Second annual ‘Basketball Classic’ honors slain NYPD detectives Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora

By Gabriele Holtermann

The New York Dominican Officers Organization, the New York City Police Foundation, and NYPD Blue Chips hosted the second annual Basketball Classic at Basketball City in lower Manhattan on July 28, 2023, honoring the legacy of slain NYPD Detectives Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora. The two were ambushed and killed while responding to a domestic violence call on Jan. 21, 2022.

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NYDO and NYPD Blue Chips host inaugural ‘Basketball Classic’ in honor of fallen comrades Rivera and Mora

By Gabriele Holtermann

The New York Dominican Officers Organization (NYDO) and NYPD Blue Chips hosted the first annual Det. Jason Rivera & Wilbert Mora Basketball Classic in Brooklyn Bridge Park on July 20, 2022.


NYPD officer Andre Jean-Pierre, who also serves on the NYDO’s executive board, explained that both fallen officers were “big into basketball” and worked with young people and that the NYDO wanted to do something for the officers’ families and bring the community together.


“They [Rivera and Mora] are lost but never forgotten,” Jean-Pierre said. “We want to show that the NYPD is here for the kids, that we really care, and given the chance, we’re gonna make a tremendous difference.”

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Policía de NY dona chalecos antibalas a su par de RD

La Policía de Nueva York entrenaría a la dominicana, como parte del trabajo para provocar los cambios que requiere ese organismo y que concluirían en su reforma integral.

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New York Dominican Officers Organization hosts Three Kings Day giveaway in Castle Hill


Hundreds of toys were given out at the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club Sunday as part of the New York Dominican Officers Organization second annual "Three Kings Day Toy Giveaway."

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Fausto the First; Pichardo, el primero


A 19-year police veteran with ties to Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, Pichardo became the first officer of Dominican heritage to be promoted to a two-star Chief with the New York Police Department (NYPD).
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Bronx commuter who jumped onto subway tracks to save little girl says he’s still haunted by the horrific scene


Torres, 36, who was honored by the New York Dominican Officers Organization and the NYPD Hispanic Society and the NYPD...
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Organización de Oficiales Dominicanos y la Policía de Nueva York reconocen al cónsul de RD


El cónsul general Carlos Castillo, recibe la placa que lo declara como “Relaciones Internacionales del Ano” de parte de la detective Raysa Gálvez y el sargento Dennis Rodríguez, directivos de NYDO.
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