Press Releases

Press Releases

December 27, 2016
PBA President Patrick J. Lynch's statement on body cameras and pay

November 28, 2016
New poll shows significant support for women and men of the NYPD, but growing concerns about quality of life and direction of the city

November 5, 2016
Statement of PBA President Patrick J. Lynch on the tragic loss of Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo

November 1, 2016
PBA President's statement on the appointment of John Siegal to the CCRB

October 25, 2016
STATEMENT OF PBA PRESIDENT PATRICK LYNCH ON THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S ASSIGNMENT OF A NEW INVESTIGATIVE TEAM IN THE ERIC GARNER CASE

October 14, 2016
PBA President: De Blasio's Proposed Changes to Civil Rights Law 50 A Puts Police Officers at Greater Risk of Attacks

September 27, 2016
PBA Suspends Demonstrations Out of Respect for Fallen FDNY Battalion Chief

September 20, 2016
PBA President Pat Lynch on Arrest of Motorcycle Fanatics Who Injured Police Officers

September 16, 2016
Lynch: Calls for firings do not seek justice

September 13, 2016
PBA's Position on Overtime Opportunities for Officers on Modified Duty

September 8, 2016
Statement From PBA President Patrick J. Lynch on UFA Pension Bill

September 5, 2016
PBA Statement on de Blasio Agreement With Sanitation Workers

September 1, 2016
PBA Opposes Changes to Law That Protects Officer's Personnel Records

September 1, 2016
Nation's Largest Municipal Police Union — The NYC PBA — Names Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. 2016 Person of the Year

August 26, 2016
Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke Named PBA's Person of the Year

August 17, 2016
Statement on the Passing of Former NYPD First Deputy Commissioner John Timoney

August 12, 2016
PBA President Says Police Shouldn't Have to Work the Paid Detail

August 9, 2016
PBA President on Raises for Mayor's Staff

August 2, 2016
NYC PBA Members organize outside Gracie Mansion and Park Slope YMCA to call on Mayor to address Police Officer pay

August 2, 2016
Statement of PBA President Pat Lynch on the departure of PC Bratton and appointment of James O'Neill

July 25, 2016
Statement of PBA President Patrick J. Lynch on New Anti-Terror Equipment

July 20, 2016
Statement of PBA President Patrick J. Lynch on the Illegal Trespass Demonstration in the Lobby of the Building That Houses the Union's Headquarters

July 15, 2016
Statement of NYC PBA President Patrick J. Lynch on Mayor de Blasio's Comments on the Brian Lehrer Show

July 8, 2016
Statement of NYC PBA President Patrick J. Lynch on Assassinations in Dallas

July 1, 2016
PBA President on Police Commissioner's Remarks About Quality of Life

June 29, 2016
Lynch on New CCRB Chair: Removes All Impartiality from "Independent Agency"

June 28, 2016
NYC PBA Files Declaration of Impasse in Negotiations with De Blasio Administration on Police Officer Pay

June 23, 2016
NYC PBA places full-page ad in Indianapolis newspaper ahead of Mayor de Blasio’s visit

June 23, 2016
PBA President on Appellate Court Ruling on Local Law 71 (Community Safety Act)

June 16, 2016
Police Officers Honor Their Own for Deeds of Heroism

June 6, 2016
Statement of NYC PBA President Patrick J. Lynch on City Hall's refusal to reach an agreement on disability pension

June 3, 2016
PBA President Lynch slams NAA For dismissing complaint against Edelman

June 2, 2016
Statement by PBA President on tuition program

June 2, 2016
PBA President reacts to the defeat of the 9/11 Zadroga Bill

June 1, 2016
PBA President Patrick J. Lynch on new use of force procedures

June 1, 2016
PBA reacts to CCRB prosecuting in NYPD trial room

May 31, 2016
NYC PBA launches second TV ad in major campaign criticizing mayor de Blasio for lack of support of fair pay for Police Officers

May 5, 2016
PBA President on conviction of Marcell Dockery in the death of Police Officer Dennis Guerra. (Includes audio.)

April 13, 2016
PBA President on the resignation of CCRB Chairman Richard Emery

April 12, 2016
PBA President defends Police Officer who said blame de Blasio for traffic tickets

April 12, 2016
Richard Emery sued for derogatory language by female CCRB Director as PBA renews its call for his termination

April 5, 2016
PO John Scarangella’s Killer Dies in Prison

March 30, 2016
PBA President's statement on video-taped arrest of a postal worker

March 25, 2016
Arbitrators object to PBA’s citing of unethical behavior by Howard Edelman

March 23, 2016
PBA on DA's recommendation of no jail time for Liang

March 17, 2016
Should Police Officers fill in for absent school crossing guards?

March 15, 2016
NYC PBA Members: NYC is heading in the wrong direction

March 9, 2016
PBA supports and defends CPR training officer who was placed on modified duty in connection with the Liang case

March 8, 2016
Statement by PBA president Patrick J. Lynch on the US Attorney's decision not to press charges in the Ramarley Graham case

February 25, 2016
PBA President on the governor’s call for Emery to apologize or resign and Emery’s empty apology for calling cops “pigs”

February 24, 2016
PBA says Emery should have no role at CCRB

February 16, 2016
Federal monitor's changes: Bad for cops; good for criminals

February 13, 2016
PBA President weighs in on CCRB Chairman's conflict of interest

February 11, 2016
PBA President on PO Pete Liang being found guilty of manslaughter: Jury got it wrong

February 5, 2016
PBA President: There's nothing routine about routine vertical patrol

February 3, 2016
Subway Crime Solution: More Cops

February 1, 2016
Statement of PBA President regarding the request to the mayor by the family of Ramarley Graham to fire Police Officer Richard Haste

January 22, 2016
PBA Files Ethics Complaint Against Arbitrator Edelman

January 20, 2016
Anonymous possible terrorist threat against Police Officers prompts warning from the NYC PBA to its members to be cautious

January 20, 2016
Lynch slams arbitrator's payday saying it was "not legitimately earned ..."

January 15, 2016
6 Nationwide law enforcement boycott started by NYC PBA hurts cop-hater Tarantino’s “stinker” Hateful Eight

January 14, 2016
PBA President calls elected officials' raises an abomination and an insult

January 7, 2016
Suspect in the 1972 assassination of Police Officers Foster and Laurie is sentenced upstate for heroin sales

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