They are some of the best apples.

Dozens of NYPD cops were recognized with awards and cheers from their fellow Finest this week at a Police Benevolent Association event in Queens.

 We know there are people out there who think they can do our job better, who want to tell us how to do our jobs,  PBA President Patrick Hendry said Thursday at the Finest of the Finest Awards at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach.

8 Officers, including Grant Pulgarin, attend the PBA annual Finest of the Finest luncheon in Queens, N.Y. J.C. Rice for NY Post

 But none of them ever had to face an individual who pulled out a gun, pointed at them, and started firing,  Hendry said.  None of them ever ran towards a burning car and rescued the person inside. None of them ever gave chest compressions to a baby who wasn't breathing. All of you have done those things. 

The police officers honored for bravery included Officer Grant Pulgarin, who tackled a suspected home-grown terrorist who had just hurled an improvised explosive device into a crowd in an ISIS-inspired attack outside Gracie Mansion in Manhattan's 19th Precinct on March 17.

 This officer was policing a demonstration outside Gracie Mansion when he spotted a man who had just thrown a fuse-lit bomb,  said PBA Treasurer Joe Strong.  He ran toward the danger and stopped the terrorist with a perfectly executed tackle, one that any NFL coach would be proud of. 

Pulgarin, who couldn't comment on the case because it's part of an active investigation, then held the terrorist down as he was handcuffed while his accomplice was arrested, Strong said. The officer was handed a plaque at the ceremony.

8 Police Officer Grant Pulgarin tackles Emir Balat after Balat hurled an improvised explosive device into a crowd outside of Gracie Mansion in Manhattan's 19th Precinct on March 17. Brian Chenensky/FNTV

8 Emir Balat is arrested after throwing a hand-made smoke grenade at right-wing activist Jake Lang and his supporters on Saturday, March 7. Ryan Murphy/Getty Images

Also honored for their bravery, Officers Seoungjae Chung, Donglun Liu, Antonio Andreani and Lt. Michael

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