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September 8, 2006
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HOW 9/11 CHANGED KEY JOBS
Say FDNY Has Improved, But Gaps Remain; Unions Question Lack Of 2nd 'Haz-Mat,' Links With P.D.
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS
The Fire Department has made great strides in its technology and interoperability policies over the past five years, but more should be done to prevent another catastrophic breakdown in communication like the one experienced on Sept. 11 and further safeguard the safety of first-responders, union off More...
HOW 9/11 CHANGED KEY JOBS
Survivors Remember, Ruefully, The Days When They Had to Step Up
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

For many of the city workers who responded to lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001 and survived, it was a day that changed everything, and at the same time, nothing. More...

City to Appeal: Teacher Certifying Test Goes on Trial
By HOWARD MEGDAL

A Federal appeals court panel ruled that a suit by former city Teachers alleging that the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) required for permanent certification is discriminatory against African-Americans and Hispanics should move forward, reversing the trial judge's decision. More...


Ex-Capt. Adams Seeks Senate Seat: Favored, But Not By Cops
By REUVEN BLAU

Former NYPD Capt. Eric Adams dreamed of becoming a politician ever since he visited Washington D.C. during an elementary school graduation trip. More...


NYPD to Move 300 Into Top Detective Slots
By REUVEN BLAU

The Police Department plans to promote 200 additional Detectives to Second Grade and 100 more to First Grade within the next few months to help bolster those thinning ranks, according to the Detectives' Endowment Association. More...


Seek Cause of Blaze: Mourn Firefighters, Probe Continues
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

As this paper went to press Sept. 1, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and family, friends and colleagues of Probationary Firefighter Michael C. Reilly paid their last respects to the young man who died in the line of duty two weeks ago while battling a blaze in The Bronx. More...


 Editorial
•CLASS ABSENT FOR CHANCELLOR
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein's latest offensive against the union representing school supervisors reminds us of his background as an attorney and that old joke about why sharks don't eat lawyers: professional courtesy. More...
•A WEEK FOR APPRECIATION
•ROOM AT TOP FOR DETECTIVES
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•IT AIN'T EASY BEING GREEN
Razzle Dazzle
On Election Night last year, I spotted Mark Green across the semi-crowded Waldorf-Astoria ballroom that served as Freddy Ferrer's party headquarters and approached him to ask what he made of Mayor Bloomberg's landslide re-election over Mr. Ferrer. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: 'Times' Joins Pension Attack
To the Editor: The attack on defined benefit pension plans is becoming particularly dangerous. The defeat of President Bush's proposal to eliminate the greatest defined benefit plan of them all, Social Security, has shifted the attack to public-employee pensions. More...
•FIRE TEST INADEQUATE
•MAYOR CALLOUS RE 9/11
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Law's Public Worker Impact
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) was signed into law by President Bush on Aug. 17. Following are some of the important provisions that affect the nation's public employees: More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•FILING IS NOW OPEN FOR FIREFIGHTER TEST
Must Also Pass Physical; $31G For First Year; 15 College Credits Or Work Experience Is Required
Filing is currently open for an exam leading to Firefighter jobs, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services said. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT LIST RELEASED
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