The Wall Street Journal – November 24, 2014 by Hunter Atkins Most of the time, Todd Velten didn’t hear the music playing when he climbed into a boxing ring. He barely noticed the hollering crowds or, sometimes, even the bell that finished each round. But for the final boxing match of his life on Saturday […]
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Families Who Lost Loved Ones in The Line of Duty Get Holiday Treat
CBS 2 – November 24, 2014 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The holidays kicked off early for hundreds of families on Sunday. As TV 10/55′s Ilana Gold reported, this year some families who lost loved ones in the line of duty received some much-needed cheer. Mia Graffagnino was one of those children who went on a […]
Massive Fire Guts Two Central Park Medical Unit Ambulances
DNAinfo – November 21, 2014 by Trevor Kapp and Aidan Gardiner MANHATTAN VALLEY — Two of three sleek ambulances belonging to the Central Park Medical Unit — custom designed to squeeze through the park’s narrow passageways — were destroyed when a massive fire ripped through a parking garage Thursday morning, FDNY officials said. The flames […]
FDNY Sends Team to Help With Snow Removal in Buffalo
CBS 2 – November 21, 2014 BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – The FDNY has sent a team to help with snow removal in western New York where snow Thursday brought the Buffalo area’s three-day total to an epic 7 feet or more. Early Friday morning, about 35 members of the FDNY’s Incident Management Team left […]
Building Where Fire Injured 16 was Illegally Subdivided: FDNY
NY Post – November 20, 2014 by Kirstan Conley and Joe Tacopino An apartment in the Brooklyn building where a blaze killed a tenant and injured 16 others had been illegally divided into cramped, dangerous living spaces, FDNY sources said. The fire, sparked by a faulty refrigerator wire, broke out at about 12:35 a.m. Wednesday […]
Woman’s Remains Being Tested for Ebola in New York
NY Times – November 19, 2014 by EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and JOHN SURICO A woman who died of an apparent heart attack at a New York City hair salon on Tuesday will be tested for the Ebola virus out of “an abundance of caution” because she had recently been in West Africa, city health officials […]
1 Dead, 14 Others Injured in Brooklyn Fire
Associated Press – November 19, 2014 (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and 14 others were injured in a fire that raced through an apartment building in Brooklyn. Police say the victim was a man in his 20s. Five other people are in critical condition. One person is in serious condition and the […]
FDNY Welcomes New Probationary Firefighters
NY 1 – November 19, 2014 The FDNY welcomed 280 new firefighters into the ranks Tuesday. The new class of “probies,” or probationary firefighters, graduated from the Training Academy at a ceremony in Brooklyn. The FDNY says 15 percent of this class is black and another 20 is Hispanic. It also includes four women, bringing […]
FDNY Graduates become Full-Fledged Members of New York’s Bravest
SI Advance – November 19, 2014 by Kiawana Rich STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Hundreds of men and women joined the ranks of New York’s Bravest as FDNY probationary firefighters during a graduation ceremony held Tuesday in the Christian Cultural Center, Brooklyn. The class of 280 new firefighters is unique in having four female graduates, raising […]
One World Trade Center fills hole in Manhattan skyline
NEW YORK – The jewel of the New York skyline, the pride of a whole nation, is back.The opening of One World Trade Center, on the site of the Twin Towers that were destroyed on September 11, 2001, signals a long-awaited return to normal in the Big Apple.Since November 3, with little fanfare, some 500 […]
