FDNY Commissioner Dan Nigro (l.) and New York Daily News Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Arthur Browne speak Tuesday at the New York Daily News and City Harvest 35th annual holiday food drive kickoff. (JEFFERSON SIEGEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYLAURA DIMONREUVEN BLAU NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 5:56 PM The Daily News launched […]
The names of 112 New York City firefighters who died of illnesses after spending time working in the rubble of the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks were added Tuesday to a memorial in the state’s capital city for firefighters killed in the line of duty. The Fire Department of New York firefighters make up […]
Loved ones of Kevin Liang follow his casket out of the Aievoli Funeral Home Tuesday in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. (TODD MAISEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYTHOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 4:01 PM Scores of mourners turned out in Brooklyn Tuesday morning to say a final farewell to FDNY EMT Kevin Liang, who […]
“” By Ken Buffa and Michael George “There must be something, somebody who saw this or caught some footage, or something that can help lead to the identification of the hit-and-run driver,” his cousin, Pang Lee, said. Relatives say Liang never hesitated to help others, and now they’re hoping someone will do the same for him. And at […]
MOUNT HOPE, the Bronx — Fire crews battled a “heavy fire” in a multi-dwelling home in the Bronx Wednesday morning, according to FDNY. FDNY first reported a fire at 1920 Walton Ave. around 6:40 a.m. The location appears to be a six-story apartment complex, Google Maps shows. “Heavy fire” has been found on the sixth […]
By Tracey Porpora Porpora@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If Stephen Siller — a New York City firefighter (FDNY) who lost his life on Sept. 11, 2001 — knew thousands of people would be retracing his heroic steps 16 years later, he’s surely be wearing a big grin. More than 30,000 took part in the annual Tunnel […]
On Sunday, the 2017 Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run will take place in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The 5K run and walk is held each year on the last Sunday in September. The event is held to honor firefighter Stephen Stiller, a member of the New York City Fire Department who lost his life while […]
A private tour bus slammed into an MTA bus early Monday. By Marc Torrence (Patch National Staff) – Updated September 18, 2017 4:01 pm ET FLUSHING, QUEENS — A tour coach with a history of safety violations slammed into a city bus in Queens Monday, killing three people and leaving 16 more hurt, authorities said. The vehicles collided […]
Marie Tolley, wife of FDNY firefighter William Tolley, and her daughter Isabella, along with other family members on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, unveil a new street sign for the intersection of Crestline and Acme avenues in Bethpage that was created to honor her husband. William Tolley died while battling a fire in Queens on April […]
(Vatican Radio) Americans are Monday marking the 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Thousands of 9/11 victims’ relatives, survivors, rescuers and others were expected to gather at the World Trade Center to remember the worst terror attack on American soil. Nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked planes slammed into the trade center, the Pentagon and a […]
