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April 21, 2006  RSS feed


M.E.: Detective Died Due to Air At Ground Zero; First Medical Ruling On a Responder's Toxic Exposure
Autopsy results released April 11 by the Detectives' Endowment Association have for the first-time linked the death of a 9/11 first-responder to time spent at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. More...
Broaden 'WTC' Coverage: Finding Fuels Union Push for Death Bill
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

The April 11 coroner's report linking the Jan. 5 death of retired Det. James Zadroga to his time at Ground Zero added urgency to an already fervent push from uniformed union leaders to get a death benefit tacked on to the World Trade Center disability law that covers first-responders. More...

Focus on 'Trouble' Cops: Panel: NYPD Better Overseeing Its Own
By REUVEN BLAU

The Commission to Combat Police Corruption has released a report recommending that the NYPD enhance communication between its Performance Monitoring Unit and other divisions to better supervise officers who have been charged with multiple complaints or disciplinary infractions. More...

Judge Suspends Dues Deduction Rights of TWU; Imposes $2.5M Fine For Strike; Union Plans to Appeal
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS and RICHARD STEIER

A Brooklyn judge April 17 dealt a severe blow to the viability of Transport Workers' Union Local 100 when he indefinitely suspended its right to automatic dues deduction from employee paychecks and fined it $2.5 million for last December's transit strike. More...


DYCD Measures Programs' Appeal: Serving City's Youth Better
By REUVEN BLAU

If it weren't for after-school programs, Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav might never have been graduated from college. More...


 Editorial
• NEED WTC DELAYED DEATH BILL
A New Jersey Medical Examiner's finding that a Detective who was involved in the recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site died because of the toxins he was exposed to has intensified the push of uniformed union leaders for a bill granting line-of-duty death benefits in such cases. More...
• SCHOOL TRYST BILL OVERSTEPS
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
• article has image TOUSSAINT'S DUES OF DECISION
When Roger Toussaint was sentenced April 10 to 10 days in jail, he immediately removed his watch and bracelet. It was premature - Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Theodore Jones stayed the sentence for 30 days - but it seemed a tacit acknowledgment that Mr. Toussaint had been handed something more val More...
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 Letters to the Editor
• Letters to the Editor: FDNY Busiest in 'War Years'
To the Editor: I am in receipt of a press release issued by the Uniformed Firefighter's Association, dated April 12. This press release quotes UFA President Steve Cassidy, in part, as follows: More...
• UNGRATEFUL FDNY
• TWU PACT STILL BAD
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 Professionals' Column
• article has image Current Pension Topics: COLA Eligibility, Calculations
Q.: Who is eligible for a Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) during retirement and how is it calculated? More...
• article has image YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
• article has image Know Your Rights: Provisionals and the Law
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
• DEADLINE NEAR FOR CORRECTION OFFICER
Thousands Who Pass June Test To Be Hired; Pays $29G to $60G; Need College Or Military Duty
Filing is set to close April 25 for an exam leading to Correction Officer jobs, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services said. More...
• Apply Soon For Intern Slots In City Agencies
• CLARIFICATION
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