DEA President Paul DiGiacomo was quoted in this May 19, 2020 New York Daily News article about the fight for line-of-duty death benefits for first responders who died because of […]
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Families of essential workers killed by COVID-19 face loss of health care
May 17, 2020At a recent virtual City Council meeting, NYPD Detective Paul Digiacomo, president of the Detectives’ Endowment Association, testified that the pandemic represented “the darkest time in history for the rank […]
Read MoreNYC health chief under fire for alleged remark about police
May 15, 2020NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor expressed concern Thursday over a heated phone call in March between his health commissioner and a top police commander over what was […]
Read MorePolice unions call for ouster of NYC health commissioner
May 14, 2020NEW YORK – Several unions that represent police officers are asking the mayor to fire Dr. Oxiris Barbot after comments she made about the NYPD during a heated exchange with Chief […]
Read MoreWar of words between NYC health commissioner, NYPD erupted over face masks for cops; police unions fuming
May 14, 2020An NYPD move to commandeer a half-million hospital-grade masks at the peak of the coronavirus epidemic set off a heated war of words between the city’s health commissioner and the […]
Read MoreCalls for NYC Health Chief Oxiris Barbot to Resign After Rejecting NYPD PPE Request
May 14, 2020Police unions are livid and demanding New York City’s Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot resign or be fired after she reportedly gave an emphatic rejection when the NYPD sought more face […]
Read MorePolicing a Changed City, NYPD Adjusts to a Changed Mission
May 11, 2020The Detectives’ Endowment Association, which last month threatened legal action against people who put Detectives at risk of contracting the coronavirus, also called on the city to scale back police’s […]
Read MoreWNBC News Profiles the Abear Family
May 7, 2020On May 6, 2020, WNBC’s local New York City television news broadcast this lovely story about the widow and children of active Det. Raymond Abear of Queens Special Victims Squad […]
Read MoreAdvocates demand full benefits for city workers killed by coronavirus
May 4, 2020Advocates for essential city workers are demanding the municipal employees killed by the coronavirus receive full, line-of-duty death benefits — even if it’s unclear whether they contracted the contagion on […]
Read MoreCoronavirus poses a tough question: Did NYC essential workers die in the line of duty?
May 4, 2020“There is no difference between being shot in the line of duty and dying from this coronavirus,” Paul DiGiacomo, the union president, said. As he spoke, two other detectives lay […]
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