2023 – The 125th Anniversary of Today’s NYPD; Symbolized in Department Flag
2023 – The 125th Anniversary of Greater NYC & Today’s NYPD; Symbolized in Department Flag Introduction: This year, 2023, marks the 125th Anniversary (1898-2023) of […]
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What’s the Deal With; The Lineage of Jewish Police Chaplains in the NYPD?
What’s the Deal With; The Lineage of Jewish Police Chaplains in the NYPD? After posting the last article “What’s the Deal With; The […]
The Early History of Police Aviation in New York City? – Part 3 -Post WWI (1918) though Fixed Wing Aircraft (1950)
If you would like, before proceeding to read Part 3, click here to read Part 1 and Part 2 of this three Part essay! The Post-War (1919) […]
The PDNYC Honor Legion’s World War I Ambulance Driven by Det. Sgt. Martin S. Owens
Introduction: NYC – 1917 – Acting Detective Sergeant Martin Owens, age 33, the son of a policeman, assigned to the Automobile Squad at police HQ, […]
The Police Department of New York City’s First Negro Detective; Acting Det. Sergeant Wesley C. Redding
Wesley C. Redding, Born: August 26, 1892, Atlanta, GA Education: Attended Morehouse College, and college in NYC World War I – Served the PDNY […]
The Lost History of the PDNY’s Junior Police Force? Their Story Has Never Been Told!
A century ago, the Police Department of the City of New York (PDNY) had within its ranks a officially sanctioned force known as the “Junior […]