NJ.com – October 07, 2014 by Tom Haydon ELIZABETH — A 25-year-old city man pleaded guilty today to a charge stemming from drunk-driving accident nearly a year ago in which a New York City firefighter was killed. Anthony Marsal appeared before Superior Court Judge Stuart Peim and pleaded guilty to a single count of death […]
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New York City Steps Up Preparations to Be Ready for Ebola Cases
NY Times – October 06, 2014 by MARC SANTORA One week after the first diagnosis of Ebola in a patient in the United States, every person who calls 911 in New York City and relates symptoms such as fever or vomiting is now being asked a new question: Have you been to West Africa in […]
17 Firefighter–Marines Honored for Sacrifice
The Free Lance-Star – October 06, 2014 by VANESSA REMMERS Raymond Downey’s 8-year-old granddaughter ran her fingers across the engraved name and face of the grandfather she’s never met. Two steel beams that were once part of the World Trade Center towered over her. The beams, erect yet slightly crumbled at the top, were the […]
3-Year-Old Boy Rescued from Elevator Shaft by Firefighters on Staten Island
SI Advance – October 03, 2014 by Maura Grunlund STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Firefighters rescued a 3-year-old boy who was suspended on a narrow ledge two stories high in an elevator shaft in Stapleton. Members of Engine 153/Ladder 77 in Stapleton used what is commonly called a bunny tool — a hydraulic forcible entry tool […]
Hamill: FDNY firefighter’s widow leaves legacy of sacrifice, service
When Marie Reilly died last week at 92, she left a legacy of sacrifice and service, just as her husband had. Marie Reilly spent the last 48 years as an FDNY firefighter’s widow on Long Island, where she raised six kids on her own. When she died last week at 92, she left a legacy […]
Falling Metal Hurts 2 on Sidewalk Near M&M’s Store in Times Square: FDNY
Wednesday, Oct 1, 2014 • Two tour bus company workers were seriously hurt when a piece of metal about 10 feet long plummeted nearly 15 stories from a storefront to a Times Square sidewalk Wednesday morning, the FDNY said. Contractors were working on a building sign above the M&M’s store on Seventh Avenue and 48th […]
EXCLUSIVE: Claimants in FDNY discrimination case to voice objections in Brooklyn Federal Court
NY Daily News – October 01, 2014 by John Marzulli Not everyone who stands to get a cut of the city’s $98 million settlement of the FDNY discrimination case is happy with how much they’ve been awarded. Judge Nicholas Garaufis will get an earful Wednesday in Brooklyn Federal Court from 37 claimants who signed up […]
Man struck by LIRR in Queens
NY Post – October 01, 2014 by Shawn Cohen and Dan Prendergast A man was struck by a Long Island Railroad train in Queens, the MTA said. The Ronkonkoma bound train was pulling into the Woodside station around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when it struck the 39-year-old victim, who somehow ended up on the tracks, officials […]
WTC Victim Comp Fund Registration Ends Oct. 12
Chief Leader – September 30, 2014 by SARAH DORSEY For those who worked, volunteered or lived near the World Trade Center in the months after Sept. 11 and later developed cancer, registering with the Federal Government may be the furthest thing from their minds. But for potentially thousands of them, their last opportunity to do […]
3 Veteran Firefighters Who Labored at Ground Zero Die on Same Day
Chief Leader – September 30, 2014 by SARAH DORSEY Like 850 of their fellow firefighters who worked on the Pile after Sept. 11, FDNY veterans Daniel “Sam” Heglund, Robert Leaver and Howard Bischoff became ill after breathing in the highly-toxic World Trade Center dust. On Sept. 22, their paths converged again: the three men, each […]
