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CBS News
17-07-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Eric Adams picks up NYC police union endorsements in mayor's race, while the biggest one is still deciding
New York City Mayor Eric Adams picked up endorsements from several police unions as he seeks a second term in Gracie Mansion. The mayor's first round of major labor endorsements in his reelection campaign came at a news conference Thursday afternoon, including the Detectives' Endowment Association and Sergeants Benevolent Association. The largest NYPD union, the Police Benevolent Association, was not at the event. Sources told CBS News New York the PBA wants to go through its own endorsement process and has not yet made a decision on who it will support in the mayor's race. Officials from the following unions also attended the event, according to the Adams campaign: Lieutenants Benevolent Association, Captains Endowment Association, NY Detective Investigators Association, Correction Officers Benevolent Association, NYC Correction Captains Association, Sanitation Officers Association, Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association Local 831, United Probation Officers Association, Assistant Deputy Wardens/Deputy Wardens Association, CWA Local 1182 (Traffic Enforcement), police and law enforcement unions from across New York state. The United Federation of Teachers endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, last week. Adams' law enforcement endorsements come after former interim NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the mayor and top brass of running the department as a criminal organization. The lawsuit was filed under the RICO Act. Donlon claims in the lawsuit that he was commissioner in name only and removed from the role when he tried to report corruption and misconduct. He accused the mayor of giving real authority to NYPD members who were loyal to him, alleging the group operated without oversight, enabling sexual predators and burying misconduct investigations. Donlon also claimed that when he tried to blow the whistle, the NYPD retaliated by falsely arresting his wife over a car insurance issue and leaking the arrest to reporters. "Her license came up suspended, that's why she was arrested. I don't even believe the patrol officer at that time knew that it was his wife," said Tarik Sheppard, former NYPD deputy commissioner of public information. "So, these kind of ideas are disappointing for a man that was appointed as police commissioner." Adams, who is running as an independent, said the lawsuit's claims are untrue and questioned the timing of it coming in the middle of his campaign. "The lawyers will figure this out, but it's just a baseless lawsuit that we're just going to employ, and just going through employees would do that from time to time, and let the courts figure it out. I have to keep running the city," Adams said Wednesday. Mamdani spent Wednesday in Washington, D.C. where he met with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders and other liberal members of Congress. A new poll shows Mamdani, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa locked in a statistical tie. The HarrisX poll has Mamdani at 26%, Cuomo at 23%, Sliwa at 22% and Adams at 13%. With a 4.1 margin of error in a poll of almost 600, any of the top three contenders could win. In head-to-head matchups, the poll shows: "These numbers show a volatile race still taking shape," said Dritan Nesho, CEO of HarrisX. "While the progressive base is fueling Mamdani's rise, Cuomo's broad name recognition and moderate appeal make him a formidable general election challenger." Mark Prussin and Doug Williams contributed to this report.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Several NYPD, Corrections' unions endorsing Mayor Adams for reelection
Several unions representing NYPD and Department of Correction employees are set to endorse Mayor Adams' independent bid for reelection this week, the first high-profile labor support he's lined up in his reelection bid. In an email sent to union members and obtained by the Daily News, the Detectives' Endowment Association, one of the police department's three major organized labor groups, wrote it'll be holding a press conference at City Hall on Thursday afternoon to officially throw its weight behind Adams' reelection effort. In the email, DEA leaders wrote the news conference is meant to display 'uniformed forces and public sector union support' for Adams. The backing offers a boost to Adams as he faces an uphill climb to a second term. 'We are looking for your support!' the union wrote. 'Please feel free to bring as many members as possible to show the mayor, the press and the public that Adams is our choice to continue to lead the city.' According to sources familiar with the matter, reps for the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, the DOC's rank-and-file union, will join DEA at the press conference to endorse Adams. The DOC's Correction Captains' Association will join in on endorsing Adams, too, as will the unions representing DOC assistant deputy wardens and deputy wardens. The NYPD's largest union, the Police Benevolent Association, is not expected to participate in endorsing Adams on Thursday, according to a rep. The rep said the PBA has its own endorsement protocols and doesn't plan to join any coalition. A spokesman for Adams' reelection campaign didn't immediately return requests for comment. Several of New York City's largest public sector labor groups, including DC 37, the city's largest municipal union, have endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor who's polling as the favorite to win November's election. Adams, who continues to face political fallout from his federal corruption indictment and relationship with President Trump, is running against Mamdani on an independent ballot line in November. Depsite his incumbency, he hasn't secured many high-profile endorsement as polling shows he remains unpopular among most New York City voters. The boost from the cop and correction unions comes as Adams is scrambling to mount a genuine campaign against Mamdani. Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo is also running on an independent line against Mamdani in the November race, as is attorney Jim Walden. Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa will be on the ballot, too.
News.com.au
13-07-2025
- News.com.au
Moment female cop is punched in the face by Starbucks thief
Shocking footage shows the moment an off-duty detective was forced to defend herself after a man threw food at her inside a Starbucks in New York on Friday. The 39-year-old female police officer was on her way to work when she saw a man inside the store in Manhattan's Midtown allegedly stealing food, according to The New York Post. She then showed him her NYPD badge and walked him out of the store, but he came back and threw food at her, according to the footage and authorities. He then takes a swing at her head, with the officer immediately taking a fighting stance on the footpath. The man then lunges towards her with his fists, and the officer gets punched in the face. The pair then engage in a short brawl before the man eventually scurries off – turning around momentarily and threatening to come back. The police officer suffered a welt next to her eye, according to police, and was treated at the scene. Mohamed Riad, 27, was taken into custody and faces charges of assault, criminal mischief, and petty larceny related to the incident, according to a criminal complaint. The officer was lauded by the detective's union. 'It's no surprise to see an off-duty NYPD detective put themselves in harm's way to protect New Yorkers,' Detectives Endowment Association President Scott Munro said. 'It's what these courageous women and men do every day for our city,' he continued. 'We will do everything we can to make sure this violent criminal is held accountable.' Mr Munro also criticised a Democratic mayoral candidate who proposed that social workers could manage calls related to the homeless. 'This is why social workers can't do police work,' he stated. 'What would they have done with him?' Riad pleaded not guilty at his court appearance on Friday night and was held on $1000 ($A1517) cash bail. It wasn't clear whether he would be able to make bail. According to The Post, assaults on New York City police officers have increased by 63 per cent over the past six years. There were 970 assaults on uniformed police in the city up until May this year, compared to 595 officers attacked by this stage in pre-Covid 2019.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
NYPD detectives union enlists outside group for suicide prevention help for cops
NEW YORK — The NYPD detectives union has partnered with a former cop-turned-social worker so that officers in need can turn to mental health professionals without worrying they will have their careers stalled. Scott Munro, head of the union, the Detectives Endowment Association, said too many cops, despite assurances from the NYPD to the contrary, believe that if they talk about their issues with the NYPD or with organizations affiliated with the department, they will be labeled as troubled and not be able to get promoted or transferred to better assignments. 'The department offers a lot,' Munro said. 'This is not about criticizing the department. This is about giving detectives, and any other cop who is interested, another option.' Talk to Me Post Tour Processing allows cops to speak virtually with a counselor. The counselor appears on-screen, the cop does not. A second counselor listens in, coordinates a group chat, if more than one cop is involved, and starts private chats with any officer who needs immediate help if it appears he or she is about to commit suicide. 'It's a completely anonymous program,' said Dr. Robyn Cannariato, Talk to Me president and a former NYPD officer. 'They're afforded an opportunity to come forward in an absolutely anonymous forum. The officers feel very safe in this environment because we really don't know who they are and there aren't any ramifications if they come forward. 'They believe there will be consequences — whether there will be or not — if they use department resources.' Cannariato and Chris Hetherington, a retired NYPD deputy inspector, will speak Thursday at a One Police Plaza suicide prevention and awareness seminar. The NYPD, which will discuss its own mental health efforts, did not comment on the long-standing feeling that cops risk harming their career if they say they need mental health help — but it did say that 'every available service is critical to our members' mental health and well-being, which is of paramount importance not only to the department, but also to the New Yorkers they serve.' In early 2018, following three suicides in less than three months, then-NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill posted a video on YouTube letting cops know the services available to them. The rest of that year just one cop committed suicide, but 10 more took their lives in 2019, according to the NYPD. Last year, there were six suicides, up from four that happened each year from 2020 through 2023. Hetherington said that in a time of tremendous stress for police officers — following the 'defund the police' movement and new laws seen as limiting an officer's ability to do the job without getting sued — he's encouraged that more and more officers are willing to say 'I need help' rather than refuse to even acknowledge something was troubling them. 'For a long time, people just stuffed it down and weren't going to bring it up and talk,' he said. 'Now, they seem more willing to do so.' _____
