by Larry Celona and Aaron Feis A New Jersey construction worker caused a scare at an NYPD tow pound Monday when he showed up to claim his vehicle – and told workers there was radioactive material inside, authorities said. A black Ford owned by Vincente Pena was towed from 403 West 48th Street near Ninth […]
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Man Jumps into River for Ice Bucket Challenge — but Can’t Swim
NY Post – August 26, 2014 by Kenneth Garger Two dimwitted daredevils were taunted by friends to jump into the East River as part of the ALS ice bucket challenge Monday night – even though one couldn’t swim. The pair of 20-somethings dove into the river off Pier 1 at Ganty Plaza State Park in […]
FDNY Gets Ship Firefighting Simulator
Associated Press – August 26, 2014 NEW YORK (AP) – New York City now has a simulator that reproduces the unique conditions that can arise while fighting fires aboard ships. Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro (NY’-groh) is presiding over a christening ceremony Tuesday at the department’s training academy on Randall’s Island. Nigro says there is […]
Pharmacy Charges 9/11 Responders $150 for Medication Records
NY Post – August 24, 2014 by Susan Edelman A pharmacy near Mount Sinai Hospital is gouging sick 9/11 responders by charging $150 for a simple printout of the medications they take, advocates told The Post. Madison Avenue Pharmacy, a block from the Upper East Side hospital that treats Ground Zero cops, hard hats and […]
FDNY Trying to Ax Firefighter Before Retirement
The FDNY is trying to ax a black firefighter — who allegedly tested positive for marijuana — before he can retire on a three-quarters disability pension. If he wins, firefighter Kevin Simpkins, who made $97,500 in 2013, would receive a lifelong, tax-free pension of 75 percent of his last 12 months’ pay. If fired, he […]
Tenants at Harlem’s Ennis Francis Building Fired Up after Blaze
by Jan Ransom NOW, they’re even more fired up. Harlem tenants were furious — and frightened — after a blaze erupted inside their moldy, bug-infested building early Friday and the sprinkler and alarm systems failed. Residents at the decrepit Ennis Francis building on W. 124th St. near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., owned by the […]
Guest: Counterterrorism has entered a new dangerous phase
ON July 22, the 9/11 Commission’s members marked the 10th anniversary of their profound report on the successful 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States with a new and supplementary review of a decade of successes and failures. The commissioners also came out with a new set of recommendations to deal with the changed face of terrorist […]
Pipe Falls On 2nd Avenue Subway Worker 100 Feet Below Ground
CBS 2 – August 21, 2014 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A worker at the Second Avenue Subway site suffered an injury underground and had to be hoisted to safety Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place at around 4 p.m. at 83rd Street and Second Avenue. The worker was about 100 feet below ground between two […]
FDNY Rescues Hardhat Trapped in 2nd Ave. Tunnel Mishap
NY Post – August 21, 2014 by Erin Calabrese, Shawn Cohen and Daniel Prendergast Firefighters went underground Wednesday in the dramatic rescue of a construction worker who suffered a broken leg in the Second Avenue Subway tunnel, officials said. The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. as the man was pouring concrete 100 feet below […]
Construction mishap injures Worker on Second Ave. Subway Project, Leads to Crane-Assisted Rescue
NY Daily News – August 21, 2014 by Kerry Burke, Pete Donohue A construction worker at the Second Ave. Subway project broke a leg in a subterranean mishap Wednesday and had to be lifted by crane 100 feet to street level, officials said. The worker was cleaning a concrete-pouring machine when a piece of cleaning […]
