Hochul vetoes bill boosting EMS staffing on NYC 911 calls — inspired by first responder’s murder

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation — inspired by the vicious stabbing murder of EMS Lt. Alison Russo in 2022 — that would ...
Brooklyn Paper

‘It’s a big deal to save lives’: Brooklyn FDNY EMT reflects on life on the frontlines of emergency response

Oct. 28 marked National First Responders Day, established by Congress in 2017 to celebrate the nation’s emergency personnel, ...
QNS

FDNY battles fire in the shuttered Water’s Edge restaurant on the Long Island City waterfront on Tuesday night

FDNY firefighters battled a fire at the abandoned Water’s Edge restaurant in Long Island City on Tuesday night. The FDNY ...
Gothamist

Gov. Hochul vetoes bill requiring 2-person EMS crews in NYC, citing cost and staffing issues

The bill would have mandated two medical first responders on all 911 calls in cities with more than 1 million people.

Ambulance wait times in Manhattan will rise as Lenox Hill Hospital trims jobs, paramedics warn

About a dozen paramedics at Northwell Health's Lenox Hill Hospital received a letter stating their positions will be ...

Gov. Hochul vetoes emergency response bill: How it affects NYC first responders

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that was inspired by the murder of a 24-year veteran of the FDNY EMS. The Emergency Response ...
News 12 The Bronx

Claremont 3-alarm fire hospitalizes 3, including seriously injured firefighter

Citizen video captured the scene on Clay Avenue between Webster and East 170th streets. Video shows large clouds of smoke ...