A candidate who barely lost his bid for the presidency of Health Service Employees Local 768 of District Council 37 dropped his lawsuit to overturn the result after it was transferred to Federal jurisdiction, saying he feared that U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao would use the case to hurt the inte... More...

For veteran Police Officer Edgar Louis-Juste, the rescue of his career started with a loud thud — the sound of someone being hit by a car. On patrol last March, he ran toward the noise on East 72nd St. and 2nd Ave., where he saw a nanny — whose legs had just been smashed by a truck — holding a cho... More...

Governor Pataki Dec. 6, citing Mayor Bloomberg’s objection, vetoed bills that would have allowed city cops and firefighters to amend their terminal leave benefit to include a monetary payment instead of taking work days off. The measures were the main pieces of legislation that the unions represen... More...