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City holds bunting ceremony for EMT who died of heart attack at Bronx call center: ‘He was my best friend’

By Steve Janoski | Published Nov. 19, 2023 The city held a sorrowful bunting ceremony Sunday morning for Frederick Whiteside, a veteran FDNY EMT killed by a heart attack Friday while working in the Bronx. “He was a […]

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Op-ed: Congestion pricing could worsen EMS attrition

Oren Barzilay | October 4, 2023 Published in Crain’s New York Business Congestion pricing, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s proposed Central Business District tolling program, appears to be close to reality after many years of debate. […]

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Union boss unloads on politicians for ‘taking care of everybody else’ as 9/11 rescuers left in limbo

‘9/11 community is literally scared to death that they may lose their chemotherapy appointments,’ attorney says By Emma Colton Fox News | September 29, 2023 First responders suffering from illnesses years after rescuing people from the carnage of […]

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FDNY Fire Inspectors Win $29.2M Discrimination Suit

By Larry McShane Source New York Daily News (TNS) Hundreds of mostly minority FDNY fire inspectors won a $29.2 million dollar settlement from the city Thursday in a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in their pay compared with other city […]