By DAILY NEWS STAFF NEW YORK DAILY NEWS MAY 30, 2019 | 9:24 AM Thirty city firefighters became lieutenants Wednesday in a promotion ceremony presided over by Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro, who welcomed the department’s first Asian woman to the fire officer ranks. Lt. Sarinya Srisakul celebrated her new position along with another woman, Lt. Shkendi Demiri. It […]
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Widow of FDNY fireman killed in film set blaze wants to sue city
By Priscilla DeGregory May 31, 2019 | 6:03pm The widow of a Harlem firefighter who perished in a blaze on an Ed Norton film set is asking a judge to allow her to sue the city even though she’s past the deadline. A lawyer for Eileen Davidson — whose husband, Michael Davidson, died while fighting the March 22, 2018, blaze […]
How 9/11 Became the Deadliest Day in History for U.S. Firefighters
The firefighter deaths on Sept. 11 amounted to more than a third of the approximately 1,000 emergency personnel at the scene. BY PATRICK J. KIGER At 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. Six minutes later, the first contingent of New York City firefighters—two […]
9/11 first responders finally get their own tribute at Ground Zero
World Trade Center memorial site expanding to honor Sept. 11 first responders
By KAREN MATTHEWS ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY 30, 2019 | 4:00 PM NEW YORK Family members of recovery workers who died after digging through smoldering ruins joined city officials Thursday at a dedication ceremony for a new section of the Sept. 11 memorial at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. They were joined by recovery workers who themselves […]
World Trade Center memorial for those with 9/11-related illnesses debuts in lower Manhattan
The Memorial Glade honors rescue and recovery workers who are sick or died from exposure to 9/11-related toxins By Zoe Rosenberg May 31, 2019 The memorial honoring the thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers who are sick or died from exposure to toxins in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks opened in lower Manhattan on […]
Bill making 9/11 a day of observance in NYC schools clears state Senate
By Mark D. Stein | stein@siadvance.com The legislation calls for a moment of silence and a conversation about the tragic events that unfolded, locally and nationally. “It’s hard to imagine that almost 18 years have passed since the horrific [Sept. 11] terrorist attacks that stole the lives of thousands of innocent people in New York […]
Multiple fires break out at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx: FDNY
Pix11 – Mark Sundstrom NORWOOD, the Bronx — After a fire broke out at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx Friday night, confirmed by the FDNY, a source told PIX11 there were two additional fires at the medical center as well. The first fire was in the boiler room of the hospital located at 111 […]
Teen who allegedly assaulted firefighter was awaiting sentencing for burglary
By Larry Celona, Rebecca Rosenberg and Stephanie Pagones May 24, 2019 | 6:59pm Where there was smoke … The teen who allegedly assaulted an off-duty firefighter last weekend was roaming the streets at the time because a judge had released him without bail for a robbery nine days earlier — even though he was already awaiting sentencing for felony burglary. “There’s […]