By Gabrielle Fonrouge New York Post. May 16, 2019 | 8:11am A small fire broke out in the basement of the famed Waldorf Astoria hotel early Thursday, the FDNY said. Insulation in a basement wall started to smoke and smolder around 4:22 a.m. and 78 firefighters rushed to the scene to put it out, officials said. […]
New York City’s Bravest gathered Thursday to welcome 187 probationary firefighters to the ranks. Family, friends, and loved ones celebrated the accomplishment of completing eighteen weeks of training at the Fire Academy. “It means a lot, it means the world that they are all here to support me for this,” said Aric Tegtmeier, one of […]
Sarah Berger | @sarahelizberger CNBC.com In October 2018, an emotional pitch by three kids trying to turn their late father’s invention into a business so deeply resonated with “Shark Tank” viewers, that the siblings sold out all of their company’s inventory within minutes of the episode airing. Now the young entrepreneurs have signed a licensing deal with […]
Joshua Axelrod, Military Times May 15, 2019, 10:09 AM Shaun Donovan served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and hoped to join the New York Fire Department after leaving the Navy. But, at 35, Donovan was too old by six months and 25 days for the job, the FDNY said. But other fire departments aren’t […]
By Stephanie Pagones May 13, 2019 | 6:05am A terrorist’s bomb has just reverberated through a Brooklyn commuter tunnel at the height of the Wednesday morning rush, clouding the already dark passage with smoke and wounding several. With the FDNY still racing to the rescue, another call crackles over the radio: A large boat hosting a […]
By Susan Edelman May 11, 2019 | 6:58pm The decorated Navy SEAL rejected by the FDNY— for being six months and 25 days too old — has received invitations across the county to work for other fire departments. Firefighters from more than a dozen departments nationwide have told Shaun Donovan, who is still fighting to join the […]
Thousands who lived or worked in lower Manhattan on 9/11 were exposed to toxic fumes from destroyed towers Erin Durkin in New York Tue 11 Sep 2018 08.51 EDT Original story credit John Mormando was in the best shape of his life – a marathon runner and triathlete training for an Ironman competition – when he noticed […]
September 11, 2018 Original Story Credit NEW YORK (KGO) — The TSA released a new chilling video of first responders and 911 calls compiled from September 11, 2001 as the country marked the 17th anniversary of the attacks in New York City. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks on 9/11, when international terrorism hit […]
February 16, 2019 By Shannon Van Sant Original Story Credit The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is cutting its payouts in half for some and by as much as 70 percent for others, as the fund faces a surge in claims ahead of its expiration date in December 2020. The fund, which was opened in […]
By BRIAN NIEMIETZ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS APR 29, 2019 | 7:00 AM Original story credit The first Tony Award of 2019 goes to … the Fire Department of New York’s Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9. While Tony nominations won’t be announced until Tuesday, some of New York’s Bravest can count on being honored at Radio City […]