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 n Integrity n Charity

VOL.49, NO. 4 March – April— May 2016 SINCE 1932

ONLINE ISSUE

Our President’s

Message….

First and foremost, I would like to apologize for the tardiness of this newsletter. We have so much

going on in such a short period of time and I wanted to be sure we were able to get the information out to our

members. So I hope you enjoy this issue. It is filled with many events, photos, and information.

This year’s Annual Dinner Dance was held on Friday, May 6th at El Caribe in Brooklyn. Our Man-of-the

Year was Chief of Personnel Raymond Spinella. Chief Spinella has always been a staunch supporter of this

organization and is a well-deserved recipient of this award. Our Awards for Valor were presented that night

are named after Past President Lieutenant Mario Biaggi, Patrolman Michael Melchiona of the New York City

Transit Police Department and Patrolman Arthur Pelo of the New York City Housing Authority Police De-

partment. I would like to personally congratulate our 2016 award recipients; Police Officer Filippo Gugliara,

Police Officer Daniel Gasperetti, and Police Officer Matthew Rosiello. Their courage under extreme pressure

makes each of them worthy of these prestigious awards. Our Italian-American Achievement Award was giv-

en to actor, screenwriter, producer, and restaurateur Chazz Palminteri. Chazz was born and raised in the Bel-

mont neighborhood of the Bronx and has more than fifty movies to his credit including The Usual Suspects,

Bullets Over Broadway (Academy Award nomination), and Analyze This. Our Patrolman Phillip Cardillo

Commemoration Award was presented to Timothy Motto. Twenty-four years ago, Tim made a promise to

Phil Cardillo's son Todd, that his heroic father would never be forgotten. Patrolman Cardillo has since been

immortalized by having the street in front of the new Police Academy named after him as well as a multi-

million dollar NYPD Harbor vessel. This was due largely to Tim’s hard work and dedication to ensure that

we all “Remember Cardillo”.

I want to thank Emmanuel Rossi and Sebastian Bonanno for all of their tireless dedication and hard work.

They, along with the rest of the dinner-dance committee have been planning this event for months and they

are the reason why it is always so successful. I also want to thank Sal Ferrante and Dyanne Marzano for their

outstanding work on our journal. It is no easy task to put together a dinner-dance journal, but they get it done every year and it always looks great. Last, but certainly not least, I want to thank John DelGaudio for over-

seeing the entire process and ensuring that it runs smoothly.

Friday, June 10 is our Annual Golf Outing at Pelham/Split Rock Golf Course. If you haven’t signed up to

play, please contact Dyanne Marzano or Louie Balsamo. Our Fishing Trip is on Friday, June 17 out Sheeps-

head Bay. Contact Anthony Cannata or Chris Pizzo for more information. Flyers for both of these events can

be found in this newsletter and online at www.nypdcolumbia.org.

Our Sixteenth Annual Cigar Event will take place on Friday, July 29 at New York City’s Club Macanudo.

Tickets for this event will sell out quickly so don’t wait. No tickets will be sold at the door, so be sure to get

your tickets in advance. Don’t get left out!

As you can see, we have quite a few things going on here at Columbia. I want to take this opportunity to

thank the entire Board of Officers for all of the hard work they do to make this organization successful. I also

want to thank our members for being part of this tremendous fraternal organization. Please take the time to

promote our organization and to help recruit new members. I look forward to seeing you at one of our many

upcoming events.

Fino alla prossima volta, Ciao.

PAGE 2 Columbia News March—April—May 2016

Executive Board

President Richard Angeletti (718) 822-5815

1st Vice President Emanuel Rossi (845) 902-0175

2nd Vice President Anthony Cesarano (646) 529-4310

Executive Secretary Louis J. Balsamo (718) 845-2201

Treasurer Anthony Burgio (212) 741-4851

Recording Secretary Christopher J. Pizzo (516) 318-3545

Corresponding Sec Anthony Quagliariello (646) 210-9170

Sergeant At Arms Salvatore Ferrante (718) 637-4151

Editor RJ Coleman (646) 431-8668

Public Relations John DelGaudio (917) 757-1456

Financial Secretaries

Manhattan Anthony Cucuzza (347) 672-5024

Brooklyn Michael Spezio (646) 634-7223

Queens Dyanne Marzano (718) 279-5200

Bronx Steven Berger (718) 548-1250

Staten Island Anthony Cannata (718) 877-6024

Retiree's Nat Infurna (516) 747-1389

Trustees

Manhattan Michael Alfieri (917) 575-0009

Manhattan Sebastiano Bonanno (646)210-9418

Brooklyn Alessio Bono (347) 538-9161

Brooklyn John Passarella (516) 512-7015

Brooklyn Ralph Cilento (646) 773-0712

Queens Anthony Mattesi (845) 222-4186

Queens Michael Mongelli (516) 732-7961

Bronx John Livingston (646) 772-4794

Staten Island

Citywide Louis Corrente (718) 670-9721

Directors & Advisors

Life Member Rep Phil Rapaci Sr. (718) 758-4475

Special Assistant to

the President Phil Panzarella (631) 965-7290

Travel. John Martini (718) 848- 1858

Health Dr. Brian Mignola (718) 816-9056

Health Dr. Joseph J. Ciuffo (718) 541-8962

Legal Stuart Salles (212) 267-9090

Legal James Moschella (212) 233-3800

Spiritual DC Msgr. Robert Romano (646) 610-6472

Spiritual Msgr. David Cassato (718) 259-9146

The

editOr’s

Blog

New York City Police Department

Columbia Association

Board of Officers wwwnypdcolumbia.org

Hello Columbia Members,

On March 15th Life member repre-

sentative Philip Repaci attended the

80th anniversary of the murder of

Ptl. Dinoisio Pasquarella of the 75

Pct. He was invited by PO. Frank Vera

of the 75 who put the remembrance

together. Frank also had the circum-

stances of the killing of PTL.

Pasquarella mounted on a large post-

er board for all to view during the

changing of the late and day tours.

The 75 was gracious in providing cof-

fee and bagels to all. A job well done

by PO. Frank Vera. Also in

attendance was Columbia Delegate

Detective Vito Nicoletta of the 75

Squad. Detective Nicoletta is past

honoree of The Columbia Associa-

tion.

Till next time….RJ Coleman

PAGE 3 Columbia News March—April—May 2016

The

Retired Desk

MAR / APRIL / MAY ISSUE

Retired Desk By Nat Infurna

Retired Members Financial Secy.

MEMBERSHIP as of April 30,2016

Retired.......................416

Life...........................1052

Delinquent................ 20

DELINQUENT MEMBERS

Glenn Abolt Vito Buonsante

Phil Carrubba

Cathleen Casella Louis Delcastello

John Diorio Michael Fratangelo

Robert Galuppi David Imperato

Sal Lobreglio Anthony Manzell

Barbara McNulty Gilbert Muirhead

Pierre Palmiotti Chris Porcu

Joellen Schmalix Patricia Testaverde

Vincent Tuzeo Joseph Weibel

NEWS

This year 2016 your Medicare Rebate Part B will be sent to you

by DIRECT DEPOSIT to the retirees ac-count utilizing the routing

information from the Pension Section.

Medicare and GHI annual deductible for 2016 is Medicare $166 up

from $147 and GHI is still $50 per per-son.

PRAYERS

For Life Member Anthony Montemarano who is in a nursing home.

Pray for all members who are sick or confined to a nursing home

and all members on Patrol to be safe.

Till the next issue CIAO !!

PRAYERS For all sick members and all

members on patrol be safe,

and for all who recently

passed.

Susan Jannazzo, wife of

Life member Anthony Jannazzo passed

away in April 2016

Life member

Nicholas Pavia

passed away in March

2016

Think about donating

your $400 death benefit

to the Scholarship Fund

PAGE 4 Columbia News March—April—May 2016

N.Y.P.D. Columbia Association

Louis J. Balsamo Sr. & Nicola Cesarano Memorial

Fishing Trip

Friday, June 17, 2016 at 0800 Hours Sharp

New Boat & Location

Brooklyn VI

2200 Emmons Avenue

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11229

ONLY: $75.00 per Adult & $50.00 for Children under 16Raffles, Food, Beverages and All Fishing Equip-

ment Included

To Attend and Save Your Spot Please Contact:

Christopher J. Pizzo at 516-318-3545 / cjpizzo@gmail.com

Anthony “Commodore” Cuzuzza at 646-610-7399 / anthony.cucuzza@nypd.org

Anthony Cannata at 718-877-6024 / acannata50@gmail.com

Anthony M. Mattesi at 845-222-4186 / mattanth@aol.com

John Livingston at 646-772-4794 / bakonjm@aol.com

“Come Aboard We’re Expecting You”

PAGE 5 Columbia News March—April—May 2016

2016 Important Dates

General Meetings

May 24th , 2016

June 28rd, 2016

Sept. 27nd, 2016

Nov 22th, 2016

All meeting are held at the

Italian Charities of America

83-20 Queens Blvd

Elmhurst, NY

*October General Meeting is held Post Columbus Day Parade

Columbus Day Parade 2016

Monday October 10th, 2016

Flyer to follow

2016 Events

Cigar Night at Club Macanudo

7-29-16

Watch for event flyer and Dates on our website, facebook , twitter

And future Newsletters

Tickets for our 16th Annual Cigar Event are $150.00.

Tickets will be limited to the first 100 people paid.

This event sells out almost immediately, so get your tickets

early.

Tickets will NOT be sold at the door the night of the event.

Proper Attire is Required - No Jeans or Sneakers

Price Includes:

Premium Open Bar 6pm-9pm

Passed Hors d’oeuvres

Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Door Prizes and Various

Giveaways

NYPD Columbia Association

P.O. Box 290735

Brooklyn, NY 11229-0735

www.nypdcolumbia.com

For Tickets or

Information call:

R.J. Coleman

(646) 431-8668

Or

Richie Angeletti

(646) 208-1816

2016

Dinner Dance

at El Caribe