FDNY responded to a call about a truck fire in Chelsea at 3:11 p.m. on July 5 and discovered e-bikes with lithium ion batteries had erupted. ( Photo: Satish Shahi) Truck Transporting Lithium Ion Batteries and E-Bikes Explodes A potentially dangerous fire on a Chelsea street corner was extinguished by FDNY when a truck transporting JOCO e-bikes and... News 09 Jul 2026 | 12:21
This 400-room hotel saw most of its guests evacuated onto Stone Street following an assault involving bear spray on the 20th floor. Two occupants were transported to an area hospital in stable condition. ( Photo: Double Tree by Hilton New York) FiDi Hotel Forced to Evacuate after Bear Spray Incident No arrests have been made thus far after a dispute over luggage prompted one woman to bear spray another woman, triggering... News 02 Jul 2026 | 02:31
A fire on the roof of 366 Broadway blazing on the morning of June 19, visible to passerby and nearby building occupants. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) Early Morning Fire Breaks Out on Broadway Rooftop Reignites in P.M. The FDNY responded to a fire that broke out on the roof of 366 Broadway on the morning of June 19 and quickly extinguished... News 20 Jun 2026 | 03:13
Firefighter Michael Prokop prepares to descend into the overturned helicopter in a valiant, but ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to save some of the six victims trapped inside. ( Photo: Courtesy NYPD Aviation Unit) Daring Rescue Effort in Deadly Helicopter Crash Earns Medal A sightseeing helicopter with six people on board plunged into the Hudson River on April 10, 2025. It was upside down and... News 07 Jun 2026 | 05:11
Lieutenant James M. Corey receiving the Firefighter Kevin C. Kane Medal by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Lieutenant Corey serves with Ladder Company 6, a highly decorated unit at 75 Canal Street in Lower Manhattan colloquially known as the “Chinatown Dragon Fighters.” ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova) Downtown Firefighter Awarded Medal for Courageous Water Rescue On March 31, 2025, the East River was not forgiving. Freezing winter temperatures and a rushing current demanded that Lieutenant... News 06 Jun 2026 | 12:57
FDNY Medal Day at City Hall, Mayor Mamdani at the podium. ( Photo: Brian Berger) FDNY Medal Day Brings Firefighters & Families to City Hall Thousands of firefighters, their colleagues and their family members packed the grounds outside City Hall on June 3 for the... News 05 Jun 2026 | 11:04
It was a difficult rescue for firefighters who had to hoist the injured teen from the bottom of a narrow 50 ft maintenance shaft on the Queensboro Bridge where he had fallen while filming a stunt with “urban explorer” companions. ( Photo: YouTube) Teen Finally Home after Falling Down Shaft on Queensboro Bridge A 16-year-old boy who was critically injured after he fell down a 50 ft shaft on the Queensboro Bridge and was abandoned... News 03 Apr 2026 | 08:28
Firefigthers battle a blaze on high rise building in mid-town that erupted just as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was starting on March 17th. The building was under renovation ( Photo: Citizen) Fire Erupts in High Rise a Block from St. Patrick’s Day Parade A two alarm fire erupted in a high rise building at 6 E. 43rd St. between Madison Ave. and Fifth Ave. at around 9:45 a.m.... News 23 Mar 2026 | 01:17
Salute at FDNY Memorial 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) FDNY Memorial Day Service Draws 1000s to Morningside Heights Undeterred by the morning drizzle, thousands of New York’s Bravest made their way to Morningside Heights for the annual FDNY... News 13 Oct 2025 | 02:30
Parts of the UES were enveloped in thick black smoke the morning of Aug. 15 as firefighters worked to extinguish a rooftop blaze at 305 E. 95th St. ( Photo: FDNY) Three Firefighters Injured Battling Rooftop Blaze on UES A massive rooftop fire tore through three penthouse apartments atop a luxury seven-story rental building on the morning of... News 16 Aug 2025 | 03:16
Firefighter cuts through metal gate to access source of fire about a half mile below street level in the Grand Central Madison station. ( Photo: FDNY) Tunnel Fire at Grand Central Disrupts LIRR Service, Injures 4 Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) riders faced major delays on the morning of June 10 morning after a tunnel fire broke out at... News 11 Jun 2025 | 04:10
FDNY Medal Day 2025. Firefighter Michael D. Kotzo, Ladder Company 28, receiving the Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci Medal. First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro (left), FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker (second from left), and Mayor Adams also present. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Among 70 Honorees at FDNY Medal Day Are 18 Who Answered the Call in Manhattan Thousands of firefighters, their families, and friends filled the plaza and lawns at City Hall Park on June 4 for the annual... News 05 Jun 2025 | 06:44
Jean Lyman Goetz in her younger days as manager of the Washington Square Music Festival. Goetz was identified as the 81-year-old woman who perished in an apartment fire in Greenwich Village on March 5. ( Photo: Picasa/Washington Square Music Festival) Woman, 81, Who Died in Apt. Fire Was Former Manager of Washington Square Music Fest The 81-year-old woman who was killed early March 5 when fire erupted in a Greenwich Village townhouse was being remembered... News 07 Mar 2025 | 09:27
Anthony Saccavino, 59, pictured addressing the FDNY before he actively retired. He’s pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges stemming from his time heading the Bureau of Fire Prevention. ( Photo: FDNY/Flickr ) Former FDNY Chief Pleads Guilty to Fed Bribery Charges A former high-ranking FDNY official, Anthony Saccavino, has pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges stemming from a pay-to-play... News 10 Feb 2025 | 03:46
A fire on the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. near York Ave. left one resident dead. Six firefighters suffered minor injured. ( Photo: Citizen app) One Person Dies, 6 Firefighters Hurt in Blaze in UES Apt. Bldg. A three alarm blaze that tore through the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. left one person dead and six... News 03 Dec 2024 | 07:07
