Man found dead in Queens apartment fire
A man was found dead after a fire tore through an apartment in Queens on Wednesday, officials said. Police were called to the ...
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New York’s Bravest: FDNY graduates 289 probationary firefighters at Queens College
Close to 300 probationary firefighters graduated from the FDNY Fire Academy during a ceremony at Queens College at the end of ...
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Thief steals $300 from St. John’s University church in Queens, NYPD says
A brazen thief slipped into a church on the St. John’s University campus in Queens and made off with $300 in cash, police ...
FDNY promotes 97 firefighters — including 3 who lost Bravest dads in 9/11
"I see faces weathered by hard times and by good times, and I see a collective desire to serve,'' FDNY Commissioner Robert ...
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Queens honors African American heritage with annual Kwanzaa celebration at Borough Hall
Attendees donned ankara-print clothing, daishikis and other traditional West African-inspired attire as they dined on Black ...
Sons who followed in footsteps of firefighter fathers killed on 9/11 set for FDNY lieutenant promotions
Two sons of firefighters killed on 9/11 are being promoted to FDNY lieutenant this week — as they follow in their fathers’ ...
Staten Island couple recovering after fire incinerates home and lifetime of cherished memories
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Tadeusz and Jolanta Opach were out of town visiting friends when they received a call from FDNY officials to inform them that their Fort Wadsworth home of 26 years had been ...
NYC congestion pricing program has launched, tolling drivers entering 60th Street and below in Manhattan
New York City’s congestion pricing program, charging drivers entering 60th Street and below in Manhattan, started Sunday, ...
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Congestion Pricing Is Happening: Cue the Irrational Drama from the Placard Elite and the Suburbs
Public hysteria over congestion pricing reached a fever pitch in the day before the toll switches on at 12:00:01 on Sunday ...