By MICHELLE FRIEDMAN and RICHARD STEIER
A bill that would have allowed civilian city employees to retroactively participate in an early-retirement program in exchange for added pension contributions was shelved last week following the revelation that the State Assembly had relied on a low cost estimate provided by a union consultant.
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By ARI PAUL
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall has called on her City Council delegation to push for the reopening of a fire engine company in Long Island City and the addition of another ladder company in the borough's eastern region. More...
Hearing Spurred by Bell Acquittals
By MIA GOLDBERG
The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee was joined by other Members of Congress and activists and academics in urging reforms in the Police Department in the wake of the Sean Bell shooting at a May 12 forum in Manhattan. More...
80 Becoming Firefighters
By ARI PAUL
The Fire Department hit back at a union president May 16 who said that low starting salaries for Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians was leading to high attrition in the Emergency Medical Service. More...
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