PBA president Patrick Lynch Paul Martinka The city’s largest police union declared a “public safety emergency” Tuesday morning in the face of spiraling crime figures . “It is now clear that there we have a public safety emergency in New York City,” Patrolman’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch said in a statement. “New Yorkers need to reject Mayor de Blasio’s easy excuses,” he continued. “Bail reform is not the only problem here. The double-digit increases in shootings, robberies, burglary and thefts aren’t the product of any single law or policy. They are the result of failed leadership and a political culture that denigrates and devalues the work police officers do.” Since Jan. 1, the city has experienced a nearly 30-percent spike in shootings compared to the same period last year — as well as a rise in most major […]
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