Firefighters remove the man from a two-story home at at 247th St. at 43rd Ave. in Little Neck, Queens, late Sunday. (VIC NICASTRO/ FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) A three-man FDNY team saved a man from a burning home in Queens on Sunday night. Lt. Jesse Kinneary and firefighters Ethan Menikoff and George Netz, all […]
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House owners of retired FDNY boat apply for nationwide historic landmark standing
SLEEPY HOLLOW – A retired New York City fire boat, docked in the Hudson River outside Purdy‘s Farmer & the Fish, could become a national historic landmark pending approval of an application, according to a part-owner of the boat. Meanwhile, some riverside residents have complained that the boat obstructs their views, and have drawn some media […]
West Brighton bar fire was likely intentional, source says
By Maura Grunlund grunlund@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The fire at a popular West Brighton bar was likely set on purpose, a police source said Monday. Sometime between 5:20 a.m. and 5:52 a.m. Friday, an individual or individuals entered through the back entrance of The West Cork Union Hall on Henderson Avenue by breaking the locked gate, according to […]
FUNERAL HELD IN HARLEM FOR 9/11 FIRST RESPONDER FIREFIGHTER
By NY1 News | February 3, 2018 @6:03 PM A funeral was held Saturday afternoon in Manhattan for a 9/11 first responder and veteran city firefighter who passed away due to Lou Gehrig’s disease. John H. Matthews, who had worked with the FDNY for more than 26 years before he retired, was honored at the Metropolitan Baptist […]
Retired FDNY firefighter, 63, dies of 9/11-related cancer after 9-year battle
Tweet email Former FDNY firefighter Ronald (Ronnie) Svec, 63, died of 9/11-related cancer on Feb. 2, 2018 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. (FACEBOOK) Tweet email Former FDNY firefighter Ronald (Ronnie) Svec, 63, died of 9/11-related cancer on Feb. 2, 2018 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. BYRICH SCHAPIRO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Saturday, February […]
Former Orange County fire chief buried with FDNY honors
By Richard J. Bayne Times Herald-Record WASHINGTONVILLE – Two long rows of firefighters snapped to attention as Raymond Phillips’ flag-draped casket arrived Thursday at St. Mary’s Church. Phillips, a retired New York City Fire Department firefighter and 9/11 responder and a past chief of the South Blooming Grove Fire Department, was laid to rest with full […]
2 Women Sworn In To Top Positions With FDNY
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two women were sworn in to top positions with the FDNY Wednesday. As WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb reported, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro named Laura Kavanagh first deputy commissioner and Elizabeth Cascio chief of staff. Read More
More Than 3 Dozen Left Homeless After Fire Rips Through NYC Building: FDNY
More than three dozen people were forced from their beds and into the cold early Wednesday after a roaring fire broke out in a Bronx apartment building, fire officials say. They said 40 people were displaced by the fire that injured at least three people, including two firefighters. The injuries are not considered to be […]
Graduate reunites with the EMT who saved his life as a baby
Jan 29, 2018An EMS graduate had more than his family cheering him recently as he joined the ranks of the FDNY. Joseph Bitetto, who graduated from the New York City Fire Department’s EMS academy Thursday, was reunited with the emergency medical technician who’d saved his life 22 years ago after he was born early in […]
RAYMOND R. “GONZO” PHILLIPS
January 30, 1953 – January 27, 2018 Washingtonville, NY Raymond R. “Gonzo” Phillips longtime area resident, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY. He was 64. Son of the late Raymond R. Phillips and Florence H. McKeon Phillips, he was born in the Bronx on January 30, 1953. […]
