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11-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER FALLING THROUGH ICY POND IN QUEENS
y NY1 News | February 6, 2018 @7:36 PM SHARE An 11-year-old boy died Tuesday after he fell through the ice of a pond in a Queens park, according to the city police department. Police confirmed Anthony Perez’s death Tuesday evening. Officials said he fell through the ice in Forest Park sometime before 4:05 p.m. Officials said […]
Rockets’ staffer revived by FDNY medics after suffering heart attack in Manhattan gym
(L-R) Department Chief Dinorah Claudio, Lt. David Cira and EMT Joseph Siciliano used CPR to save the life of a Houston Rockets official who suffered a heart attack during practice. They are pictured with the Philips Heartstart Defibrillator used during the emergency. (ANTHONY DELMUNDO/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) Both teams won Monday. Lt. David Cira […]
Death of 9/11 hero Lt. Edward Meehan
Edward Meehan in an undated photo By Ray O’Hanlon The death has taken place of FDNY Lieutenant Edward Meehan, who had been battling cancer stemming from his rescue work at the World Trade Center in the days and weeks after 9/11. Lieutenant Meehan was honored at the Irish Echo’s First Responders Awards last November. […]
Cat gets stuck in car’s engine on Upper West Side, prompting rescue from FDNY
Fireman Cezar Perez pulls a cat that got stuck in a car’s engine on the Upper West Side. ANDREW SAVULICHLAURA DIMON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, February 4, 2018, 4:59 PM The rescue went purr-fectly. Firefighters on Sunday saved a small cat that had gotten stuck deep inside the engine of a parked car on […]
Firefighters save man trapped in burning Queens house
Firefighters remove the man from a two-story home at at 247th St. at 43rd Ave. in Little Neck, Queens, late Sunday. (VIC NICASTRO/ FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) A three-man FDNY team saved a man from a burning home in Queens on Sunday night. Lt. Jesse Kinneary and firefighters Ethan Menikoff and George Netz, all […]
House owners of retired FDNY boat apply for nationwide historic landmark standing
SLEEPY HOLLOW – A retired New York City fire boat, docked in the Hudson River outside Purdy‘s Farmer & the Fish, could become a national historic landmark pending approval of an application, according to a part-owner of the boat. Meanwhile, some riverside residents have complained that the boat obstructs their views, and have drawn some media […]
West Brighton bar fire was likely intentional, source says
By Maura Grunlund grunlund@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The fire at a popular West Brighton bar was likely set on purpose, a police source said Monday. Sometime between 5:20 a.m. and 5:52 a.m. Friday, an individual or individuals entered through the back entrance of The West Cork Union Hall on Henderson Avenue by breaking the locked gate, according to […]
FUNERAL HELD IN HARLEM FOR 9/11 FIRST RESPONDER FIREFIGHTER
By NY1 News | February 3, 2018 @6:03 PM A funeral was held Saturday afternoon in Manhattan for a 9/11 first responder and veteran city firefighter who passed away due to Lou Gehrig’s disease. John H. Matthews, who had worked with the FDNY for more than 26 years before he retired, was honored at the Metropolitan Baptist […]
Retired FDNY firefighter, 63, dies of 9/11-related cancer after 9-year battle
Tweet email Former FDNY firefighter Ronald (Ronnie) Svec, 63, died of 9/11-related cancer on Feb. 2, 2018 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. (FACEBOOK) Tweet email Former FDNY firefighter Ronald (Ronnie) Svec, 63, died of 9/11-related cancer on Feb. 2, 2018 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. BYRICH SCHAPIRO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Saturday, February […]
