PRESS RELEASE: PBA of New York State Welcomes First New State Park Police Officers Since 2019

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Seventeenth Academy Session Graduates 32 State Park Police Officers who Will Buttress Depleted Downstate Ranks on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley.

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PRESS RELEASE: New Hartford Central High’s Nina Simmons Named First Michael D. Sodders Scholarship Fund Recipient

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

PBA of New York State’s Family Assistance Fund Scholarship Winner Will Pursue Studies in Criminal Justice at SUNY Oswego and Follow in Father’s Footsteps

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State lawmakers making push for police officer pension parity

Monday, March 13, 2023

ALBANY– State Senator Michelle Hinchey is among the lawmakers leading the charge to include pension parity for 1,100 state police officers who are members of the PBA of New York State. 

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PRESS RELEASE: On National Missing Person’s Day New York’s Specialized Police Officers Reassure Families Their Missing Loved Ones Remain a Priority

Friday, February 03, 2023

Albany, NY (February 3, 2023) – The uncertainty and fear from having a loved one go missing is a pain that too many families endure - often for a lifetime. 

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Rescue from Algonquin Peak highlights dangers of winter hiking

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

At the end of November, forest rangers Rob Praczkajlo, Hannah O’Connor and Andrew Lewis rescued Joe Gutch from the top of Algonquin Peak. The 19-year-old was stranded for hours, waist-deep in snow and hypothermic.

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Senator Dan Stec checking in with Ranger Robert Praczkajlo

Monday, January 16, 2023

Senator Dan Stec stops to check in with Ranger Praczkajlo during the World University Games in Lake Placid, NY.

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NYS Park Police, Forest Rangers and State Police Patrol Whiteface Mountain During World University Games

Friday, January 13, 2023

Thousands of collegiate athletes come together from more than 50 countries for 11 days of competition, music, culture, and food in beautiful Lake Placid, NY.

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PRESS RELEASE: State’s Specialized Police Officers Respond to Second Deadly Blizzard in Four Weeks

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Understaffed and Under-equipped Officers Leave Families Behind During the Holidays to Answer Call of New Yorkers in Need

Albany, NY (December 28, 2022) – While most New Yorkers were enjoying time with friends and family over the past weekend, the men and women of the Police Benevolent Association of New York State said goodbye to their families and jumped into action to help those who were severely impacted by the state’s most recent blizzard. In the wake of the state’s second devastating blizzard, the PBA of New York State is calling on the administration to make the proper investment in public safety staffing levels and provide the equipment needed to respond to these crises and avert disaster.

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PRESS RELEASE: PBA of New York State Calls-Out Governor Hochul for Vetoing Equitable Retirement Bill for State Employees

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Albany, NY (December 22, 2022) – The PBA of New York State (PBANYS) today denounced Governor Hochul’s veto of critical pension equity legislation that would aid in the recruitment and retention of highly specialized and diverse officers who put their lives in danger each day.

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PRESS RELEASE:  Thousands Urge Governor Hochul to Provide State’s Police Officers with 20-Year Retirement

Thursday, December 08, 2022

Bipartisan Legislation Will Help Recruit and Retain Diverse and Highly Specialized Community Police Force

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