NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – City Council introduced a resolution on Wednesday calling on Congress to reauthorize federal legislation to compensate first responders who grew ill working at ground zero. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation act, which has paid out more than $1.1 billion to those impacted by the attack, had two components, one of which expires […]
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City Council Members Push to Extend Zadroga Act for 9/11 First Responders
NY Daily News – January 07, 2015 by Erin Durkin City Council members are joining the fight to extend the Zadroga Act for ailing 9/11 first responders. A resolution pushing for extension of the act, which funds health treatment and compensation for cops, firefighters, workers and area residents sickened after exposure to Ground Zero toxins, […]
City Council Members Push to Extend Zadroga Act for 9/11 First Responders
NY Daily News – January 07, 2015 by Erin Durkin City Council members are joining the fight to extend the Zadroga Act for ailing 9/11 first responders. A resolution pushing for extension of the act, which funds health treatment and compensation for cops, firefighters, workers and area residents sickened after exposure to Ground Zero toxins, […]
Fire Leaves at Least 10 People Homeless in Bed-Stuy
DNAinfo – January 06, 2015 by Camille Bautista BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — At least 10 people were left homeless after a fire started in a Bed-Stuy building Monday morning. The fire at 34 Rochester Avenue, near Atlantic Avenue and Herkimer Street, broke out around 8 a.m, according to fire officials. It gutted the second and third […]
FDNY: Queens Church Fire Started Near the Organ
NY Daily News – January 06, 2015 by Eli Rosenberg The Sunday fire that tore through a prominent Catholic church in Queens — just hours before Mass — started near the parish’s organ, FDNY officials said. Wiring issues in the organ’s pipe tower caused the two-alarm blaze at Our Lady of Sorrows in Corona, the […]
Minorities Make Further Inroads In New Class of Firefighter Trainees
Chief Leader – January 06, 2015 by SARAH DORSEY The new class of probationary Firefighters entering the Fire Academy includes two sons of 9/11 victims, including one who, in 2013, successfully fought for legacy points that were denied him. The class is 44-percent black, Latino or Asian, Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro and Mayor de Blasio […]
Man Dies, Mom Injured after Fire Rips through Queens Home
NY Daily News – January 05, 2015 by Tina Moore A 64-year-old man was killed and his 89-year-old mother was injured when a fire tore through their Queens home before dawn Monday, cops said. The blaze apparently broke out in the basement of 168-37 118th Rd. about 3:30 a.m., an FDNY spokesman said. About […]
Flames Tear through Catholic Church in NYC
NY Post – January 05, 2015 by Reuven Fenton Flames tore through a Catholic church in Queens early Sunday, stunning parishioners who showed up for Mass only to find their house of worship on fire. Firefighters got the call at 5:45 a.m. and rushed to Our Lady of Sorrows at 104-11 37th Ave. in Corona, […]
Another Silent Protest of Mayor de Blasio as Officer Liu Is Laid to Rest
NY Times – January 05, 2015 by J. DAVID GOODMAN and KIRK SEMPLE For the second time in just over a week, a river of pressed blue uniforms filled the streets of a New York City neighborhood on Sunday as law enforcement officers from across the country paid respects to a slain colleague. And for […]
Firefighters Sworn In By Mayor at Ceremony on Randall’s Island
NY 1 – December 30, 2014 The newest members of the city’s bravest were sworn in Monday. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro led the ceremony for 320 probationary firefighters. The “probies,” as they are called, will begin their four-and-a-half month training period. At the end of their training, they will join […]
