Remember the good old days before neighborhoods like Park Slope were besmirched by the upgrade called "gentrification,” whose Generation FU "royals,” using "manifest destiny" fueled by racial …
In 2016 Trump said “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?” On Jan. 6, 2021, he tried to overthrow the government and now the Supreme …
One of the root causes of incarceration in America is the lack of education, which can create substantial difficulty in finding meaningful employment and also result in increased poverty and even …
Episcopal priests, though married with children, can become Roman Catholic priests who ordinarily are sworn to celibacy and bachelorhood. Do other Catholic priests begrudge this? Are they jealous? Do …
Now that it seems Donal Trump has the Republican nomination locked up, who will he pick as his running mate? Will he go “normal” (at least for him)? Will he go rogue? Will he go for someone from …
To achieve peace between warring factions, whether on the geopolitical stage or in labor-management conflicts, balanced judgment is essential. But is it the same thing as moral equivalence? Is the …
What can rank and file union members do when our union betrays us? How do we fight the boss when our union won’t either because it signs sweetheart deals, collaborates with the boss, derails …
On Jan. 23, Sergeant Erik Duran, 36, a 14-year NYPD veteran with an exemplary record was charged in the Bronx for the crimes of assault in the first and second degrees, manslaughter and criminally …
C'mon, we're among friends here, so we can say what all know to be true: that the City Council's How Many Stops bill, some version of which will become law after the Council’s override of Mayor …
The New York City Managerial Employees Association (MEA) advocates for New York City managers who are not included in New York State Taylor Law collective bargaining agreements with the City of New …
Kudos to Mayor Adams for vetoing Intro 586-A, a bill introduced by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and supported by an overwhelming majority of City Council members that would require NYPD officers …
Were it not for my close relative securing a problematic pension for the mother of my high school math teacher, I would have failed his class and missed graduation. A quid pro quo can work wonders. …
We are admonished to beware of "slippery slopes,” the implication being that at the bottom of the slide, disaster awaits. But slippery slopes can be serendipitous. If, for instance, a supermarket …
I am a movie buff, and find it humorous when life imitates art. A scene from “Sweet Home Alabama” comes to mind, and that’s when Melanie's former husband Jake meets her prospective husband …
The fine line between inflammatory rhetoric and sweet talk is best clarified by a fine labor contract. And a union stands tall with proud posture when it calls out the posturing of management. And …
Although I do not make new year’s resolutions, I do set goals. My goals this year are focused on the workers movement. If we are going to build on the momentum of the labor movement over the past …
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.” It's worse than that. Janis nailed the song, but Freedom Foundation owns the omen. If this misnomer organization gets its way, …
More than two years after marijuana was legalized in New York State, only 27 businesses have been licensed. Yet Queens City Councilwoman Lynn Schulman supports cracking down on unlicensed shops. The …
New York City's "economy shows resilience,” says the Independent Budget Office (IBO), which "projects that the City will end 2024 with an additional $3.6 billion in surplus above the Mayor's Office …
Last year, a former colleague and fellow NYPD historian gave me copies of the entire NYPD case file on the Charles Lindbergh Jr. kidnapping/murder that took place on March 1, 1932. Knowing I had …
Winston Churchill said, “History is written by victors.” At the Department of Correction, the same applies. The federal monitor’s reports submitted to Federal District Judge Laura Taylor Swain …
There is more to be learned about algae by watching a suckermouth Plecostomus adhering to the glass of one's home aquarium than we are taught by example about principles of constitutional law adhered …
By now, many New Yorkers have heard about the November bum of the month. Stuart Seldowitz is the lowlife who harassed, over a four-day period, a singularly hard-working and decent American citizen, …
One of my unions’ current CBA has a new form of compensation for excess workload . This new language recognizes that faculty, counselors, librarians and coaches are performing unwaged labor …
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Leaders must "think out of the box,” which may require mismanagement of human capital and its …