The roots of the SBA run as deep as those of the City of New York itself. In 1899, just one year following the consolidation of the city’s five boroughs and the formation of the NYPD, the Department’s supervisory officers formed a fraternal organization known as the Police Sergeants Endowment and Benevolent Association. The new group, led by President Oliver Tims, merged sergeants’ organizations that had already existed in New York and Brooklyn for more than 10 years, and also included lieutenants and other high-ranking officers among its membership.
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