{"id":79,"date":"2025-04-29T18:56:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycpolicecouncilofretiredguardians.org\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:45:16","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nycpolicecouncilofretiredguardians.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb19b3d067d3bb3566a100f70771d893\">About New York City Police Council of Retired Guardians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>New York City Police Council of Retired Guardians<\/strong> was organized in 2014 when the New York City Transit Guardians and the Council of Retired Police merged. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our membership consists of retired law enforcement officers who have retired from local, state, or federal agencies where their offices were in the State of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Our mission <\/strong>is to honor and support retired police officers and their families by fostering a strong community, ensuring access to resources, and advocating for the well-being and dignity of those who have dedicated their lives to public service. 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