Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective First Grade Philip Curtin died after suffering a fatal heart attack while working a United Nations General Assembly detail. Detective Curtin was on a post at the Polish Consulate in Manhattan at 12 East 66 Street when he fell backward and down three steps. Detective Curtin was taken to Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Detective Curtin had served with the New York City Police Department for 29 years, assigned to the 28th Precinct Detective Squad.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and two grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
29 years. You could have gone home.
Detective First Grade Curtin gave the New York City Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective First Grade Curtin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective First Grade Philip J. Curtin is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Philip J. Curtin's cause is highlighted.
How Philip J. Curtin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Philip J. Curtin is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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