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The Queens District Attorney's Office Jan. 17 formally opposed a change-of-venue motion by lawyers for the three Detectives charged in the killing of Sean Bell, insisting that pre-trial publicity had not made it impossible to pick an unbiased jury in the borough. More...
But Hints at Cutbacks

In an upbeat State of the City speech Jan. 17, Mayor Bloomberg emphasized the use of technology to improve city government and long-term planning to stimulate the economy, combat poverty while making caseworkers' jobs easier and better match the city's education system to the needs of industry. More...

But Wait May Not Be Short

After 12 days of closed-door arbitration hearings, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association contract dispute with the Bloomberg administration has reached its last steps, with some insiders predicting an award by late April. The closing briefs from the PBA and the city's Office of Labor Relations a... More...


An independent panel Jan. 16 included giving more recognition to good employees and training managers in how to better communicate with workers among its recommendations to Metropolitan Transportation Authority executives and labor leaders focusing on reforming organizational culture and improving... More...


Memorial Marks His Advocacy

Union organizer Jesse Epps rubbed his eyes and adjusted his glasses Jan. 17 as excerpts of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last speech were played overhead during a memorial service packed with Sanitation Workers in Trinity Church. More...


The Bloomberg administration will have to pay more than a quarter-million dollars in rent on an empty day-care center in The Bronx that it shut down Jan. 11. The city is required to pay rent for a year from when it terminated the lease in October 2007, since it ended the lease well before its 201... More...


Recent Firefighter graduation ceremonies have been accompanied by another rite of sorts: the leader of the FDNY Vulcan Society, John Coombs, holding a press conference to protest that there are too few blacks among the grads. More...
Hillary Clinton fervently wants to become President. Gerry McEntee desperately wants to be one of the people who is instrumental in putting her back in the White House. Such passions sometimes lead to bad or questionable behavior. More...
To the Editor: Much exuberance accompanied recent announcements regarding the results of the FDNY recruitment program, and many facts were presented to support claims that it, and the written test it led up to, were very good things. More...
Q.: I am a beginning Teacher who wants to start saving for retirement. I have begun researching on the Internet about salary reduction plans but just ended up more confused than I started! More...
Starts at $33G; Rises to $67G After 5 Years; Must Have 60 College Credits; Filing To Close Feb. 15
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is accepting applications for an exam leading to Police Officer jobs. Applications must be submitted by Friday, Feb. 15. The exam is scheduled for Saturday, April 5. More...

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