NYC council signs off on bid to grant lifetime pensions for slain NYPD cop’s kids: ‘Honoring her today’

NYC Council resolution brings slain NYPD Det. Familia’s family closer to pension justice

A Bronx woman won a major battle in the fight to keep the legacy of her mother, a slain NYPD officer, alive, thanks to a resolution the NYC Council passed on Wednesday. Genesis Villella’s mother, Det. Miosotis Familia, was shot and killed execution-style as she worked an NYPD command post in the Bronx on July 5, 2017. Since then, Villella, 28, legally adopted her two younger siblings, as Familia was a single mother, and took on full parenting re…

NYC council signs off on bid to grant lifetime pensions for slain NYPD cop’s kids: ‘Honoring her today’

Big Apple lawmakers unanimously approved a Home Rule Message to state legislators -- the final step to allow legislators in Albany to approve a tweak in the law. Genesis Villella, whose cop mom, Miosotis Familia, was shot dead in the line of duty, has advocated for the change for years.

Bronx daughter of slain officer wins City Council support in pension fight – Bronx Times

In a landmark move that could reshape how New York City supports the families of fallen first responders, the City Council passed Wednesday a critical Home Rule message championed by Majority Leader Amanda Farías (D-18). The measure urges state legislators to pass a law granting long-overdue pension benefits to Genesis Villella—the daughter of slain Bronx Detective Miosotis Familia—and her younger siblings, who have been denied support due to ga…