When the bloodied and ashen cop walked onto the train, the passengers screamed. She had eight months on the job, a cop working her subterranean beat…under the city of New York. Very […]
Blood and Brotherhood
Fields of Concrete and Tile
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” Orhan Pamuk We all love to see dogs run in fields, run through tall grass and flowers, over hills and […]
They Suit Up and Serve
Blasted from us. She was among the few, the brave. She was a Marine, a cop. She raised her hand and swore to defend America, she raised her hand and swore […]
The Dash…of Life
The train’s motorman released the control handle, hydraulic brakes froze the wheels but the train hurtled on. Tombstones carry a dash between date of birth and date of death: Jan 1, 1955-Feb […]
Subway Savvy
They had me fooled…a little bit. I had them fooled…a lot. Recent news reports speak of the dangers of sleeping in the subway. There were comments in the newspapers, radio and TV […]
Epitaphs…Our Own
Det. Vincent Romeo was buried yesterday. See previous post: https://wherethesundontshine.net/2016/01/27/the-detective-producer/ When I attended his wake and spoke with his family and friends I saw floral sprays that were reflective of Vinnie’s career in […]
In Their Shoes
There is no sunlight in a casket. As Det. Joseph Lemm laid in his casket no sun shined upon his gold shield, nor the medals he earned, as a cop…as a war veteran. […]
Our K 9 Service Veterans
When the sign says, POLICE DOGS DO NOT ENTER, well, you just don’t enter without an escort. That’s just your basic survival mechanism talking. So I called inside by phone. P […]
Delight at the end of De Tunnel
“Call me up”, my partner said to him, “I’ll lend you my gun.” 1966: subway token 15 cents, gas, 32 cents per gal. All machines really do, as Hyde writes, is, “shuttle […]
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