By REUVEN BLAU
The city's police unions are gearing up to challenge the NYPD's proposed policy to require that all officers take Breathalyzer tests after they fire their guns in cases that involve injury or death. The unions plan to file a suit in Federal Court, arguing that subjecting their members to such scr...
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Biography of Late UFT Leader
By RICHARD STEIER
The photograph on the cover of Richard D. Kahlenberg's biography of Albert Shanker captures the late Teachers union leader in his most controversial moment: leading his members in a march against the Ocean Hill-Brownsville school district, as they carry signs that say "Stop Teaching Race Hatred to... More...
The Chief-Leader/Eric Weiss Those paying tribute to the victims of the World Trade Center's destruction on the sixth anniversary of 9/11 had to endure a steady rain that left the police, firefighters and civilians reading the names of the dead from under umbrellas. For further details, see story and... More...
By ARI PAUL
The Fire Department has fined 14 firefighters roughly $135,000 collectively for supplying the department with bogus diplomas in order to advance their careers, the Department of Investigation announced Sept. 7. The DOI found that the 14 - all but one of them fire officers - had provided the FDN... More...
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New Safety Scare On Train Tracks