#One person hurt in NYC apartment fire

#One person hurt in NYC apartment fire

“#One person hurt in NYC apartment fire” One person was hurt when a blaze broke out in a Lower East Side apartment early Tuesday, fire officials said. The blaze broke out at 1:35 a.m. in a fourth-floor apartment of the six-story building on Broome Street near Ridge Street, the FDNY said. Firefighters extinguished the flames…

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#Several hurt after man sets fire inside NYC apartment

#Several hurt after man sets fire inside NYC apartment

“#Several hurt after man sets fire inside NYC apartment” A man allegedly lit what turned into a massive fire inside an East Harlem apartment on Saturday evening — injuring several people — after cops showed up to enforce a restraining order, authorities said. The NYPD got a call about a person violating an order of…

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#Man injured after sinkhole opens on NYC sidewalk

#Man injured after sinkhole opens on NYC sidewalk

“#Man injured after sinkhole opens on NYC sidewalk” It wasn’t a case of sink or swim. A 33-year-old man escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon when the ground opened up on a Bronx sidewalk, causing him to plunge 15 feet, police said. The victim, whose name was not released by police, suffered minor lacerations to his…

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#Most FDNY retired with 0K-plus annual pensions last year

#Most FDNY retired with $100K-plus annual pensions last year

“#Most FDNY retired with $100K-plus annual pensions last year” More than three-quarters of FDNY employees who retired last year qualified for annual pensions exceeding $100,000 — with many awarded extra because of disabilities related to 9/11, a new study and data reveal. Forty of the 491 retirees landed gold-plated pensions of more than $200,000 a…

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#Off-duty FDNY firefighter arrested for allegedly choking girlfriend

#Off-duty FDNY firefighter arrested for allegedly choking girlfriend

“#Off-duty FDNY firefighter arrested for allegedly choking girlfriend” An off-duty New York City firefighter was arrested and charged with assaulting his girlfriend and her two grown kids, police said Saturday. Randy Beckford, 49, attacked his 43-year-old girlfriend in their Brooklyn home late Friday, allegedly choking her before her two adult children intervened, authorities said. Beckford…

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#12 injured in NYC apartment building blaze

#12 injured in NYC apartment building blaze

“#12 injured in NYC apartment building blaze” Twelve people were hurt — one seriously — in a Washington Heights fire early Tuesday, according to the FDNY. The blaze broke out on the fifth floor of the six-story apartment building on West 158th Street near Broadway around 4:30 a.m., officials said. A dozen civilians were hurt…

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