes welcome” in anticipation of the first open competitive exam for firefighters … MORE

Appeals panel rebuffs city’s Medicare effort

City retirees secured yet another court victory in their bid to keep their traditional Medicare and no-cost supplemental coverage. In a unanimous decision issued Tuesday, a State Supreme Court … MORE

Staffers accuse SEIU Local 1199 of union-busting

Staff at one of the state's largest and most powerful unions say that local leadership has been attempting to stifle their push to unionize by distributing anti-union mailers urging staff to vote no … MORE

Injection of 1,000 nurses boosts staffing at NYC’s public hospitals

The city’s public hospital system has hired more than 1,000 nurses over the last eight months as part of its goal to reduce its reliance on temporary nurses. The number of full- and part-time … MORE

LETTERS

Pensions falling short

To the editor: It’s widely known that New York State, and New York City especially, are among the most expensive places to live for retirees. Prices, on average, are about 20 percent higher than … MORE

Do right by EMS

To the editor: The FDNY's disparity in sick leave policy between its two bureaus, fire and Emergency Medical Services, appears to be like their tens of thousands of dollars difference in pay scale - … MORE

Wronged

To the editor: The headline for the May 17th Chief article, " Man who tried to kill NYPD officers gets 27 years ," says it all about the insanity of our alleged justice system. You can try to stab to … MORE

OPINION

Whistlestops

If you want to be taken seriously as a whistleblower in most workplaces these days, your best bet may be as a football referee. But even though your revelations may be dismissed, the sound of … MORE

Watch the closing doors, and the broken windows

Largely unnoticed in the recently enacted state budget is a short passage that in essence bars the MTA from using facial recognition software to catch fare evaders. “There has long been a concern … MORE

Reports From the Field, by Denberg

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