FDNY unions press NYC to exempt firefighters from congestion toll or risk emergency response delays
The union representing thousands of firefighters in the New York City Fire Department is pressing the city to waive congestion charges for emergency responders. The new congestion charge goes into effect on Sunday and will pay car drivers $9 to enter below 60th Street in Manhattan from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and […]
FDNY firefighters unions say congestion toll will hurt response times
New York City's two fire unions denounced a new $9 congestion pricing plan, saying on Sunday it would likely reduce response times and “could mean the difference between life and death.” On Sunday, FDNY firefighters opposed the plan just as charges began to be filed against drivers who veered below 61st Street in Manhattan. The […]
Joe Biden honoring FDNY heroes with Medal of Valor
WASHINGTON — Outgoing President Biden will award the Medal of Valor on Friday to two FDNY heroes who saved New Yorkers from a raging fire. Mr. Biden, 82, is expected to present Lt. John Vanderster and firefighter Brendan Gaffney with the nation's top public safety officer award. Vanderster knocked on the door of a Bronx […]
Son who lost FDNY firefighter dad in ‘Black Sunday’ blaze becomes smoke-eater
His legacy lives on. A Long Island man who lost his heroic firefighter father in the Bronx fires 20 years ago became a smoke eater himself Friday, along with hundreds of other FDNY graduates. Wantagh resident Dennis Meylan, 36, was inspired by his late father, Lt. Curtis Meylan, who jumped to his death to avoid […]
Childhood Cancer Foundation decks the halls with NYPD, FDNY to bring Christmas cheer to kid, families who need it most
Dozens of families and children turned out for the 2024 Candlelighters New York City Childhood Cancer Foundation Christmas Party looking for some much-needed solace and joy. That included a visit from none other than St. Nick himself. On Sunday morning, the NYPD's 86th Precinct was transformed into a winter wonderland for the event, with Christmas […]
FDNY fire truck involved in crash in NYC Thanksgiving night
On Thanksgiving night, an FDNY fire truck was involved in an accident that left a trail of destruction in East Harlem, destroying a car, overturning a city bike on the sidewalk, and leaving one civilian hospitalized. According to the FDNY, the accident involving the truck from Ladder 43 occurred near 112th Street and Third Avenue […]
Scaffolding collapse in NYC sends 3 people to the hospital: FDNY
New York City firefighters responded to a scaffolding collapse early Monday morning, sending three people to the hospital. Officials confirmed to FOX News Digital that the call came in just before 9 a.m. at 245 West 29th Street in Manhattan. The building, located not far from Madison Square Garden between 7th and 8th avenues in […]
Bed-Stuy Aquarium wrecked by FDNY, organizers already rebuilding
The bizarre but beloved Bedford-Stuyvesant Street aquarium that was born in the summer was destroyed during an FDNY fire hydrant inspection on Tuesday, but local residents are already starting to pick up the pieces. A nickel-sized goldfish flopped on a Brooklyn sidewalk after firefighters turned off a fire hydrant. The fire hydrant has been the […]
FDNY graduates fresh fleet of EMTs: ‘It feels amazing’
The FDNY academy graduated its newest cohort of paramedics on Tuesday, bringing a host of new paramedics to the department, including some who come from a proud lineage of public servants. Javon Fabian, who attended the morning ceremony with 86 other graduates at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, is part of that generation. His […]
FDNY chief Robert Tucker’s ties to China emerge amid fed probe
The New York City Fire Department's new chief's ties to China are coming to light against the backdrop of a federal investigation into foreign influence on city officials. According to reports, FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker previously served as president of a private security firm whose one of its clients was a billionaire who once admitted […]