PRESS RELEASE: PBA of New York State Implores Governor and Legislature to Address Impending Mental Health Crisis
Thursday, January 06, 2022Staffing Shortages Caused by Compensation Inequities Inhibit Ability to Respond to Mental Health Incidents.....
Albany, NY (January 6, 2022) – The PBA of New York State today urged Governor Hochul and the state legislature to assist them in protecting those dealing with mental health crises by addressing staff shortages caused by inequities in the compensation and retirement benefits paid by the state.
Read MorePBA Members Play Critical Role in Governor Hochul’s Emergency Deployment of State Incident Management Team
Monday, December 20, 2021Response to Deadly Tornadoes in Kentucky is the Latest Example of PBANYS Members Helping Disaster Victims Across the United States
Read MoreGovernor Hochul Deploys New York State Incident Management Team Following Request from Commonwealth of Kentucky in Wake of Deadly Tornadoes
Friday, December 17, 2021Interagency Emergency Management Team from New York State Deploying to Kentucky This Weekend, Tasked with Supporting Active Emergency Operations Centers in Three Counties
Team Set to Deploy Saturday, December 18, for Two-Week Operational Period
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: PBA of New York State Praises State Park Police’s Leadership in Daring Niagara Falls Rescue
Thursday, December 09, 2021More Than a Century of Patrolling Niagara Falls Make the New York State Park Police a Critical Resource During Dangerous Rescues and Recoveries.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: New York State Forest Rangers to the Rescue from Coast to Coast
Thursday, December 02, 2021
Governor Hochul Upholds 40 Plus Year Tradition of Deploying State Firefighters Throughout the Country to Protect Lives and Property from Devastating and Deadly Fires
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: PBA of New York State Welcomes New Board of Directors
Friday, November 19, 2021Promoting Diversity, Retaining Experienced Officers and Preserving the New York State Park Police Top Agenda for the Union Representing 1,200 State Law Enforcement Officers.
Albany, NY (November 19, 2021) – The PBA of New York State today announced the members of its Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the next three years.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: PBA of New York State Applauds Governor Hochul for Leadership on Disguised Gun Ban: Disguised Guns That Look Like Toys Put Children and Law Enforcement at Risk
Tuesday, November 16, 2021Albany, NY – (November 16, 2021) – The Police Benevolent Association of New York State (PBANYS) today extended its deepest appreciation to Governor Hochul for her leadership in adding firearms made to look like toys to the definition of “disguised guns” which are illegal in the state of New York.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Statement from PBA of New York State President Ryan Law on SUNY Plattsburgh Traffic Stop
Monday, November 01, 2021“Before any meaningful conversation can be had around reforming policing, we must all enter the conversation with honest intentions. And when discussing the October 21, 2021, traffic stop at SUNY Plattsburgh that has garnered so much attention we must begin with the indisputable understanding that the officers responding to the traffic stop did their jobs, followed procedures and as the audio and video show were patient, compassionate and deferential for more than an hour with an uncooperative and combative student.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: New York State University Police New Paltz Officers Pedal to Break the Cycle of Hunger
Thursday, October 28, 2021New York State University Police New Paltz Officers Pedal to Break the Cycle of Hunger
Riders to Raise Money to Stock the Shelves at Local Food Pantries During 100-Mile Ride on November 6th
Albany, NY (October 27, 2021) – In order to break the cycle of hunger that plagues as many as 34 million Americans, including 13 million children, New York State University Police Officers from the SUNY New Paltz campus will participate in a 100-mile trek from Boiceville to LaGrange and back on Saturday, November 6, 2021, starting at 6:45 a.m.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: PBANYS Member Scott Rodriguez and Friends Help Disadvantaged Children in the Dominican Republic to Swing for the Fences with Baseball Gear Collection
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Albany, NY – October 21, 2021 – When SUNY Purchase Assistant Chief of Police Samuel Ramos approached State University of Stony Brook Police Officer Scott Rodriguez about starting a collection of baseball equipment for disadvantaged children in the Dominican Republic, little did he know that he started a movement that would change the lives and inspire the dreams of more than 75 children growing up in poverty.
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