New York firefighter hangs up helmet after 35 years
NEW YORK - Al Benjamin is one of New York's most senior firefighters according to WNBC-TV's Marc Santia. After 35 years of service, Benjamin is finally hanging up his helmet...
Black firefighters light up smokin' hot FDNY calendar
SLIDESHOW - The official FDNY 2013 calendar went on sale on last Monday. 13 shirtless firefighters showed off their chiseled abs for the sake of charity...
Building facade collapses onto bus in Harlem: FDNY
NEW YORK - The front of a building and some scaffolding fell onto the bus near 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, near Modell's Sporting Goods, Tuesday morning...
NY fire commissioner recruits at black church
WEB RUNDOWN - With a protracted racial discrimination lawsuit looming over the Fire Department, Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano went to a black church...
Man suing FDNY for discrimination reports noose in locker
WEB RUNDOWN - "There's an ominous message behind it," lawyer Stephen Jackson said of the nearly 3-foot-long noose ...
Remedies ordered in NYC black firefighter case
NEW YORK (AP) - The city must revamp fire department hiring practices that discriminated against black applicants and possibly pay damages to thousands of victims...
Medics accused of refusing to help pregnant woman suspended
NEW YORK (AP) - Two EMTs accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break were suspended...
Judge rules NY fire department exams discriminatory
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that the predominantly white Fire Department of New York used recruitment exams that discriminate against blacks and Hispanics.
