
By REUVEN BLAU
The Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association's tentative contract deal with the Bloomberg administration July 17 would give union members raises totaling 17 percent over 4-1/2 years, plus $783 annual annuity increases and the creation of a supplemental retirement fund.
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By MEREDITH KOLODNER
There were hundreds of them, and their role was as quiet as it was crucial. They collected the debris after a steam pipe shot mud and road into the rush hour air in midtown last week. They shuttled workers and officials in and out of the disaster zone, and they shunted the public away from it. So... More...
'Being a Cop Made Him Feel Good'

By REUVEN BLAU
Police Officer Russel Timoshenko loved his yellow motorcycle, exercising before and after his overnight tours, making everyone around him laugh, and most of all helping people. More...

By ARI PAUL
The U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee approved the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 July 18, which, if signed into law, would strip the Internal Revenue Service of the ability to hire private debt-collectors. More...