What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

September 20th was a day that all of nature stood at attention to honor and support the ceremony naming the street in front of the 108th Precinct in Long Island City for one of New York’s own – NYPD detective Mary “Mae” Foley. It was a day of sunshine and warmth, and...
No Ceremony, No Parade

No Ceremony, No Parade

June 1945 ushered in a sudden adjustment to the concept of peace. Major Charity Adams and the 855 soldiers in her unit, the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, were all contemplating a return home to America and to civilian life. There were still challenges for,...
War Ends in Europe

War Ends in Europe

On May 8th, 1945, the war ended in Europe. While people were dancing in the street in Times Square, New York City Policewoman Mae Foley was on her way downtown. She’d taken the 7 train into Midtown from Queens that morning but didn’t realize she wouldn’t be able to...
New Year New Hope

New Year New Hope

Last June, America and her allies commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Now, in January, with the anniversary of the Battle of The Bulge behind us, we are following the trail of the greatest generation, the stories of those soldiers, sailors, and Marines as they...
The Raid, Investigation, and the Trial

The Raid, Investigation, and the Trial

“Guilty, guilty, guilty!”  In thirty minutes the defendants in the “Lucky” Luciano mob trial, all nine of them, heard those words 549 times. They were all going to prison.  Mae Foley, NYPD policewoman seconded to the District Attorney’s office...