“” By Ken Buffa and Michael George “There must be something, somebody who saw this or caught some footage, or something that can help lead to the identification of the hit-and-run driver,” his cousin, Pang Lee, said. Relatives say Liang never hesitated to help others, and now they’re hoping someone will do the same for him. And at […]
Person Seriously Injured in Fire in Hell’s Kitchen: FDNY NBC 4 New York NBC 4 New York Firefighters battle a blaze at a four-story building in Hell’s Kitchen. A person was seriously injured after a raging fire broke out in a Manhattan home, firefighters say.The flames broke out around 1:30 Monday morning on the second […]
Eyewitness News Tuesday, October 03, 2017 11:25PM NEW YORK (WABC) — There’s a new man in charge of FEMA’s effort to rebuild Puerto Rico and he’s a familiar figure in the Tri-State. Tom Von Essen, the former commissioner of the FDNY before, during and after the 9/11 terror attacks, was sworn in Monday as the […]
By ARTHUR O’BRIEN | Oct 04, 2017 Courtesy of: Arthur O’BrienThe author’s grandfather poses in uniform early in his FDNY career. Justice for Firefighter A few years after I retired, I was searching online to view the New York Fire Department’s Memorial Wall. I fully expected to see my grandfather’s name listed, as I was […]
What began as a trickle of desperate, weary souls soon swells into a snaking, 400ft line as news of the convoy’s arrival spreads by word of mouth. It’s been 13 days since Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico and for many living in the remote west-coast town of Rincon this is the first time help has […]
A fire broke out early Wednesday morning on the top floor of a 13-story West End Avenue building. By Brendan Krisel (Patch National Staff) – Updated Oct 4, 2017 8:47 am ET UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Three firefighters were injured Wednesday morning when a fire broke out on the top floor of an Upper West Side building, an […]
The chairman of the House Democratic Caucus wants to extend the Medal of Valor to public safety officers who died from 9/11-related illnesses. U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights), along with members of the New York City delegation, introduced the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017 to recognize people like Jimmy Lanza, of […]
By BOB HENNELLY Oct 2, 2017 Updated Oct 2, 2017 FROM NONE TO 41: Retired FDNY Captain Brenda Berkman saluted several fellow members of the original class of female city Firefighters who were on hand to mark the 35th anniversary of being sworn in at an NYU conference on women in traditionally male-dominated fields. She recounted how her […]
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/firefighters-gather-for-belmont-9-11-climb-fundraiser-1.14322366 Updated October 1, 2017 1:59 PM By Valerie Bauman valerie.bauman@newsday.com Hundreds of firefighters and their families gathered at Belmont Park in Elmont on Sunday morning to climb 110 flights of stairs in memory of their brothers and sisters who died on Sept. 11, 2001. Participants were taking the stairs, some in full firefighting gear, at the race […]
QUEENS — An FDNY EMT was killed in a hit-and-run on the new Kosciuszko Bridge, officials said. It happened Saturday evening just before 7 p.m. Police said 27-year-old Kevin Liang of Brookyln was on his motorcycle going eastbound on the Kosciuszko Bridge when he crashed into another vehicle when it tried to change lanes, police said. […]
