The PBA president is quoted in the NY Post: “As we’ve said from the beginning, police officers shouldn’t be forced to dig deeper into their own pockets just to report for duty. The congestion tax is just one more factor driving talented police officers away from the NYPD at a time when we can least afford it. We welcome any change that will reduce the burden on our members.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in Newsday: "Lowering the education requirement won’t solve the NYPD’s staffing crisis," Hendry said, adding New York City is competing with other police departments with lower education requirements, better benefits and quality of life. No matter the education level, police choose other departments or use NYPD jobs as a stepping stone to better jobs.
The PBA president is quoted in Newsday: "When reading this report, New Yorkers should keep in mind what CCRB is not telling them. This report doesn’t specify how many taxpayer dollars CCRB has spent actively soliciting and harvesting complaints against police officers. It doesn’t disclose how many cases were generated by CCRB itself, without any civilian complainant."
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in amNY: “New Yorkers want police officers to get a handle on the disorder in the subways, but they need to understand what we’re up against. Right now, both the justice system and the mental health system aren’t backing us up, and it’s putting both cops and the public at risk. In order to make real progress, both systems need to change.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in Gothamist: “Every step of CCRB’s process is infected with anti-police bias. This report is in no way a reflection on the men and women who protect this city every day. Police officers have zero confidence in the fairness or accuracy of CCRB’s findings in this report, and New Yorkers shouldn’t have any confidence in them, either.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in the NY Times: “The NYPD. is not viewed as a dream job. Many police officers are using it as a steppingstone to another department where they can find better benefits and a better quality of life.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in the Daily News: “From the very beginning of the stop, question and frisk case, police officers on the street have been saddled with most of the blame and punishment for a problem we didn’t create. The monitor should focus its attention on the NYPD’s management and supervisors, rather than the police officers who are carrying out their directives.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in amNY: “This sentence is just one more step towards justice in this case, and it sends exactly the message we need: if you attack a New York City police officer, you’ll do real time.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in the NY Post: “These activists are against any kind of technology that helps catch criminals, but they’ll use those same tools to target police officers. It’s hypocrisy at our Finest.”
PBA stands alone in federal appeals court to protect officer safety.
The PBA president is quoted in the NY Post: “This notorious person who started this is still out and still hiding to this day. And to make matters worse, he’s not hiding alone — he’s hiding with one of the most notorious cop killers in the United States. It doesn’t matter how long it takes, doesn’t matter if it’s 20 years, 50 years, 100 years, there is no expiration on justice.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in the NY Post: “It appears that parole board has far too many pro-criminal activists whose intention is to release cop-killers. Many of these board members are hold-overs whose terms expired years ago. It’s time to clean house.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in the NY Post: “Police Officer Hector Dillon was a hard-working and motivated cop who dedicated his life to helping others.He didn’t just serve this city in uniform – on his own time, he was studying to advance his career and help more people. Our hearts break for the family and friends he leaves behind, and we will be there to support him in any way we can.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted on Fox 5 News and in amNY: “New Yorkers have been demanding more police presence, both in the subways and in our neighborhoods. But the NYPD simply does not have the staffing to sustain that presence for the long haul everywhere it’s needed. In order for these plans to succeed, we need additional help from Albany to recruit and retain the Finest.”
The PBA president is quoted on Fox 5 news, NBC 4 news, New York 1, PIX 11 news, WINS radio news, WNYC News and in the NY Post, NY Times, Daily News, amNY and Gothamist: “We thank the department’s leadership for listening to our concerns regarding vehicle pursuits, and we welcome the additional clarity for our members on the streets. However, it will be up to the Department to ensure that this policy is applied so that neither police officers nor the public are unnecessarily put at risk.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in the NY Post: “Right now, potential recruits know that a career in the NYPD means enduring more work, more risk, more pressure and more scrutiny, in exchange for fewer benefits and lower pay than almost any other policing job. Our city needs to balance the scales — by both reducing the burdens on cops and boosting compensation — in order to compete for the top recruits.”