The Kingston Whig-Standard – August 06, 2015 by Patrick Kennedy, The Whig-Standard Should that name be William M. Feehan and it graces a state-of-the-art fireboat, and should those 14 letters, which when tied together commemorate a hero, are milled from an I-beam lifted from the rubble and ruin of the World Trade Centre 14 years […]
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A Ride to Remember
LI herald.com – August 06, 2015 by Andrew Hackmack Right on schedule, Michele Walsh Myers pulled up to the Seaford 9/11 Memorial on two wheels last Saturday afternoon. What she wasn’t expecting was everything that followed. Myers, 48, a Seaford native who now lives in Rochester, completed a 450-mile bicycle trip, called the Ride to […]
3 Injured in Great Kills House Fire
SI Advance – August 06, 2015 by Ryan Lavis STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two civilians and a firefighter were injured when a fire broke out in a house in Great Kills Wednesday afternoon, an FDNY spokesman said. FDNY respond to a fire at 270 Maybury Ave. in Great Kills on Wednesday. (Google map) Firefighters responded […]
FDNY Rescues Man Dangling By His Ankle Three Stories Above Williamsburg Street
Gothamist – August 06, 2015 by Emma Whitford A man plummeted off the roof of a four-story Williamsburg building on Tuesday night, only to become tangled in cable wiring on the way down, and find himself hanging precariously upside-down by one of his ankles, three stories above the ground. Firefighters responded to 378 Hooper Street […]
Firefighters Rescue Man Dangling by His Legs After He Fell from Williamsburg Rooftop
NY Daily News – August 06, 2015 by Tina Moore Firefighters saved a man dangling by his legs from wires three stories above the ground after he fell off a Brooklyn rooftop and got entangled on his way down, FDNY officials said Wednesday. When fire trucks arrived on Hooper St. near S. 2nd St. in […]
Former FDNY firefighter critical of diversity hiring wants his job back after department gave rookie who sent out anti-Semitic tweets a second chance
BY CAITLIN NOLAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 2:01 PM A former Brooklyn firefighter who was axed for wearing shirts his fellow smoke-eaters found offensive is fired up over news that another controversial member of the department will be getting a chance to revive his FDNY career. Now the the Brooklyn firefighter […]
‘Monster’ Sinkhole Consumes Chunk of Brooklyn Road
SI Advance – August 05, 2015 by Mark D. Stein BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A beast of a sinkhole erased a portion of a Brooklyn road Tuesday morning, according to multiple reports. The city Fire Department and other emergency officials were immediately summoned to the intersection of 5th Avenue and 64th Street in Sunset Park, where […]
Despite Added Fiscal Obligations, Say City Budget’s Looking OK
Chief Leader – August 04, 2015 by DAN ROSENBLUM Overtime costs related to hiring new Police Officers, stagnating Federal reimbursements for special-education services and a shortfall in forecasted pension earnings are adding risks to the city’s financial plan, City Comptroller Scott Stringer warned last week. Still, even with those uncertainties, unexpected revenue such as increased […]
Sept. 11 Victim Fund Running Short; Urge Zadroga Act Renewal
Chief Leader – August 04, 2015 by SARAH DORSEY Only a quarter of Sept. 11 compensation claims have been settled by the Federal Government, but half the money has already been allocated, prompting supporters of the Zadroga Act to step up their demands for the bill’s renewal. “It is clear from today’s report that Congress […]
FDNY Rescue Two People in Hudson River
WEST VILLAGE, Manhattan — Two people were rescued from the Hudson River Wednesday evening. Preliminary reports say one person jumped into the river near Charles Street, and a second person went in to rescue them. The would-be rescuer was pulled from the water and in stable condition. Divers spent 15 minutes searching for the person […]
