#NYC EMS union chief says crews are under attack

#NYC EMS union chief says crews are under attack

“#NYC EMS union chief says crews are under attack” FDNY EMTs and paramedics are under attack and in dire need of first aid, but no one is hearing their call, their union boss said. Since January, anti-authority thugs have smashed windows of at least four ambulances and vandalized vehicles parked at an EMS base in…

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#Massive 7-alarm fire breaks out in NYC apartment building

#Massive 7-alarm fire breaks out in NYC apartment building

“#Massive 7-alarm fire breaks out in NYC apartment building” Three FDNY firefighters suffered burns and several other people were injured when a seven-alarm blaze tore through a six-story building in Queens on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The fire broke out inside an apartment and spread to the cockloft in the 133-unit apartment building at 89-07…

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#FDNY firefighter will claim self-defense after bar brawl

#FDNY firefighter will claim self-defense after bar brawl

“#FDNY firefighter will claim self-defense after bar brawl” A New York City firefighter will claim self-defense after allegedly socking a man in the head outside a Queens tavern early Saturday — a punch that may have caused the rival’s death. An attorney for Justin Deieso, 35, of Whitestone, revealed the defense strategy after his client…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 14, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 14, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 14, 2021” Blas’ trash failureThe basic job of government is to keep the public safe, clean and livable for the people who pay taxes (“Pig Apple,” March 11). New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray wants a volunteer police force. Mayor de Blasio wants a volunteer Sanitation Department. Subway…

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#73-year-old woman killed in NYC apartment building fire

#73-year-old woman killed in NYC apartment building fire

“#73-year-old woman killed in NYC apartment building fire” A 73-year-old woman was killed in a fire that broke out inside an apartment building in Manhattan Wednesday afternoon, police said. Cops and firefighters responded to the building in Midtown East around 4:30 p.m. where they found the fire spreading on the first floor, according to police….

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#FDNY chief claims he lost a promotion over racially charged letters

#FDNY chief claims he lost a promotion over racially charged letters

“#FDNY chief claims he lost a promotion over racially charged letters” A high-ranking FDNY chief was denied a promotion because he refused to recant racially charged letters he sent slamming the department’s diversity efforts, he claims in a First Amendment lawsuit. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro allegedly directed Deputy Assistant Chief of Operations Michael F. Gala Jr. to retract…

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