Chief Leader – May 26, 2015 by SARAH DORSEY Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro issued a department-wide order last week slamming those who leak firefighter information to the press as “bring[ing] dishonor to our family,” just after reminding them that diverse members were “all…equal here.” The order, in which he promised to “investigate these improper releases […]
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Brian Moore Honored at Memorial Day Ceremony in Massapequa
Newsday – May 24, 2015 by TED PHILLIPS First responders and military personnel paid tribute to slain NYPD Officer Brian Moore at a ceremony Saturday in Moore’s hometown of Massapequa. About 500 people, including Moore’s family, attended the Memorial Day weekend event at the Towers of Freedom 9/11 Military Monument at John J. Burns Park. […]
New Sanitation Contract with City May Be ‘Another Nail in the Coffin’ for NYPD Union’s Chances of Getting Better Deal for Cops
NY Daily News – May 20, 2015 by Jennifer Fermino The contract with sanitation workers announced Tuesday by City Hall could be bad news for the police union in its arbitration fight to get a sweeter deal for cops. The Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, which represents 6,000 workers, agreed to a seven-year contract that includes modest […]
Pa. Members of Congress Must Come to the Rescue of Ground Zero Workers
NY Daily News – May 20, 2015 They did their duty and paid an awful price. Years after the fires at Ground Zero stopped smoldering, the rescue and recovery workers who breathed in the toxins there fell ill by the thousands. Then, belatedly, Congress did its duty. It wasn’t until 201 1 that the James […]
1,000 Race Up 1 WTC Stairs
CBS 2 – May 18, 2015 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A thousand people climbed the stairs of North America’s tallest skyscraper Sunday morning to raise money for badly injured members of the service. Competiting in the first-ever Tunnel to Towers stair climb at 1 World Trade Center, the participants raced up 1,970 stairs to the […]
Overwhelming ‘Stink’ Temporarily Shuts Down 9/11 Memorial
NY Post – May 18, 2015 by Khristina Narizhnaya, Antonio Antenucci and Rebecca Harshbarger Workers cleaning the reflecting pools at the 9/11 memorial in Manhattan over the weekend caused such a stink that Hazmat trucks rushed to the site — and it was temporarily shut down. “People were coughing. I had difficulty breathing,’’ said a […]
Judge Orders City to Pay Pension Interest in FIre Bias Case
Chief Leader – May 12, 2015 by SARAH DORSEY As part of an effort to “make whole” firefighter candidates subjected to discrimination in hiring, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis has ordered the city to pay the interest that would have accrued on the pension contributions of some black and Latino firefighters had they been hired […]
Schumer: Amtrak, First Responders Need to be able to Communicate with Each Other
FoxNews.com – May 11, 2015 NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) – There’s a new push to provide a way for Amtrak police to communicate with other first responders in the event of an emergency. Senator Charles Schumer says he wants the FCC to grant the Amtrak police department full access to the key first-responder radio frequency. It’s […]
Port Authority Accused of ‘Deficient’ Construction of 9/11 Memorial Site
NY Post – May 11, 2015 by Beckie Strum and Melkorka Licea The foundation that runs the 9/11 Memorial and Museum has gone to court to allege the Port Authority’s construction of the sacred site is “incomplete and deficient.” The summons in Manhattan Supreme Court, which was filed on Thursday, serves notice that the nonprofit […]
Fireboat Museum Awarded $80K Grant for Restoration Work
Suffolk Times – May 07, 2015 by Michael White The decommissioned FDNY fireboat serving as a floating museum in Greenport Harbor has been awarded an $80,000 National Maritime Heritage Grant, the museum’s president announced Tuesday. But the grant requires donations to match the federal funds. “We’re only half way there but it’s a step in […]
