FDNY responds to a multi-story fire on East 91st Street. ( Photo: Citizen) Beloved Teacher Is Supported by School Community after Losing Home in UES Fire The P.S. 158 community has come together to support Jessica Northrop, a pre-K teacher who lost her home and belongings in... News 14 Feb 2025 | 07:27
Anthony Saccavino, 59, pictured addressing the FDNY before he actively retired. He’s pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges stemming from his time heading the Bureau of Fire Prevention. ( Photo: FDNY/Flickr ) Former FDNY Chief Pleads Guilty to Fed Bribery Charges A former high-ranking FDNY official, Anthony Saccavino, has pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges stemming from a pay-to-play... News 10 Feb 2025 | 03:46
A fire on the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. near York Ave. left one resident dead. Six firefighters suffered minor injured. ( Photo: Citizen app) One Person Dies, 6 Firefighters Hurt in Blaze in UES Apt. Bldg. A three alarm blaze that tore through the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. left one person dead and six... News 03 Dec 2024 | 07:07
An FDNY color guard streams pass the fountain in the vest pocket memorial park on W. 48th St. just of Eighth Ave. where friends and family members left red roses in memory of the 15 firefighters who died on 9-11 at Battalion 9, Engine 54, Truck 4 firehouse. It was the house that suffered the most casualties on 9-11. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) West Side House That Lost 15 Firefighters on 9-11 Marks Another Solemn Day Fifteen times the bell tolled as it has every year since 9-11, 2001 when 15 firefighters from Battalion 9, Engine 54 and... News 24 Sep 2024 | 01:30
Firefighters on the on the early morning of February 5, 2023. Brendan Gaffney fifth from left. ( FDNY Medal Day Book 2024) Firefighter Brendan Gaffney Awarded for Brave Lithium-ion Battery Fire Rescue City Hall came alive with the sights and sounds of celebration on Wednesday June 5, as thousands of firefighters and their... News 16 Jun 2024 | 05:31
An e-bike fire on Madison St. in Chinatown killed four people in June. ( Photo by Carly Barovick ) Lithium Batteries Drive Fire Death Toll to 106 Across City in ‘23, Highest in 20 years Raging fires from defective lithium batteries caused 18 deaths across the city in 2023, including eight in Manhattan alone.... News 30 Jan 2024 | 02:01
Charred remains of e-bikes are stacked on the corner of Madison St. where the fire originated. Photo: Carly Barovick Four Dead After Lithium-Ion Batteries Ignite Fatal Fire in Lower Manhattan A three-alarm fire that broke out early in the morning of June 20th claimed the lives of four people and left two women in... News 21 Jun 2023 | 03:04
FDNY emergency personnel at the scene of the accident that killled 30-year-old Samuel Waisbren. ( Photo: Courtesy FDNY via Twitter) Questions Follow Fatal Elevator Accident The city is investigating the death of a 30-year-old man who was crushed by an elevator in Kips Bay apartment building last... News 26 Aug 2019 | 10:40
