by Sally Goldenberg The FDNY, which was the subject of a discrimination lawsuit settled earlier this year, plans to spend $530,000 on diversity training as part of a citywide initiative. The fire agency contract, the details of which are being finalized over the next three or four months, will fund a program run by The […]
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Jet skiers rescued from small Islands off Staten Island
Two jet skiers stranded since Saturday night were rescued from small islands off of Staten Island Sunday morning, police sources said. The FDNY Marine division discovered the first jet skier on the West Bank Lighthouse island while patrolling the area after 8 a.m. Sunday, and took him to Staten Island University Hospital North. His pal, […]
FDNY Swimmer Comes to the Rescue after Kayak Flips 100 Yards off Staten Island Shore
SI Advance – September 15, 2014 by Andrew V. Simontacchi STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An FDNY rescue swimmer ventured 100 yards offshore into the waters of Prince’s Bay to rescue a kayaker whose boat flipped Sunday afternoon. Witnesses said they called 911 after seeing the man’s kayak overturn near Sharrott Pier, off Sharrotts Road near […]
Rescue 5 Remembers Victims of September 11
by Vincent Barone STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Rescue 5 firehouse doors are graced with a mural of 11 empty boots, a pair for each firefighter the company lost responding to the 9/11 attacks. For the past 13 years, the company has gathered at the Concord Station to honor all 2,983 September 11 victims. Ceremonies […]
9/11 First Responder Needs Hero of His Own for Life-Saving Transplant
Fox 5 – September 12, 2014 by Jessica Mulvihill Thirteen years after working tirelessly on the rescue and recovery efforts in the days and weeks that followed the September 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center, 54-year-old firefighter Jimmy Martinez, is in need of a hero of his own. “I knew that there was […]
Editorial:The Duty to Remember
NY Daily News – September 11, 2014 Thirteen years ago, mass murder came from the sky as Islamist radicals turned those four airliners into missiles aimed at the heart of America. We remember, we mourn, we rage, our emotions no less raw after another turn of the calendar. Never will there be balm for the […]
Planners Celebrate WTC Hub as 9/11 Anniversary Nears
As the city prepares for another anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, officials provide an optimistic outlook on Lower Manhattan’s rebuilding, centered around the site where the Twin Towers fell. NY1’s Jose Martinez filed the following report. It’s at least $2 billion over budget and the 2015 arrival of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub will […]
Six Months After East Harlem Explosion, City Works to Better Monitor Gas Leaks
NY 1 – September 10, 2014 by Jon Weinstein Even while the investigation into what exactly caused the East Harlem explosion continues, there are already a series of changes in place when it comes to monitoring gas leaks and the gas pipeline system in the city. NY1’s Jon Weinstein filed the third part of his […]
Now Open, 9/11 Museum Sees Influx of New Artifacts
Associated Press – September 10, 2014 by JENNIFER PELTZ (Associated Press) (AP) — After seeing the new National September 11 Memorial Museum, one victim’s widow decided to donate one of her husband’s FDNY paramedic shirts, karate uniforms and beloved baseball jersey. A retired police detective gave the sole-scorched boots she wore while working amid […]
Murder-Suicide Suspected after NYC Blaze Kills 3
NY Post – September 10, 2014 by Kevin Sheehan, Dana Sauchelli and Daniel Prendergast A financially troubled Queens man butchered his wife and their teen son to death with a knife before setting them on fire and killing himself in a grisly murder-suicide, sources said. The gruesome scene was discovered when firefighters arrived to the […]
