UFANYC.org – June 19, 2017 by The Official FDNY Union Website Wake Monday, June 19th from 2-4pm & 7-9pm Tuesday, June 20th from 2-4pm & 7-9pm McManus Funeral Home 4601 Ave. N Brooklyn, NY 718-377-5200 Funeral Mass Wednesday, June 21st at 11am St. Thomas Aquinas RC Church 1550 Hendrickson St. Brooklyn, NY 718-253-4404 All Off-Duty […]
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Brownsville City Council Candidate’s Headquarters Ravaged By Fire, FDNY Says
ames erupted in Alicka Samuel’s headquarters on Belmont Avenue Sunday night. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments0 BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn City Council candidate’s headquarters were ravaged by a two-alarm fire Sunday night, FDNY said. The blaze erupted in Alicka Samuel’s headquarters on the corner of Belmont Avenue and Osborn Street around 9 p.m., said the FDNY. One […]
First Transgender FDNY Firefighter Named Grand Marshal at NYC Pride Parade
The FDNY’s first transgender firefighter has been named a grand marshal at Manhattan’s Pride Parade. Brooke Guinan, 29, a transgender woman, will be among three grand marshals in the June 25 march. Guinan said she was in disbelief when she received the invitation by email. The New York Daily News reported that Brooke Guinan, 29, […]
WTC Funeral – Retired Lieutenant William J. Kelly Ladder Company 116
UFANYC.org – June 12, 2017 by UFANYC.org Wake Monday, June 12th from 2-4pm & 7-9pm Tuesday, June 13th from 2-4pm & 7-9pm Donza Funeral Home 333 Atlantic Ave. East Rockaway, NY 516-593-2521 Funeral Mass Wednesday, June 14th at 10am St. Raymond’s Church 263 Atlantic Ave. East Rockaway, NY 11518 516-593-5000 All Off-Duty Members should attend […]
Family, FDNY colleagues push for Staten Island ferry boat to be named after 9/11 hero John Chipura
Gina DeFalco, John’s fiancee, recieves helmut at memorial service for John Chipura, firefighter Engine Company 219 at St Thomas the Apostle Church in Staten Island. Gerard Chipura, John’s brother recieves flag. (SCHUMANN, HEIDI) Firefighter John Chipura died serving the city on 9/11. Nearly 16 years later, his family and colleagues want him to serve […]
Teen Falls Into Hole in Abandoned MTA Building in Queens: FDNY
A teenager was taken to the hospital after falling into a hole inside a Queens building on Saturday, authorities said. The teen was inside a decommisioned MTA station building on Atlantic Avenue when he fell 10 feet, police said. The windows at the brick building were boarded up. It is unclear how the teen climbed […]
FDNY: 3 firefighters, 2 civilians injured in abandoned house fire in Port Richmond
BY SHANE DIMAIO STATEN ISLAND — Five people were injured in a fire that ignited inside a vacant building on Park Avenue in Port Richmond Saturday afternoon, according to an FDNY spokesman. Several units were called to a blaze inside the 1.5-story home located at 205 Park Ave. at around 3:05 p.m., said the spokesman. According […]
Ray Of Light: Pfeifer’s Enduring Legacy
Diocese of Rockville Center Bishop John Barres blesses Pfeifer’s coffin. (Photo by Frank Rizzo) In one of his last phone calls from the Port Washington hospice where he lived out his final days, Ray Pfeifer of Hicksville dialed Jon Stewart’s cell phone. The retired NYC firefighter had one final request for the comedian: deliver the […]
Rope Rescue Tops FDNY Medal Day
FDNY and FDNY EMS salute heroic actions 06/09/2017 Fire Department City of New York (Fire Department City of New York photo) NEW YORK – On Wednesday, June 7th, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro presided at FDNY’s 148th annual Medal Day Ceremony at City Hall. 62 members of the Department, including, […]
62 honored at 148th FDNY Medal Day ceremony in Manhattan
2017 Medal Day ceremony at City Hall. (FDNY) 40shares BY MIRA WASSEF mwassef@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Hundreds of New York’s Bravest gathered at the FDNY Medal Day ceremony Wednesday at City Hall. It was the 148th year of the Medal Day ceremony, said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “2016 was an extraordinary year for the […]
