A friend of mine, who looked like a vicious caricature from Duck Dynasty, used to answer people who asked why a tough guy like him chose such an unmanly hobby (this was during the pre-enlightenment …
Scandals in the police department seldom bode well for the mayors of New York City. Seventy-five years ago this month, the arrest of a well-known bookmaker by the name of Harry Gross quickly brought …
If numbers won't lie to do our bidding, we must either reinvent mathematical truth, or else reassign public policy makers to duties less controversial than the sanctioned highway robbery of …
In 2020, the NYPD’s Police Benevolent Association, the Fraternal Order of Police and other police organizations across America endorsed Donald Trump for president. In March, the Florida PBA …
As president of the United Probation Officers Association, let me set the record straight on behalf of the members who I proudly represent. Let me be clear: while the union’s tentative contract …
Anyone who thinks that inanimate objects don't have souls, or at least a sense of karma-driven malicious humor, never dropped their keys onto a flat surface of a parking lot, nine yards from an open …
Since our last contract expired in November 2020, New York City probation officers, members of the United Probation Officers Association, have undergone major changes. Work schedules for supervising …
On an early April morning, city civil servants' chants echoed along the otherwise quiet lower Manhattan streets, ricocheting off stone architecture, while their colorful signs and banners with a …
When my relaxing habit of crank-calling was dealt a fatal blow by the advent of phone technology, my parents became my default target for pranking. I told them I was applying to medical school, …
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a proud, defund-the-police progressive, announced last week his intention to challenge the Democratic incumbent, Eric Adams, for the mayorship. Lander is just …
Planes grounded, cancer surgery suspended, the entire health service of a major industrialized nation paralyzed, critical databases paused, transportation systems immobilized, media on the blink, …
“If you eat an entire pie without cutting it, you technically only had one slice.” Those insightful words were not written on a subway wall, but rather in the restroom of a particularly charming …
In 1787, eleven years after the American colonies declared their freedom from England’s King George III, Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Well, Doctor what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” …
We often hear several reasons for the decline of the labor movement. Complex labor law, bosses’ union avoidance tactics and the lack of organizing all share the blame. What we don’t hear about is …
What do oyster beds have in common with independent movie theaters and foreign film cinemas? Both are headed for extinction because of mindless environmental damage or cultural injury. Even …
Believe your lying eyes. Just this once. Please? Our federal legislators, though elected, shouldn’t consider themselves the divine “elect.” Yet it seems they are the truly “elect” above us, …
With economic fallout from the 2020 pandemic largely behind us, the construction sector is experiencing a much-needed resurgence across the country. According to a Deloitte Center for Integrative …
In its last decision of the year,the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a president has “immunity” for any “official” acts as president. According to the majority opinion in Trump v. the …
Once again, Mayor Eric Adams has chosen to overlook critical facts and components of the Retirees’ Medicare Advantage program he so strongly endorses. Material misrepresentations must not be …
Common sense, that endangered property of human intelligence, says that since e-bikes are increasingly crashing into people and inflicting grave injury, and because their batteries are prone to …
There is no "savings" to be found by forcing retirees into Medicare Advantage because no money was going back to the taxpayers, as affirmed by the Independent Budget Office. The Municipal Labor …
Bleeding on the brain can result from a box falling on your head or from a diet of over-the-counter pain remedies that you take in order to avoid seeing a doctor and thereby risk disgruntling your …
This month we have been treated to yet another bipartisan Supreme Court assault on our right to organize and strike. In Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney the court nullified the NLRB’s temporary …
Next week, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services will hold its annual Child Protective Specialist Appreciation Week celebration, when we recognize and thank all those who work in …
If you're waiting for a politician to make the right decision for the right reason, be advised you will have a lot of time on your hands and eternity will outlast your patience. In the meantime, …
