Governor Paterson Dec. 16 proposed downgrading pensions for new employees, which among other things would force future police officers and firefighters to work 25 years and reach age 50 before collecting a full pension, compared to the current right after 20 years' service regardless of age. More...
As part of his new Executive Budget Proposal announced Dec. 16, Governor Paterson proposed cuts to education that could mean losses of more than half a billion dollars to the city's schools, as well as a tuition increase for the City University of New York. More...
City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn pushed through a deal with Mayor Bloomberg restoring Police Academy classes in January and July, but with just 250 cadets in each class, a significant drop from the 1,000-plus each was supposed to contain before the budget crisis. More...
Reading Valerie Wilson's resume, one might doubt such a model civil servant could be real — a 15-year veteran of the NYPD, who works with troubled youths in Canarsie schools as her day job while volunteering at a summer camp for blind children, organizing food drives for homeless shelters and escorting senior citizens to the bank in her time off. More...
The City Council Dec. 18 passed a bill 50 to 1 easing residency requirements for District Council 37 members, so that those with at least two years of city service can live in any of six suburban counties outside the five boroughs. More...
Governor Paterson proposed a slew of tax increases on New Yorkers last week, even if he wasn't anxious to use that particular three-letter word. The package would require those who live here to pay more for cable TV and movie tickets, for non-diet sodas and music downloads, and it would reinstate a sales tax on clothing costing less than $110. More...
Over the past two weeks, Republican U.S. Senators and Governor Paterson and Mayor Bloomberg have used genuine financial crises as grounds to take swipes at employee compensation, implicitly drawing unions into the circle of blame. More...
To the Editor: A recent reinterpretation by the New York City Employees Retirement System of the Ordinary Death Benefit (ODB), as provided by Section 606 of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL), has raised a few eyebrows. Granted that Section 606 (b) is ambiguous, a question needs to be asked: why now the reinterpretation? More...
Starting Salary $35G; Reach $68,475 After Five Years' Service; Must Pass Written Test; Expects Thousands Of Hirings
The city is seeking to hire thousands of Correction Officers at a time when starting pay has risen to $35,000. Applicants may take a walk-in computerized test that will be given daily in Manhattan through Dec. 31, except on Christmas Day. There is a $30 filing fee, and applicants must live in the city or any of six suburban counties. More...
Unions Say DCAS Job Plan Takes Merit Out of System; Adds Non-Comp Exempt Titles