The FDNY is trying to ax a black firefighter — who allegedly tested positive for marijuana — before he can retire on a three-quarters disability pension. If he wins, firefighter Kevin Simpkins, who made $97,500 in 2013, would receive a lifelong, tax-free pension of 75 percent of his last 12 months’ pay. If fired, he […]
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Tenants at Harlem’s Ennis Francis Building Fired Up after Blaze
by Jan Ransom NOW, they’re even more fired up. Harlem tenants were furious — and frightened — after a blaze erupted inside their moldy, bug-infested building early Friday and the sprinkler and alarm systems failed. Residents at the decrepit Ennis Francis building on W. 124th St. near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., owned by the […]
Guest: Counterterrorism has entered a new dangerous phase
ON July 22, the 9/11 Commission’s members marked the 10th anniversary of their profound report on the successful 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States with a new and supplementary review of a decade of successes and failures. The commissioners also came out with a new set of recommendations to deal with the changed face of terrorist […]
Pipe Falls On 2nd Avenue Subway Worker 100 Feet Below Ground
CBS 2 – August 21, 2014 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A worker at the Second Avenue Subway site suffered an injury underground and had to be hoisted to safety Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place at around 4 p.m. at 83rd Street and Second Avenue. The worker was about 100 feet below ground between two […]
FDNY Rescues Hardhat Trapped in 2nd Ave. Tunnel Mishap
NY Post – August 21, 2014 by Erin Calabrese, Shawn Cohen and Daniel Prendergast Firefighters went underground Wednesday in the dramatic rescue of a construction worker who suffered a broken leg in the Second Avenue Subway tunnel, officials said. The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. as the man was pouring concrete 100 feet below […]
Construction mishap injures Worker on Second Ave. Subway Project, Leads to Crane-Assisted Rescue
NY Daily News – August 21, 2014 by Kerry Burke, Pete Donohue A construction worker at the Second Ave. Subway project broke a leg in a subterranean mishap Wednesday and had to be lifted by crane 100 feet to street level, officials said. The worker was cleaning a concrete-pouring machine when a piece of cleaning […]
Five FDNY Emergency Responders Taken to Queens Hospital after being Exposed to Noxious Substance
by Joseph Stepansk FIVE Fire Department emergency responders were taken to an hospital Tuesday night after they were exposed to a noxious substance while attempting to save a man in cardiac arrest in Queens, authorities said. The emergency workers had responded to a 911 call that brought them to a home on 65th Crescent near […]
Teen ‘Angel’ Died in Fire Caused by Overloaded Power Strip; Father Thought She was behind Him during Escape
NY Daily News – August 20, 2014 by Edgar Sandoval, Thomas Tracy A teen “angel” looking forward to the start of school died when a blistering fire tore through her Hamilton Heights home, heartbroken neighbors said Tuesday. Melissa Mendez, 15, was escaping the flames with her father Monday afternoon when the two got separated in […]
Hundreds of Bikers Take Part in 9/11 Memorial Ride Through Manhattan
CBS 2 – August 18, 2014 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Weeks before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, hundreds of bikers from around the country rode to New York City to make sure no one forgets. More than 700 motorcyclists rode through Manhattan Sunday on a mission to honor the lives of victims, […]
2 Unconscious Women are Rescued from NYC Apartment Fire
NY Post – August 18, 2014 by Kirstan Conley and C.J. Sullivan A rookie firefighter and two other smoke eaters rescued a pair of young women from an East Village apartment blaze Sunday morning. FDNY Lt. Michael Demeo, firefighter John Rocchio and probationary firefighter Marlon Sahai, broke down the door to the women’s first-floor apartment […]
