This might be the best of the books covering that era in NYC. It's definitely one of the best police-related books ever. I was a kid for this time and remember the state of the city. EVERYONE wanted out -- the city was unlivable. Feels like we're going back in time....
I bought this book in paperback in late '73. I still have it. This book is what sent me into law enforcement. I joined the Auxiliary Police in early 77 and stayed until late 79. I joined the Army, was an MP and retired in 96. Went straight into corporate security for 20 years. Now I am a full time university lecturer. I credit Daleys book for setting me on an awesome life path.
Was given a copy in 1974 by a former student at BU who at the time was an ER EMT and an NYPD auxiliary member. He was 1 of the first student head of our newly formed student volunteer ambulance 🚑 service. It encouraged me to obtain my EMT certification.
Target Blue was an eye opener for me. Between
Target Blue and Jimmy Breslin’s fiction book World Without End, Amen.
Also 1973.
I went on the job on Jan 6, 1973 & graduated from the Police Academy that May.
I was hired under the John Lindsay’s administration and left for a state job in late that November while working under the Abe Beam’s administration.
Target Blue was a game changer. Recommended for all rookies.
Jimmy Breslin was hated by the NYPD. Still a good book 📕
A friend from the Carolina Border Shields 🛡️ was laidoff and went to work for the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office. He was later rehired and eventually retired as a Lt.
This might be the best of the books covering that era in NYC. It's definitely one of the best police-related books ever. I was a kid for this time and remember the state of the city. EVERYONE wanted out -- the city was unlivable. Feels like we're going back in time....
I bought this book in paperback in late '73. I still have it. This book is what sent me into law enforcement. I joined the Auxiliary Police in early 77 and stayed until late 79. I joined the Army, was an MP and retired in 96. Went straight into corporate security for 20 years. Now I am a full time university lecturer. I credit Daleys book for setting me on an awesome life path.
Tony Schilling
Was given a copy in 1974 by a former student at BU who at the time was an ER EMT and an NYPD auxiliary member. He was 1 of the first student head of our newly formed student volunteer ambulance 🚑 service. It encouraged me to obtain my EMT certification.
Target Blue was an eye opener for me. Between
Target Blue and Jimmy Breslin’s fiction book World Without End, Amen.
Also 1973.
I went on the job on Jan 6, 1973 & graduated from the Police Academy that May.
I was hired under the John Lindsay’s administration and left for a state job in late that November while working under the Abe Beam’s administration.
Target Blue was a game changer. Recommended for all rookies.
Jimmy Breslin was hated by the NYPD. Still a good book 📕
I’ll have to read Breslin’s book. You’re lucky you left. You probably would have been laid off!
Breslin’s Holy Trinity ☘️
A friend from the Carolina Border Shields 🛡️ was laidoff and went to work for the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office. He was later rehired and eventually retired as a Lt.
My father got laid off from the FDNY. He was re-hired and became a Lt. He never forgave Beame and John O’Hagan.