Chief Leader – November 18, 2014 by RICHARD STEIER The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association wasn’t aiming for subtlety in its full-page New York Post ad Nov. 12 that asked, “How do Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito take care of their ‘moral obligations?’” Below a photo of the Mayor and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito on […]
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FDNY Officials: Firefighters Who Made 1 WTC Rescue are Always Training
CBS 2 – November 16, 2014 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The rescue operation this past Wednesday high up on One World Trade Center was just the latest example of complex tasks undertaken by the specially-trained members of the FDNY. As WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell reported, the firefighters involved in the rescue of window washers Juan […]
Ground Zero Workers’ Law Firm Overbilled Legal Partner: Suit
NY Post – November 16, 2014 by Melissa Klein and Susan Edelman In a greedy grab for blood money, a law firm representing sick and dying Ground Zero workers overbilled its legal partner by $36 million in expenses, newly released court papers allege. The shocking charges call into question the estimated $50 million in additional […]
EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of FDNY Firefighter Killed on 9/11 to Graduate from Fire Academy
NY Daily News – November 17, 2014 by Caitlin Nolan Josephine Smith has lived by three words since her father, FDNY firefighter Kevin Smith, was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks — “Make him proud.” And come Tuesday, when Smith, 34, graduates from the Fire Academy and becomes the first daughter of a […]
Schumer: Federal Government Should Pay New York City for $20 Million in Ebola Spending
Newsday – November 17, 2014 by MARIA ALVAREZ. Special to Newsday Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday the federal government should pick up the tab for the $20 million New York City has spent so far treating an Ebola patient and tracking others arriving from West African hot spots for the deadly virus. “This was a […]
In World Trade Center Rescue, Training, Technology Put to Use
Newsday – November 13, 2014 by KEVIN DEUTSCH The high-wire rescue that saved two window washers at 1 World Trade Center Thursday required lots of training, a diamond-bladed saw and plenty of moxie, experts said. When cables holding one end of a rig suddenly gave way about 12:40 p.m., it left the workers dangling at […]
Two 1 World Trade Center Window Washers Rescued from Dangling Scaffold
NY Daily News – November 13, 2014 by Thomas Tracy, Edgar Sandoval, Larry Mcshane For 90 nerve-wracking minutes, two veteran window washers shared a Lower Manhattan view both breathtaking and terrifying. A scaffold malfunction trapped the pair Wednesday outside the 68th floor of 1 World Trade Center, with the dangling duo stuck amid the skyline […]
Cop Hurt by Hatchet Vividly Illustrates Flaw in Disability Law, PBA Claims
Chief Leader – November 11, 2014 by MARK TOOR Police Officer Kenneth Healey is another potential member of the David Paterson Disability Poverty Club. Officer Healey, 25, was hit in the head with an 18-inch hatchet by a Muslim radical Oct. 23 as he stood with three other cops on a sidewalk in Jamaica, Queens. […]
Mighty Quinn: November 12
NY Daily News – November 12, 2014 “Hello, Mighty, it’s the 32nd annual ‘Battle of the Badges’ on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Madison Square Garden. There are 12 exciting bouts scheduled between the FDNY Bravest Boxing team and the NYPD Fighting Finest. “As always, The FDNY team will donate their share of the proceeds to […]
Harlem Fire Damages Nearly a Dozen Apartments, Officials Say
DNAinfo – November 11, 2014 by Sybile Penhirin and Aidan Gardiner CENTRAL HARLEM — A fire broke out in a Harlem building Monday morning, damaging about 10 apartments as more than 100 firefighters battled the blaze, officials said. Flames erupted about 9 a.m. in the ground-floor laundry room of 26 W. 129th St., near Madison […]
