
By RICHARD STEIER
Mayor Bloomberg explicitly linked his ability to continue a 7-percent reduction in the property tax rate to the pending Patrolmen's Benevolent Association arbitration during a May 1 press conference unveiling his $59-billion proposed city budget.
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Mourn CO Murdered on Street

By MIA GOLDBERG
Correction Officer Kenneth Duncan worked for 10 years at the Manhattan Detention Center, a place where the threat of violence was ever-present. Sadly, that violence found him on the street where he lived early on the morning of April 22, when he was shot and killed outside of his East Flatbush hom... More...
Protests Low Salaries, Stalled Talks

By MICHELLE FRIEDMAN
Professional Staff Congress members walked out of an April 28 City University of New York Board of Trustees meeting to dramatize their push for a new contract with higher wages for university faculty. The most recent PSC-CUNY contract expired last Sept. 19. More...
Modified Bill Can't Bridge Gap

By ARI PAUL
The Police Department April 29 told a City Council committee that it had made changes to an administration-backed bill that would regulate air monitoring to address the concerns of labor and community groups, but activists and several lawmakers continue to oppose it. More...