NY Daily News – July 05, 2015 Truth to power After more than 16 years on “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart ends his run next month on a very high note. Stewart is again demanding that Congress fund medical coverage and financial assistance to 9/11 first responders. It was Stewart’s righteously inspired advocacy in 2010 […]
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Man with Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound to Head Found by First Responders in Queens Park after Trash Fire Reported: Officials
NY Daily News – July 05, 2015 by Keldy Ortiz, Thomas Tracy A rubbish fire in a Queens park early Saturday led first responders to a man who had shot himself in the head, officials said. Firefighters were called to Dr. Charles R. Drew Memorial Park on 116th Ave. in South Jamaica. about 7:30 a.m. […]
6 Injured in Brooklyn Fire That Forced 2 Men to Jump From Building: FDNY
WNBC 4 – July 06, 2015 Six people were injured, one critically, in an early morning fire in Brooklyn that witnesses said forced two men to jump from the third floor window of an apartment building. One man dove onto a mattress that neighbors placed on the sidewalk under the window at 2126 Nostrand Avenue […]
Brooklyn Apartment Fire Leaves 1 in Serious Condition, 5 Others Hurt
WPIX 11 – July 06, 2015 by Christopher Brito Firefighters put the fire at 2126 Nostrand Ave. under control shortly before 2:30 a.m. Monday, according to the FDNY, after it began approximately 45 minutes before. It could have been much worse if it weren’t for a teenager who sprung into action after he saw the […]
FDNY Memorial Honors Firefighter Who Died Saving Lives in Brooklyn Fire
NY Daily News – July 02, 2015 by Laura Sanicola, Joseph Stepansky FDNY brass on Wednesday made a vow — cemented in a memorial plaque — to never forget a brother who died saving lives in a Brooklyn fire nearly a year ago. “This plaque is a solemn promise . . . To never forget […]
Mayor’s Cold Comfort: A Spoiler, Not a Victor
Chief Leader – June 30, 2015 by RICHARD STEIER If you believed the unhappy whispers triggered by the failure of the bill equalizing disability-pension rights for cops and firefighters hired after 2009 to get approval in Albany last week, the one lesson Mayor de Blasio learned from decision-makers in the state capital was the small […]
Candidates Who Cite 9/11 Record Gall Victims’ Families
The Wall Street Journal – June 29, 2015 by Heather Haddon Local politicians looking to run for president have touted their records responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, sparking anger among some victims’ family members who say candidates shouldn’t use the tragedy for political gain. Former New York Gov. George Pataki and New […]
Retired FDNY Smoke Eater Michael O’connell Receives Two Helmets for the One He Lost
AM New York – June 25, 2015 by SHEILA ANNE FEENEY Retired firefighter Michael O’Connell’s social media campaign to retrieve his stolen FDNY helmet has gotten him the next best thing — two replicas thanks to some good Samaritans. “There are still amazing people in this world!,” O’Connell said. O’Connell, 39, recently turned to Facebook […]
De Blasio Rejected Deal that Would have Raised NYC Minimum Wage to $11.50 an Hour Because It Was Tied to Raising Pensions for NYPD, FDNY
NY Daily News – June 25, 2015 by John Spina, Jennifer Fermino Deal him out. Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday quietly rejected an offer from state Senate Republicans that would have boosted wages for the city’s lowest-paid workers in exchange for his support to increase cop and firefighter pensions. The deal, offered Tuesday as Albany […]
Disability Pension Reform Left Out of Albany Deal
Capital NY – June 24, 2015 by Sally Goldenberg As a final deal was rolled out in Albany on Tuesday dealing with mayoral control of city schools, an education tax credit and rent regulations, one hot-button issue in New York City was left on the cutting-room floor. A proposal to revamp the disability pension system […]
