One of Gotham’s most high-spirited celebrations of public service, this year’s event was presided over, start to finish, by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his Fire Commissioner, Lillian Bonsignore.

04 Jun 2026 | 04:43

Thousands of firefighters, their colleagues and their family members packed the grounds outside City Hall on June 3 for the annual FDNY Medal Day ceremony. The event honors dozens of department personnel whose actions were deemed exceptionally meritorious in the past year.

Among the 50 medals awarded...