The first phase of the program began last Friday, when 800 officers on overtime shifts were sent to 61 places across the city.
At the same time, the mayor has announced that 800 officers on overtime shifts have been sent into areas of the city that continue to be crime-plagued.
Each has a spouse who works and often leaves them alone on overtime shifts.
The Smiths, generally well informed, were behind the curve on the recent flurry of events because of many overtime shifts.
United blames the delays and cancellations largely on a job action by pilots who are refusing to work some overtime shifts.
Governors in several states ordered their highway patrols onto overtime shifts.
The authority's extensive use of overtime shifts is not just a one-time expense; it can add significantly to the authority's pension costs for years to come.
She said he even called his nephew, a fellow officer, to encourage him to put in for the overtime shifts, as well.
When Operation Impact began, 980 officers on overtime shifts were sent to crime hot spots in the five boroughs each day, a senior police official said.
But for years they've been doing the same shifts, and the same overtime shifts.