Oral history interview with Philip Caruso, 1994.

Biographical Note

Police Union Official.

Scope and Contents

Functions of the Patrolman's Beneveolent Association; relationship of police force with Edward I. Koch [Koch]; issues concerning police force during Koch's tenure: impact of New York City's fiscal crisis, charges of police brutality, diversification of police force, police equipment; evaluation of Koch.

Subjects

• Caruso, Philip--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Koch, Ed, 1924-2013.
• Metzger, John, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Municipal officials and employees--Interviews.
• New York (N.Y.). Mayor.
• Oral histories (literary works)

Access Conditions

Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1994.