Western Queens Gazette – May 07, 2015 Most New Yorkers can tell you a thing or two about the long-time rivalry between New York City’s Police and Fire Departments. Each year, across a range of competitions, the NYPD and FDNY go head to head – for charity and bragging rights – in a “Battle of […]
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Tribeca’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Firehouse to Close for Major Renovations
Downtown Express – May 07, 2015 by JOSH ROGERS Who you gonna call? Another firehouse. Tribeca’s famed “Ghostbusters” firehouse is going to close soon for renovations. Hollywood probably won’t care about the temporary loss of the setting of its 1984 blockbuster and sequel, but for neighbors, it’ll mean longer emergency response times for quite some […]
2 Manholes Explode, Rock Buildings, Rattle Nerves Near Penn Station
CBS 2 – May 07, 2015 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Two manholes and two gratings exploded near Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, snarling traffic in the area. The blasts occurred at the corner of Eighth Avenue and West 35th Street at around 10:16 a.m. They produced flames that quickly dissipated. But smoke and […]
Newest woman FDNY firefighter failed crucial fitness exam, leaked test results show
POSTED MAY 5, 2015, BY JAMES FORD FLATLANDS, Brooklyn (PIX11) — She became one of the very few new FDNY female firefighters upon graduation from the academy on Tuesday, but because her score on one vital exam was not up to standard, some of New York’s Bravest veterans are saying that new firefighter Rebecca Wax […]
FDNY Training in Case of Failure of Roosevelt Island Tram
WPIX 11 – May 06, 2015 by Dan Mannarino NEW YORK (PIX11) — It’s video of a training mission you just have to watch. Members of FDNY’s Rescue 1 and Rescue 4 took PIX11’s Dan Mannarino and photographer Kenton Young up high above the East River for a training mission. They are practicing for a […]
Firefighters Battle Large Blaze in Wooded Area
NY Post – May 06, 2015 by Antonio Antenucci Firefighters are battling a large brush fire in south Brooklyn Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Approximately 150 firefighters responded to the 3rd alarm blaze at about 3:50 p.m. in the wooded areas near the Belt Parkway and Flatbush Avenue in Gerritsen Beach, FDNY officials said. Large flames […]
FDNY Welcomes 305 Rookie Firefighters, Including 3 Women
NY Daily News – May 06, 2015 by Chelsea Rose Marcus, Ginger Adam Otis THE FDNY welcomed 305 probationary firefighters into its ranks on Tuesday — and boosted the number of women smoke-eaters to the historic high of 46. Three women were among the probationary firefighters who joined the Bravest. New Yorkers Hildana Santana, Nia […]
New sidewalk expands public access to World Trade Center
NEW YORK (AP) — Pedestrians can now walk straight through the heart of the rebuilt World Trade Center by using a new sidewalk. The 4,000-square-foot walkway off Church Street was opened Tuesday. It’s another step toward making the 16-acre site more accessible to the public. Steve Plate, who heads construction at the trade center, cut […]
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For Release May 4, 2015 Police-Fire Coalition May 6 “March For Equality” Postponed in the Wake of NYPD Officer Shooting The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) and Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) announce that in deference and respect to NYPD Officer Brian Moore and his family, the two unions are indefinitely postponing their May 6 “March for […]
Reports: Police Officer Brian Moore dies from injuries after being shot in head
By Eddie DAnna on May 04, 2015 at 12:41 PM, updated May 04, 2015 at 1:20 PM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police Officer Brian Moore, who was shot in the head by an ex-convict in Queens, has died from his injuries, according to multiple reports. Moore, 25, died when his family took him off life-support […]
