Post Tagged with: "FDNY"

Fire rips through the top-floor of 2854 Briggs Avenue at East 198 Street on Tuesday, December 13. Photo by Jimmy Velez

Elderly Woman, 7 Firefighters Injured in Briggs Avenue Blaze

by David Greene An elderly woman and 7 firefighters were injured when fire ripped through the top floor of one home and extended to at least one other. Fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to the two and-a-half story home […]

by · December 15, 2016 · Local News, News
Firefighters hoist an American flag as the funeral procession for Battalion Chief Michael Fahy heads from the Annunciation Church in Yonkers to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY.--Photo by Andre Rivera

2 Held in Kingsbridge Explosion as Thousands Mourn Fallen Firefighter

Two Held in Kingsbridge Explosion as Thousands Mourn Fallen Firefighter by David Greene Thousands of firefighters from around the city paid their respects to a fallen comrade as police arrested the two men suspected of running the marijuana farm that exploded […]

by · October 4, 2016 · News
Former FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Dead at 83

Former FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Dead at 83

On Wednesday former Deputy Mayor and Administration for Children’s Services, Department of Investigation and FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta died at age 83.  On Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered that all flags shall be flown at half-staff on all City […]

by · March 25, 2016 · Announcements, News, Obituary