NEW YORK (PIX11) — A fire in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, left four firefighters with minor injuries Saturday afternoon, according to FDNY officials. A fire broke out at 107 University Place a few minutes before 1:30 p.m., officials stated. More Local News Property records show the fire erupted in a six-story building containing 45 apartment units. […]
The city has asked a judge to toss out a sweeping ageism lawsuit filed by a group of FDNY chiefs against Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, arguing that it fails to show that seasoned fire officials were targeted or suffered discrimination because of their age. A half dozen experienced FDNY brass say in the lawsuit that […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man was killed and two people were injured following a fire that was set on purpose at a Brooklyn apartment Friday night, according to the NYPD. The blaze broke out at 317 Monroe Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 11:15 p.m., police said. A 70-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive, and […]
Top brass at the FDNY ordered an East Village ladder company to remove a “Thin Red Line” flag after receiving a complaint from a Democratic councilwoman’s office relaying concerns from a constituent that the flag was too “politically charged.” A staffer from Democratic Councilwoman Carlina Rivera emailed Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator Madison Hernandez March 19 relaying […]
ASHEVILLE – The widow of a New York City firefighter who was killed by a falling tree at the Biltmore Estate has reached a settlement with the popular tourist destination. Angela Skudin filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Biltmore in July 2022. She alleged that the estate knew the tree that killed her husband June […]
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced a restoration of his budget cuts — a move with far more political benefit than fiscal consequence. Due to lower cost projections for managing an influx of migrants, the city will restore a canceled police academy class set to start in April and will also cobble […]