e Patch – June 06, 2017 by The Patch A Monday morning fire at 1 Catherine St., home to the Gong Cha bubble tea shop, has left one firefighter with minor injuries. Ciara McCarthy (Patch Staff) – June 5, 2017 11:51 am ET TWO BRIDGES, NY — A Monday morning fire at a Two Bridges […]
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New York’s Bravest Trim Dangerous Branch in Marine Park when City Fails to Act
Brooklyn Daily Eagle – June 06, 2017 by Julianne Cuba They wanted the city to branch out. The city should have moved faster to snip off a dangerously dangling branch from a Kimball Street tree that neighbors repeatedly warned the Parks Department about for more than a month, locals charge. “There’s children on that side […]
BUDGET WIN: Crowley, Fire Unions Applaud Allocation for Second Pair of Boots for FDNY
UFANYC.org – June 06, 2017 by UFANYC.org CITY HALL (June 2, 2017) – After a crucial push from the City Council and fire union members, the city will provide crucial funding for a second pair of boots for New York City firefighters. Every day, when firefighters of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) are […]
Two Bridges Blaze Injures One Firefighter, FDNY Says
A Monday morning fire at 1 Catherine St., home to the Gong Cha bubble tea shop, has left one firefighter with minor injuries. TWO BRIDGES, NY — A Monday morning fire at a Two Bridges building left one firefighter with minor injuries before it was declared under control, authorities said. A fire in the basement […]
Transgender Firefighter Featured in Award-Winning ‘Woman on Fire’ at BAM
By Shiloh Frederick June 5, 2017, 10:20 am Life hasn’t changed much for Brooke Guinan since the documentary Woman on Fire premiered at DOC NYC last November. Guinan, 29, who is the FDNY’s first transgender firefighter, has had her life story seen by audiences all across the country and on Monday, June 5, her story will […]
First responders hit the ice to honor slain paramedic
Photo by Sean Murphy Puck drop!: Players from the Fire Department and Emergency Medical Technician hockey team went up against a New Jersey Police Benevolent Association in a memorial game for slain Bronx EMT Yadira Arroyo. By Julianne Cuba What an ice gesture! Hockey players from New York City’s FDNY–EMT team hit the ice for […]
Jon Stewart fights back tears remembering late firefighter
Jon Stewart has spoken at the funeral of a retired New York City firefighter the comedian befriended while lobbying for health benefits for Sept. 11 first responders Published on June 2, 2017 1:32PM Last changed on June 2, 2017 5:31PM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2016 file photo, comedian Jon Stewart, right, […]
FDNY rescues 2 kids, in critical condition, from Brooklyn fire, officials say
Updated June 1, 2017 8:07 PM By Anthony M. DeStefano anthony.destefano@newsday.com Brooklyn firefighters teamed up to make a dramatic rescue early Thursday of two adults and two small children, who both suffered serious injuries, from a burning building in Borough Park, officials said. FDNY units responded around 2:20 a.m. to find a fire with a […]
Firefighter Seriously Injured in Corona Blaze, FDNY Says
By Katie Honan | June 1, 2017 5:46pm @katie_honan TwitterFacebookEmailMore The firefighter suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries in the fire at Junction Boulevard.View Full Caption DNAinfo CORONA — A firefighter was seriously injured battling a large blaze at a Junction Boulevard store, officials said. The fire broke out at 4:11 p.m. at 32-03 Junction Blvd., […]
Jon Stewart eulogizes FDNY firefighter Raymond Pfeifer
Comedian Jon Stewart choked back tears Friday as he eulogized a New York City firefighter who battled for medical help for 9/11 first responders before he died of 9/11-related cancer. “Ray would have loved a day like today,” with so many people “coming to pay respect for a man who did right,” Stewart said at […]
