By Tom JoyceI was talking recently with retired NYPD Deputy Chief Mike Marino: a rare police leader whotruly understood the mission. He wasn’t chasing rank or press releases; he was fighting forpeople. Marino told me something I’ve never forgotten: “When you don’t take a report from a victim, you’re re-victimizing them.” He lived that […]
By Tom Joyce I recently heard someone say, “People don’t leave companies; they leave managers.” It’s a popular line in corporate circles. HR folks nod like it’s gospel. But from where I’ve sat with 20+ years in policing and now a second career in corporate America that logic doesn’t translate to law enforcement. It’s actually […]
Written in response to the Nov. 30, 2025 New York Times article on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and police surveillance. By Tom Joyce As someone who spent decades in law enforcement and the last 19 years working inside public- safety technology, the latest New York Times story about Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and the NYPD’s surveillance systems struck a […]
By John D. Macari Jr The Right’s Embrace of “Moderate” Democrats The recent embrace of figures like Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams by segments of the political right including President Donald J. Trump, conservative media outlets and many who identify with the MAGA movement isn’t just political hypocrisy; its proof of how effectively the establishment […]
By Pete Forcelli and Tommy Joyce, Ten-Four Tavern In New Jersey, the political class just pulled off one of the most cynical plays we’ve seen in modern government. A leaked phone call allegedly exposing illegal ballot harvesting doesn’t spark outrage or reform; it sparks a bill to make sure no one can ever record such a […]
By John D. Macari Jr The Myth: Cops Leave Because of Politics Let’s set the record straight, NYPD officers are not leaving because they disagree with who the mayor is. If that were the case, the department would have collapsed years ago under Bill de Blasio or now under Eric Adams. The truth is, cops leave when […]
By Eric S. Dym, The Finest Unfiltered Before the lights even came up on debate night, The Finest Unfiltered Network went live with a 30-minute X Space preview, a real time watch party, and post-debate breakdown across X. The verdict from our team — and most New Yorkers watching — was loud and clear: Curtis […]