[3] In 2013 the Union won a case in Manhattan Supreme Court over pay discrepancies involving the salary raises for detectives and police officers.
Their case was rejected by the Board of Collective Bargaining, but a judge ruled in their favor and the detectives were promised back pay.
[4] In June 2020 three Bronx officers who visited a Manhattan Shake Shack accused the store's employees of poisoning them, saying that a toxic substance had been added to their drinks.
The Detectives' Endowment Association went so far as to issue a safety alert on Twitter, claiming that the officers had been "intentionally poisoned.
Although the cards are not recognized by the police department, in some cases non-members have purchased them online and used them as a way to avoid traffic tickets.