As this newspaper went to press April 21, a coalition of court unions was close to finalizing a four-year contract that would provide 13 percent in raises and other benefit gains. More...
In the year since two Track Workers, Daniel Boggs and Marvin Franklin, were killed in the line of duty last April 24 and April 29, Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint and New York City Transit President Howard H. Roberts have collaborated to improve safety on the tracks. More...
For one New York City Transit Station Agent, the fact that fewer than half of Transport Workers Union Local 100 members have fully paid their dues is a mystery. More...
A pilot program for Fire Department dispatchers is reducing response times by more than half a minute in Queens, the borough where they have been the highest, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said April 17. On Feb. More...
At the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Job Fair last week, something didn't fit: the starting salary for city cops compared to their counterparts across the nation. As the result of a 2005 arbitration award that gutted the pay scale for rookies, the entry salary for an NYPD officer is $25,100. More...
The ouster of Port Authority Executive Director Anthony Shorris by Governor Paterson April 17 was spurred partly by the wide disparity in the number of New Jersey officials he appointed to top posts compared to New Yorkers, according to one veteran government official. More...
Two City Council employees were indicted April 16 on Federal charges of embezzling $145,000 in discretionary funding, with one of them allegedly sending $31,000 to relatives in Jamaica. More...
Last week will not go down in the annals as a proud one for the City Council. The lack of accountability when it comes to the handling of discretionary funds wandered into the criminal realm when two aides to Brooklyn Councilman Kendall Stewart were indicted for allegedly embezzling $145,000. More...
The wait for a verdict in most trials contains two elements of uncertainty: what and when. For the three Detectives charged in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell, "when" was taken out of the equation when Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. More...
ALERT, ALERT, ALERT! The following story is about a couple with combined pre-tax retirement investment accounts of $600,000. The wife has a 403(b), while the husband has a 457(b). The wife remained employed after celebrating her 59-1/2 birthday. More...
Beach and Pool Openings; Pays $12.55 Hourly; All Full-Time Jobs; Swimming, Vision Tests Required
The Parks Department continues testing for Lifeguard jobs available at city beaches and pools through the end of May. The city plans to recruit and train 1,200 Lifeguards in time for the summer season, which begins Memorial Day weekend. More...
UFT Charges DOE Guilty of Age Bias;