
Year: 2021


Homeowners Assistance Fund
MELS COVID 19 UPDATE: New York State Homeowners Assistance Fund – Up to $50,000 Available for Distressed Home, Coop and Condo Owners Homeowners at risk of foreclosure or displacement due to a financial hardship suffered […]

Two FDNY EMTs Help Officers Catch Armed Man
By JEMS Staff | December 9, 2021 The streets of New York City are a little safer thanks to two FDNY EMTs. That’s because the pair of EMTs helped police officers subdue an armed man […]

LABOR LIAISON DECEMBER 2021
by Lester Muata Greene I like to give some information on how to improve emergency responses for mental health crises. “EDP” from EMS 1 is a good national source for EMS workers. More than 94% […]

COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE HOTLINE
To answer any outstanding questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine mandate agreement between DC 37 and the City, DC 37 has established a COVID-19 vaccine mandate hotline. Members can call this dedicated phone line to speak […]

Unlimited Paid Sick Leave for Employees with 9/11-Related Illnesses
Unlimited Paid Sick Leave for Employees with Unlimited Paid Sick Leave for Employees with 9/11-Related IllnessesSource: Agreement between the City of New York and District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL- CIO, dated October 23, 2018, to […]

Member update: Vaccine mandate denial letters
Members who have requested a religious exemption from the vaccine mandate are getting notification from the FDNY that their requests have been denied. The FDNY’s action is not the final word on the matter. Members […]

Request for a Reasonable Accommodation for a Disability
These are the reasonable accommodation applications documents needed for medical or religious exemptions with the FDNY mandatory vaccination policy. Thank you Oren Barzilay President FDNY EMS Local 2507

LABOR LIAISON NOVEMBER 2021
Let me introduce myself. I am the Labor Liaison for local 2507, I’m a labor activist for over four decades and FDNY/EMS for 26 years. As a retiree I continue to be a labor and […]

EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP) CLOSES SUNDAY
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP) CLOSES SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14 at 10 PM New York State is closing the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) application window on Sunday, November 14 at 10 PM because of dwindling […]