DNA Info – December 11, 2014 by Katie Honan and Aidan Gardiner WOODSIDE — A massive blaze erupted in Woodside Wednesday morning, tearing through four storefronts, fire officials said. The flames erupted inside Don’s Professional Services at 38-05 69th St., near Roosevelt Avenue, about 11 a.m., an FDNY spokesman said. Flames spread through a […]
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Murray Hill Apartment Fire Leaves 10 Hurt, Prompts FDNY Rescues
ABC News – December 10, 2014 NEW YORK (WABC) — A fire in a Manhattan apartment building left nearly a dozen people injured, including two firefighters, and prompted FDNY rescues. The flames broke out just before midnight on East 37th Street in Murray Hill. The fire started on the first floor, spreading smoke quickly throughout […]
Probationary Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Man from Smoke-Filled Midtown Apartment
NY Daily News – December 10, 2014 by Joseph Stepansky A pair of probationary firefighters rescued an unconscious, 250-pound man from a room filled with black smoke in Midtown, police said. The man, about 50, was trapped behind a window gate in his smoke-filled apartment on the first floor of a building on E. 37th […]
[VIDEO] Cop shoots, kills knife-wielding man who stabbed student at Crown Heights synagogue
POSTED 4:29 AM, DECEMBER 9, 2014, BY CHRISTOPHER BRITO AND CNN, UPDATED AT 11:16AM, DECEMBER 9, 2014 CROWN HEIGHTS (PIX11)– Authorities say a man stabbed an Israeli student in the head inside a Crown Heights synagogue before being fatally shot by an officer after he refused to drop his weapon. The police-involved shooting happened at the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters […]
Lawsuit Claims City ‘Rejects’ Minority Firefighter Applicants
NY Post – December 09, 2014 by Josh Saul A group of black and Hispanic firefighter wannabes who were barred from suing the city in a landmark class-action discrimination lawsuit because they actually passed the FDNY entrance exams are now taking another crack at getting their payday, court papers show. “The defendants have intentionally excluded […]
Multiple People Hurt after 2-Alarm Fire in Manhattan Apartment
NY Post – December 09, 2014 by Christopher Brito MIDTOWN (PIX11)– At least five people are injured after a 2-alarm fire broke out at a Manhattan apartment late Monday, according to officials. FDNY says the blaze started shortly before midnight Tuesday at 245 East 37th Street. The victims were sent to a local hospital. Firefighters […]
FDNY EMT Finally Demoted for Catching Zs on Duty
BY AMBER JAMIESON AND SUSAN EDELMAN ON DEC 8, 2014 SOURCE: NEW YORK POST/Firehouse She’s the FDNY’s “Sleeping Duty.” The city stripped EMT Serele Ehrlich of her lieutenant’s rank after co-workers and bosses accused her of sleeping on the job an astounding 12 times. The 57-year-old serial snoozer endangered the public for half a decade while […]
Next Issue for New York’s Mayor and Police: A Contract
The Wall Street Journal – December 08, 2014 by Michael Howard Saul Mayor Bill de Blasio has struck deals with most of New York City’s union employees this year but now faces a daunting challenge: an escalating fight with police unions that say officers are being underpaid by the city and undermined by the mayor. […]
Bronx Cops and Firefighters Honored by Yankees and Community Leaders
NY Daily News – December 07, 2014 by Denis Slattery There were three cheers for cops and firefighters at Yankee Stadium last week. The upstanding civil servants were the stars of an award ceremony in the swanky Audi Club Restaurant high above the ballfield. The event, dubbed 4+44, was started by Bronx Community Board 4 […]
Woman Dies in NYC Blaze after trying to Call for Help
NY Post – December 07, 2014 by Natasha Velez A woman became trapped in a Queens blaze and died shortly after she desperately tried to call for help using a medical alert device she was wearing, police sources said. Anoinette Natale, 64, lived alone in the apartment on 64th Avenue and 221st Street in Oakland […]
