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FDNY says man in Ladder 58 jacket shouting ‘Your body is mine’ at abortion rights activists is not a member

The man was captured on video shouting at activists from the steps of Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Massive blaze tears through restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown; 6 firefighters hurt

NEW YORK — A massive six-hour blaze tore through a dim sum restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown, leaving six firefighters injured, New York City Fire Department officials said Sunday.

Tribune News Service · May 1, 2022

2 dead including NYC firefighter in Brooklyn house fire

Officials say a New York City firefighter and a civilian have died in a Brooklyn house fire where a ceiling partially collapsed

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Nearly 1,500 NYC workers get the ax for flouting COVID vaccine mandate

Nearly 1,500 city workers lost their jobs Friday after failing to comply with a mandate that they are vaccinated for COVID — a bloodletting that included dismissals from the ranks of the NYPD, FDNY and the Department of Education.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022

9 injured as fire tears through Bronx apartment, officials say

NEW YORK — A raging fire tore through a Bronx apartment building Saturday morning, injuring nine people who were rushed to the hospital, including a pregnant woman — and forcing at least one person to jump from a window, FDNY officials and witnesses said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2022

Retiring FDNY commissioner led COVID response, 9/11 recovery

New York City’s fire commissioner says he will retire next month after more than seven years in the job and a career spanning more than five decades and stints in every rank in the department

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022