By Joseph Concannon
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund hosts National Police Week each year, along with two other organizations: Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). In 1962 United States President John F. Kennedy signed into law that May 15th would be known as National Peace Officers Day each year. Henceforth, each year for the second week of May, the nation celebrates National Police Week.
Fred Bedell, Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Post #5911, and Glen Oaks Village resident, issued a proposal for the new athletic field under construction on Commonwealth Boulevard to be named “The Brian Moore Athletic Field.”
March with the QVGOP Club in the 88th annual Little Neck Douglaston Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 25, 2015
Assemble Time: 1:00 PM
Assemble Place: Starbucks, 55 Northern Blvd, Great Neck, NY 
Hundreds of residents of the Queens Village and Bellerose community in Eastern Queens came out for National Police Week, the annual week commemorating police officers who have given their lives in the line of duty each year. During 2014, 117 police officers nationwide died in the line of duty. Candlelight Vigils were held throughout New York City, Long Island and the nation, to show our gratitude and appreciation for the great service and sacrifice of our police officers for our safety and security. In this video and photos, you can see the spirited Community March from Our Lady of Lourdes Church to the 105th Police Precinct in Queens Village, as the community joined together in solemn gratitude to conduct the Candlelight Vigil to honor the memories of Det. Brian Moore and the brave men and women of law enforcement throughout the nation. WE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL POLICE!!
Joseph Concannon, President, Integris Security LLC, Retired NYPD Captain of 21 Years, Fmr. Deputy Director of Public Safety for Mayor Rudy Giuliani joins Steve Malzberg to discuss National Police Week, May 10 – May 16, and an article Joe wrote in which he called for a Boycott of the city of Baltimore for the way in which city officials reacted to the riots, which in Joe’s view allowed rioters to destroy the city putting residents and business owners in harm’s way.
How violent protest threatens free expression
By Charles Vavruska
This past Friday night I was putting up fliers in Maspeth, Queens for a candlelight vigil at our local police precinct in observance of National Police Week. I went into a pizzeria that was always willing to hang up fliers or make donations to schools events I have run in the past. I was a little taken aback when the owner hesitated about putting it in his window. He explained he was worried someone may break his window and it costs about one thousand dollars to replace. He agreed to place the flier in the window but said he was only doing it as a favor to me. Leaving the pizzeria I was struck with thoughts of how rioting and vandalism on the part of anti-police protests have affected the freedom of speech of those who support the police. When our leaders give a wink and a nod by not immediately and forcefully condemning these violent protest, as both President Obama and Mayor de Blasio have failed to do, they are not only put at risk the safety and property of those in the vicinity of the protests but abetting in suppressing free expression for us all. The media who claim to vigorously defend free expression are complicit in this by giving wall to wall and sympathetic coverage to violent protest while ignoring peaceful protest that does not fit their agenda.
Speech by NYPD Capt Joseph Concannon (Ret.), May 11, 2015 at Press Conference at 68th Police Precinct, Brooklyn, NY.
Welcome to National Police Week. It is the annual week commemorating police officers who have given their lives in the line of duty throughout our nation. Yesterday, Mother’s Day was the beginning of National Police Week and it lasts until May 16th. But National Police Week needs to be every day of the year.
NYPD PRECINCTS TO SEE CANDLELIGHT VIGILS ON MAY 13 FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
The honorees at the 140th Anniversary Lincoln Dinner were the following shining lights of their Queens, NY communities:
New York City’s Bravest Award presented to Bill Miccio, FDNY Lieutenant, VP of 2011 World Police and Fire Games in NYC, on behalf of our gallant men and women of the FDNY.
Businessman of the Year: Harshad Patel, President of the Gujarati Samaj of New York, President and CEO of East End Hospitality Management Co., LLC.
The Harvey Moder Lifetime Achievement Award presented to: Katherine James, former NYC Board of Elections Deputy Chief Clerk of Queens County
Education Advocate of the Year Award presented to: David Lee, Co-founder and Director of CoalitionEdu, an education advocacy group seeking to preserve the high scholastic traditions of our Specialized High Schools of NYC.
