Columbia Association of the Police Department, City of New York

COLUMBIA NEWs

Affiliated with the National Council of Columbia Associations

In Civil Service, Inc. and the National Coalition of Italian American Law Enforcement Organizations

Fraternity ■ Integrity ■ Charity

VOL.53, NO. 7 January - February 2019 SINCE 1932 Online Issue

OUr PrEsIdENt’s MEssAgE….

My Fellow Columbia Association members, I am so honored to be writing my first President’s Message to you all. First, I would like to thank Assistant Chief Al “Uncle Al” Materasso, who retired as the Executive Officer of the Detective Bureau, for swearing me in as President. I would also like to personally congratulate Emmanuel Rossi on his retirement from the New York City Police Department; he will truly be missed my all. In addition to members being missed, the person the entire association will truly miss is our Brooklyn Financial Secretary, Anthony Di Carlo. His passing has truly created a void within this association and the entire Police Department. Anthony was the true epitome of what it means to be a great man and he was the embodiment of what the Columbia Association is all about. This year the Columbia Association’s Lt. Joseph Petrosino Woman-of-the-Year is Deputy Chief Martine Materasso. Deputy Chief Materasso and her family have been proud members and supporters of our organization. She is the first female Uniformed Member of Service to receive this award. In addition, Martine and her father, Al, are the first “parent/child” to both receive this honor. Our 2019 Businessman Award will be presented to Mr. Douglas J. Licari of Mass Mutual Financial Group / Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions. Mr. Licari is a huge supporter of this organization and all law enforcement. The Patrolman Philip W. Cardillo Humanitarian Award will be presented to Mrs. Lisa Tuozzolo. Lisa is the proud wife of slain NYPD Sergeant Paul J. Tuozzolo. Our Italian-American Achievement Award will be presented to Bobby Valentine, who both played for, and managed, the New York Mets Major League Baseball Club. We will also be honoring the commitment and bravery of four members of our organization. Sergeant Pietro Ferrante will be the recipient of the Lieutenant Mario Biaggi Award for Valor. Detective Michael Lollo will be the recipient of the Police Office Michel Melchionna Award and finally, the Police Office Arthur Pelo Award for Valor will be awarded to Police Officers Gary Tagliaferri and Marco Marrone. This year the Columbia Association will be introducing two new awards: The International Man-of-the-Year Award, which will be given to the Honorable Giuseppe Cuomo, Mayor of Sorrento, Italy, and the Founder’s Award, which will be presented to Police Officer Daniel Tirelli, Recording Secretary of the NYC Police Benevolent Association and Mr. Albert Barrette of Inner Imaging. This year’s Dinner Dance will be held on May 10, 2019 at our new location, Russo’s On the Bay in Howard Beach, NY.

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Also, please make sure to clear your calendars for another upcoming event: The 12th Annual Det. Anthony J. Venditti Memorial Motorcycle Run on Sunday, April 28, 2019. The registration and breakfast is from 0800 to 0945 hours. The kickstands will be up at 1000 hours sharp! The cost of this event is $25.00 per rider and only $20.00 for each passenger. The donations are for the after-party immediately following the ride with raffles and awards. The luncheon and festivities will be at the Villa Maria Academy, located at 3335 Country Club Road, Bronx, NY 10465. Lastly, throughout my years on the board of the Columbia Association I have had a multitude of requests to have a meeting in Brooklyn. Well, my Brooklyn and Staten Island members, your prayers have been answered! The May general membership will be held at: Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Academy 1514 72nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 1830 hours I want to see the Brooklyn and Staten Island members to come out in full force. During this meeting, we will also be presenting the scholarship awards to all the scholarship winners. I truly hope to see you all there! Fraternally, Christopher J. Pizzo President Columbia Association Police Department City of New York

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thE EdItOr’s

BLOg

ALEssIO BONO

Ciao Amici,

We have suffered a tremendous loss here at the Columbia association my friend and fellow board officer Detective Anthony DiCarlo passed away on March 1st 2019. Anthony was a gentlemen and a friend to everyone he came into contact with, we will all miss him dearly. I would like to personally congratulate Detective Emanuel “Manny” Rossi on his well-deserved retirement from the NYC Police Department, Manny it was truly an honor serving alongside you! Thank you for all that you did, and continue to do for the Columbia Association. On another note Congratulations to Lieutenant Christopher J. Pizzo on becoming the new Columbia association president. Chris I speak for myself and the entire Columbia association, we are ready and honored to serve with you. Did you ever wonder about your family’s last name? Well, I have attached an interesting article about the most common Italian last names in America, check it out. We have a lot of exciting Columbia Association events coming up in 2019, so follow us on social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Arrivederci Alessio Bono

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New York City Police Department Columbia Association

Board of Officers wwwnypdcolumbia.org

Executive Board

President Christopher J. Pizzo (646) 872-6454 1st Vice President Louis Balsamo (516) 369-2325 2nd Vice President Anthony Burgio (646) 221-1244 Executive Secretary Michael Alfieri (917) 575-0009 Treasurer Sebastiano Bonano (646) 210-9418 Recording Secretary Dyanne Marzano (917) 612-2625 Corresponding Secretary Michael Mongelli (516) 732-7961 Sergeant at Arms Anthony Mattesi (845) 222-4186 Editor Al Bono (347) 538-9161 Public Relations John DelGaudio (917) 757-1456

Financial Secretaries

Manhattan John Passarella (646) 210-7015 Brooklyn Anthony DeCarlo Queens Michael Russo (347) 668-4626 Bronx Richard Citarella (845) 629-8629 Staten Island Anthony Cannata (718) 877-6024 Retirees Marc Marino (718) 760-7569

Trustees

Manhattan Steve Cameron (347) 860-0278 Brooklyn John Bellico (646) 208-3101 Queens Joe Gergenti (917) 224-0342 Queens Thomas Rao (718) 514-1801 Bronx John Caruso (929) 287-5372 Bronx Cody Petrucci (914) 552-4370 Staten Island Life Member Rep Phil Rapaci Sr. (718) 758-4475

Directors and Advisors

S.A.P. Emanuel Rossi (845) 902-0175 Parliamentarian Phil Panzarella (631) 965-7290 Travel John Martini (718) 848-1858 Health Dr. Joseph J. Ciuffo (718) 541-8962 Legal Stuart Salles (212) 267-9090 Legal James Moschella (212) 233-3800 Spiritual Msgr. Robert Romano (646) 610-6472 Spiritual Msgr. David Cassato (718) 259-9146

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The Retired

Desk

PRAYERS

Retired Desk by Marc Marino

Please remember in your prayers the following Life

Members: Louis C. Papa, Michael

Giattino, John F. Rubino who passed away

recently. Rest In Peace.

For all members on patrol protecting this

great city, and for those who are sick or confined to a hospital or nursing

home

Think about donating your $400 death benefit to the Scholarship Fund

Dear Retirees, I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years. On February 15th I sent an e-mail to all delinquent members and also mailed out letters to those of you who do not have an e-mail address. Please remember to return your 2019 dues before the next newspaper. If you want to contact me please e-mail me at retcolumbianypd@gmail.com or you can call me 718-760-7569. The general meeting in May, 05-28-19, will not be held at the Italian Charities building in Queens. It will be at Our Lady of Guadalupe R.C. Church 7201 15th Ave Brooklyn NY 11228, with the phone number 718-236-8300. This meeting will encompass the Scholarship Awards Night and Brooklyn and the Staten Island membership drive. As I get the flyers for upcoming events I will e-mail them out to you. The World Trade Center Health Monitoring program has hired a new N.Y.P.D. Liaison, his name is Steve Wallace. Mr. Wallace was a Police Officer for 31 years, for 15 of those years he was a P.B.A. Delegate. If you are not part of the program, not sure if you're in the program or if it has been awhile since your last yearly free physical, please

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call Mr. Wallace. His cellphone number is 646-584-7797, and his office number is 212-824-7059. If you prefer to use e-mail, his e-mail is steven.wallace@mssm.edu. Mr. Wallace is the only retired member of the service, who works for the World Trade Center that is authorized to distribute information pertaining to this program.

Sincerely yours,

Marc Marino

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IN LOVING MEMORY

DETECTIVE ANTHONY DICARLO

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CHANGING OF THE GUARD

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LIEUTENANT JOSEPH PETROSINO 110TH E.O.W. ANNIVERSARY

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