NY Daily News – April 14, 2018 by M.L. NESTEL A Bronx blaze claimed the life of an elderly woman Friday, police said. Grace Carter, 94, was found on her bed inside her home on Ely Ave., near Pitman Ave. in Wakefield at 3:30 p.m. She was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center, where she died, […]
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Fire at Trump Tower leaves 1 dead, 6 injured, says FDNY
NEW YORK — One person was killed and six firefighters were injured in a four-alarm fire at Trump Tower on Saturday, according to the New York City Fire Department. The person who died was a resident of the building’s 50th floor who had been taken to the hospital in critical condition, department spokeswoman Angelica Conroy told […]
PETA feuds with FDNY over Canada Goose partnership
Fur is flying between animal-rights group PETA and the FDNY Foundation over outerwear-maker Canada Goose. The Foundation partnered with Canada Goose to produce and sell a limited-edition fundraiser jacket, which is available Friday. But the day before coats hit shelves, PETA caused a flap by claiming it convinced Foundation chairman Steve Ruzow that Canada Goose […]
Man charged with killing EMT Yadira Arroyo found unfit for trial
Jose Gonzalez, 25, is seen at his arraignment on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in the Bronx. (JAMES KEIVOM/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYGINGER ADAMS OTISLAURA DIMON The career criminal accused of killing an FDNY Emergency Medical Technician with her own ambulance could be spared prison, because a court appointed psychologist says he’s unfit for trial. […]
Firefighter Keith Young, 53, dies of 9/11-related illness
Keith Young, 53, an FDNY retiree and a former Freeport Fire Department volunteer, died on March 17 of a Sept. 11-related illness. COURTESY THE YOUNG FAMILY By Nadya Nataly He was known as the “firehouse chef,” after he appeared on celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s television show “Throwdown.” When he wasn’t in the kitchen, Freeport High School […]
FDNY’s ‘valor, dignity, diversity’ on view in art show
Alexander Millar Everyday Heroes NYC painting of Tracy Lewis is called Power & Glory. (ALEXANDER MILLAR; BARRY WILLIAMS FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYJOE DZIEMIANOWICZ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, April 2, 2018, 2:09 PM Nearly 20 years of experience with New York’s Bravest has put firefighter Tracy Lewis, of Engine 240 in Brooklyn, in […]
Tripp Zanetis ‘Was Supposed to Be the First Gay President’
As the FDNY mourned three of its own this Holy Week, firefighters felt as if they were back in the dark days after 9/11—and recalled the unity America felt just after the attack. MICHAEL DALY 04.01.18 1:59 AM ET The FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums played “America” as eight white-gloved firefighters carried the flag-draped […]
‘His life was dedicated to the service of others': Firefighters line the streets in Long Island to pay their respects to father-of-two killed in Iraq helicopter crash Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5565651/Firefighters-line-streets-Long-Island-casket-arrives-serviceman-killed-Iraq-helicopter-crash
A funeral was held on Long Island Saturday for an Air Force master sergeant and New York City firefighter who was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq. Christopher Raguso, 39, who had faced bloodshed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and hurricanes in Texas and the Caribbean, always came home to Long Island, alive – except this last time. Read […]
Thousands Attend Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson’s Funeral Service
Thousands Attend Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson’s Funeral Service On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro and thousands of FDNY members, family and friends attended the funeral service for Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson of Engine Company 69 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. “Michael Davidson was a hero and people like […]
Retired FDNY firefighter dies of cancer caused by delivering supplies to WTC after 9/11
George Froehlich, a retired FDNY firefighter, died on March 29, 2018, from 9/11-linked cancer. (FACEBOOK) A retired FDNY firefighter who helped ferry supplies back and forth to the World Trade Center site for months after the 9/11 attacks died Thursday from a cancer caused by Ground Zero toxins, family said. He was 64. George Froehlich […]
