By Eyewitness News Friday, November 09, 2018 05:42PM WAKEFIELD, Bronx (WABC) – A father apparently set the couch of his fifth-floor Bronx apartment on fire after attacking his family with hot oil, officials said. The FDNY received a call about the fire around 10:35 a.m. Friday and responded to the scene at 730 East 236th […]
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Upper East Side Fire Injures 2, FDNY Says
The fire sent smoke into a nearby subway station on Second Avenue and East 72nd Street, witnesses said. By Brendan Krisel, Patch National Staff | Nov 7, 2018 9:49 am ET UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A fire broke out Tuesday morning in an Upper East Side bodega, injuring two people and sending smoke into a nearby subway station, […]
One Millionth Message Left on 9/11 Memorial Museum’s Signing Steel
The 1 millionth Signing Steel signature, left by a visitor from Ireland. More than one million people have left messages on the Signing Steel in the 9/11 Memorial Museum. The curved piece of World Trade Center steel, which was recovered from Ground Zero, found its home in Foundation Hall in the 9/11 Memorial Museum. The […]
Woman found dead in early-morning Queens house fire
Christopher Sadowski A Queens woman was found dead in an early-morning house fire Monday, authorities said. The blaze broke out shortly before 8 a.m. on the second floor of a two-story home at 173 Beach 95th St. in Far Rockaway, an FDNY spokesman said. When firefighters extinguished the flames, they discovered 47-year-old Dawn Greig unconscious […]
Series of school bus crashes on Queens streets leaves five with minor injuries: FDNY
By Emily Davenport Bad weather and a number of school bus crashes across Queens marred the Monday morning commute. The FDNY stated that the first crash report came in at 7:50 a.m. regarding a school bus accident at 207th Street and Hillside Avenue in Jamaica Estates. After evaluating the injuries, the Fire Department reported […]
The 11th annual Siller Tunnel to Towers Golf Outing and Dinner set for Nov. 12
By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In what translates into the largest one-day golf event in New York City, the 11th annual Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation Golf Outing and Dinner is set for Monday, Nov. 12, at the Richmond County Country Club, Silver Lake and LaTourette golf courses, where […]
FDNY Celebrates 100 Years Of Woodside’s Engine 292
“The one constant of this neighborhood, every single day and night, has been this company,” said FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro. By Jon Cronin, Patch Staff | Nov 1, 2018 6:01 pm ET | Updated Nov 1, 2018 9:24 pm ET WOODSIDE, QUEENS — The FDNY’s top brass and firefighters retired and active came out Thursday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of […]
Firefighter’s legacy motivates 3 from Deer Park running NYC Marathon
The son and two granddaughters of Raymond Downey, a four-time veteran of the race who died in the 9/11 attacks, will compete Sunday. FDNY Battalion Chief Joseph Downey, of Deer Park, seen Wednesday with a plaque at the Roosevelt Island firehouse honoring his father, Deputy Chief of Special Operations Raymond Downey, who died in the 9/11 attacks. Photo Credit: […]
FDNY encourages residents to change batteries in smoke alarms
The Bronx The FDNY is encouraging residents Saturday to change the batteries on their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms before daylight savings. They’re giving out 100,000 free batteries citywide. Read More
Two-alarm blaze rips through Upper East Side townhouse, injuring one firefighter
New York – October 28, 2018 – FDNY Firefighters work on a two alarm fire at 48 East 68th Street in Manhattan, accordingly to Fire officials the fire start at the kitchen of the brownstone and was quickly contained. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Daily News) A firefighter was injured battling a two-alarm blaze […]
