Anthony O’Reilly, Associate Editor A Nassau county man was indicted last Friday on charges that he promised to sell people government-seized cars at a reduced price, while posing as a captain of the New York City Fire Department near John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. Maurice Knight was indicted […]
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Carbon Monoxide Levels on the Rise in NYC
NY Post – November 07, 2014 by Shawn Cohen A bed-bound, 100-year-old woman complaining of dizziness and nausea had to be carried to safety after a faulty heating appliance spewed carbon monoxide into her Queens home – one of two such incidents in the city since Monday that sent a half dozen people to the […]
Eatery Il Mulino Temporarily Closed after Electrical Fire
NY Post – November 06, 2014 by Matthew Abrahams This may be the most elegant fire ever. Customers at the posh Upper East Side restaurant Il Mulino jumped up from their saltimbocca and dry-aged porterhouse to run for the door when a blaze broke out during lunch service Wednesday. The fire started in the basement […]
FDNY Marine Unit Rescues Man From Hudson River
CBS 2 – November 05, 2014 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The FDNY Marine Unit rescued a man from the Hudson River Monday afternoon. Firefighters were called in after reports of two people in the water at 43rd Street, just south of the Circle Line tour boats, CBS2 reported. One person apparently had jumped in […]
Fundraiser for Firefighter Battling Lung Cancer
WPIX 11 – November 05, 2014 by Sukanya Krishnan STATEN ISLAND (PIX11)– One of New York’s bravest needs our help. Unfortunately, he is another casualty of 9/11. Firefighter Greg Checalley, a 16-year-old veteran of the FDNY, has been diagnosed with a rare form of Stag 4 lung cancer. Greg’s work at the World Trade Center […]
Daily News 5 Alarm Cookoff Reaches its Boiling Point
NY Daily News – November 04, 2014 by Jeanette Settembre Stop, drop and shop Five of New York’s Bravest — finalists in the Daily News’ citywide 5 Alarm Cookoff challenge — dashed through the aisles of Key Food in the East Village to get groceries for the showdown on Rachael Ray’s ABC show on Wednesday […]
Computer Crash Hamstrings New York City’s 911 System for Nearly Two Hours Monday, Forcing Dispatchers to Call Ambulances Via Radio
NY Daily News – November 04, 2014 by Todd Maisel, Joseph Stepansky, Tina Moore, Ginger Adams Otis New York City’s troubled, computerized 911 system crashed on Monday, forcing EMS operators to assign ambulances via radio. The 911 computer system, which automatically dispatches available ambulances to respond to medical calls across the five boroughs, stopped working […]
Firefighters, Bronx Residents Saved from Carbon Monoxide Trap after Responding EMS Crew’s Meter Goes off in Building
NY Daily News – November 04, 2014 by Joseph Stepansky, Ginger Adams Otis Firefighters responding to a call for a sick person in the Bronx Monday night nearly got caught in a carbon monoxide trap — but an EMS crew coming behind them averted disaster. The firefighters were unaware they had walked into a building […]
Urgent GOTV 2014 Urgent – All Hands Needed to Turnout on Election Day
UFANYC.org – November 04, 2014 Tuesday November 4th 8:30am-9pm The UFA needs off-duty members to help at the following election site: Terrence Murphy HQ New York State Senate District 40 964 East Main Street, Shrub Oak, NY 10588 Contacts: Matt Slater or Ian Miller 914-582-2361 / 914-352-6873 UFA Contact: Bill Greco – 212-545-6966 This […]
NYPD Marathon Team Beats the FDNY for the First Time in 12 Years
NY Daily News – November 03, 2014 by Caitlin Nolan The city’s finest are, at least this year, the fastest. NYPD officials beat their FDNY counterparts at Sunday’s marathon, and running away with the Mayor’s Cup for the first time since 2002. Police Officer Mario Segura crossed the finish line first, completing the marathon in […]
