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NY Post – November 20, 2014 by Kirstan Conley and Joe Tacopino An apartment in the Brooklyn building where a blaze killed a tenant and injured 16 others had been illegally divided into cramped, dangerous living spaces, FDNY sources said. The fire, sparked by a faulty refrigerator wire, broke out at about 12:35 a.m. Wednesday […]

NY Times – November 19, 2014 by EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and JOHN SURICO A woman who died of an apparent heart attack at a New York City hair salon on Tuesday will be tested for the Ebola virus out of “an abundance of caution” because she had recently been in West Africa, city health officials […]

Associated Press – November 19, 2014 (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and 14 others were injured in a fire that raced through an apartment building in Brooklyn. Police say the victim was a man in his 20s. Five other people are in critical condition. One person is in serious condition and the […]

NY 1 – November 19, 2014 The FDNY welcomed 280 new firefighters into the ranks Tuesday. The new class of “probies,” or probationary firefighters, graduated from the Training Academy at a ceremony in Brooklyn. The FDNY says 15 percent of this class is black and another 20 is Hispanic. It also includes four women, bringing […]

SI Advance – November 19, 2014 by Kiawana Rich STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Hundreds of men and women joined the ranks of New York’s Bravest as FDNY probationary firefighters during a graduation ceremony held Tuesday in the Christian Cultural Center, Brooklyn. The class of 280 new firefighters is unique in having four female graduates, raising […]

NEW YORK – The jewel of the New York skyline, the pride of a whole nation, is back.The opening of One World Trade Center, on the site of the Twin Towers that were destroyed on September 11, 2001, signals a long-awaited return to normal in the Big Apple.Since November 3, with little fanfare, some 500 […]

Chief Leader – November 18, 2014 by RICHARD STEIER The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association wasn’t aiming for subtlety in its full-page New York Post ad Nov. 12 that asked, “How do Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito take care of their ‘moral obligations?’” Below a photo of the Mayor and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito on […]

CBS 2 – November 16, 2014 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The rescue operation this past Wednesday high up on One World Trade Center was just the latest example of complex tasks undertaken by the specially-trained members of the FDNY. As WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell reported, the firefighters involved in the rescue of window washers Juan […]

NY Post – November 16, 2014 by Melissa Klein and Susan Edelman In a greedy grab for blood money, a law firm representing sick and dying Ground Zero workers overbilled its legal partner by $36 million in expenses, newly released court papers allege. The shocking charges call into question the estimated $50 million in additional […]

NY Daily News – November 17, 2014 by Caitlin Nolan Josephine Smith has lived by three words since her father, FDNY firefighter Kevin Smith, was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks — “Make him proud.” And come Tuesday, when Smith, 34, graduates from the Fire Academy and becomes the first daughter of a […]