Anarchy In The Bronx, Or Why That Strange Taylor Law Might Make Sense

The private police force that patrols Co-op City has gone on strike:

The 35-building complex, which has its own police force, saw the officers walk off the job Wednesday morning after their union failed to reach an agreement with management.

The union says the two sides are far apart on issues such as pension benefits and work rules.

“They refuse to give the lobby attendants a pension,” said Co-Op City PBA president Joseph Monahan. “They refuse to give them any increases on their longevity. They refuse to make any movements on personal days. The public safety officers — they want to rewrite the whole contract. They want to take the foundation of the contract that’s been in effect for 25 years and just throw it out in the street.”

“All we want is basic job security,” said Co-Op City police officer Edwin Lucca. “We want a contract that has certain protections to protect us from mismanagement. All I want to do is provide for me and my family.”

After initial radio reports that the NYPD would take up the slack — wouldn’t that amount to crossing a picket line? — NY1 makes it sound unclear:

The NYPD says it doesn’t know if it will assign extra patrols to the area, but that officers will continue to answer any and all calls from the complex as usual.