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Patrolmen's Benevolent Association

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 26: PBA president Patrick Lynch outside Christ Tabernacle Church prior to his wake on December 26, 2014 in the Glendale neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Ramos was killed along with NYPD officer Wenjian Liu as they sat in their patrol car on December 20. (Photo by Andrew Theodorakis/Getty Images)

Biggest NYPD Union Funding Longshot Challenger to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio

Patrick Lynch's Patrolmen's Benevolent Association gave the maximum contribution to Tony Avella's mayoral campaign.
By Will Bredderman
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch. (Photo: Alex Jones/New York Observer)

De Blasio’s Long-Awaited Deal With the Biggest NYPD Union Cuts Pay for New Cops—And Expires in July

The NYPD's 23,000 rank-and-file officers will get a boost to their paychecks—at new recruits' expense.
By Will Bredderman
Rev. Al Sharpton.

Al Sharpton Accuses Donald Trump of Plotting ‘Voter Intimidation’ Against Blacks

"They want to have people go to the polls and become poll watchers," said Al Sharpton. "They are really there to intimidate voters."
By Will Bredderman
Zaha Hadid visits the Riverside Museum, her first major public commission in the UK on June 9, 2011 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Afternoon Bulletin: Zaha Hadid’s Chelsea Design, Raccoons Ransack West Harlem

By Elissa Nunez
Mayor Bill de Blasio with new CCRB Chairman Richard Emery.

De Blasio Refuses to Fire CCRB Head Who Said Cop Unions ‘Squealing Like a Stuck Pig’

By Will Bredderman
PBA President Patrick Lynch (Photo: Alex Jones for Observer).

Bill de Blasio: ‘Our Door is Still Open’ to Patrick Lynch and the PBA on Contracts

By Will Bredderman
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch. (Photo: Alex Jones/New York Observer)

NYPD Union Boss Claims Labor Arbitrator Has ‘Insulted’ and ‘Demoralized’ Cops

By Will Bredderman
Marcia Kramer is "Demanding Answers." (Screengrab: CBS 2 News)

Next Week/This Week: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

By Observer Politics Team
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch. (Photo: Alex Jones/New York Observer)

Bill de Blasio Has Warm Words for His Old Foe, Police Union Boss Patrick Lynch

By Will Bredderman
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, left, and PBA Patrick Lynch, right, listen as former NYPD Sergeant Joseph Weibel talks abou this medical issues after 9/11 (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

Gillibrand Joins Unions and 9/11 First Responders to Push for Zadroga Act Renewal

By Will Bredderman
Bill de Blasio and Louis CK stop for a picture outside City Hall. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen for Observer)

Next Week/This Week: There’s a Lot of Comedy at City Hall

By Observer Politics Team
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at the scene of the East Harlem Building Collapse. (Photo: Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio)

Council Passes de Blasio Disability Pension Bill With Last-Minute Vote

By Jillian Jorgensen and Will Bredderman
PBA President Patrick Lynch. (Photo by Bonile Bam/Getty Images)

Fiery Police Union Boss Patrick Lynch Crushes Challenge in PBA Election

By Will Bredderman
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch. (Photo: Alex Jones/New York Observer)

Patrick Lynch Now Says He Has a ‘Respectful’ Relationship With Bill de Blasio

By Ross Barkan
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images).

Fire Commissioner Backs de Blasio in Fight Over Disability Pensions

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Unions Blast Bill de Blasio’s Proposed Fix for Public Pensions

By Will Bredderman
PBA President Patrick Lynch. (Photo by Bonile Bam/Getty Images)

Cop Unions Call for State to Bar City Regulations on Police

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Bill Bratton Laments ‘Suffering’ Morale at the NYPD

By Will Bredderman
Officer Brian Fusco declares his challenge against PBA President Patrick Lynch (Photo: Will Bredderman).

Outraged and Indicted Officers Declare War on Patrick Lynch

By Will Bredderman
PBA President Patrick Lynch (Photo: Alex Jones for Observer).

PBA Boss Patrick Lynch Faces Challenge From Brooklyn Cop

By Will Bredderman
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Ex-Cop Brooklyn BP Eric Adams: ‘I Did Not Elect the PBA, I Elected the Mayor’

By Jillian Jorgensen and Will Bredderman
Hundreds of police officers from across the country turned their backs as New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during the funeral for Wenjian Liu January 4, 2015 in New York City (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images).

Most New Yorkers Disapprove of Cops Turning Their Backs on de Blasio: Poll

By Jillian Jorgensen
Former President Bill Clinton with Gov. Andrew Cuomo tonight. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Bratton Rejects Idea of Clinton, Cuomo Mediating de Blasio-Cop Dispute

By Will Bredderman
Patrolemen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch (Screengrab: NY1).

Cop Union Points Finger at Protesters for Alleged ‘Slowdown’

By Will Bredderman
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