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Off-duty firefighter saves man trapped in flame-engulfed car after Brooklyn crash: 'It's what we do'

A FDNY lieutenant jumped into action when he and his wife came across a car that was engulfed in flames – with the driver trapped inside – in Brooklyn early...

Tunnel to Towers pays off mortgage for widow of FDNY firefighter fired as NYC cut costs to cover migrant crisis

The former firefighter Derek Floyd died from a heart attack last month, leaving his widow Christine scrambling with little money to cover bills after he was fired late last year,...

Trump, bearing pizzas, met with cheers at Manhattan FDNY firehouse

Former President Donald Trump was greeted with cheers Thursday as he delivered pizzas to a Manhattan firehouse after spending the day in court.  Trump, 77, arrived at FDNY’s Engine Co....

NY lawmaker works to get death benefits for axed FDNY firefighter's desperate family

After he died on April 15 of another heart attack, his widow and two young kids, ages 6 and 2, were left with next to nothing. Had he gotten to...

Massive fire engulfs NYC supermarket, spreads to 4 buildings, injuring 7 and displacing 30 residents

"My house is on fire, sizzling," a displaced resident named Mark told The Post.

Adams defends axing firefighter who later died of heart attack leaving his family in financial mess

Mayor Eric Adams denied that the layoff of Derek Floyd was tied to cuts to cover the cost of the city's migrant crisis.

NYC firefighter's heartbreaking firing death: Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2024

NY Post readers discuss the heart-attack death of FDNY fireman Derek Floyd after his firing due to migrant-related budget cuts.

City leaders are prioritizing migrants over hardworking New Yorkers like Derek Floyd

FDNY firefighter Derek Floyd died of a heart attack just a few months after being fired as part of the Adams administration's cuts to city services so more could be...

Furious NYC lawmakers call for Adams, FDNY to 'right this wrong' after fired firefighter's family left reeling after fatal heart attack

Pols were outraged Monday when they learned of the news – slamming City Hall for pushing Floyd out of the department just months before becoming vested with five years on...

NYC firefighter, 36, dies of heart attack after being fired to pay for migrants -- leaving family with nothing

Derek Floyd, 36, suffered cardiac arrest and passed away April 15, four months after the city gave him the boot as to pare down staff and pay for housing and...

Defying lefties, Queens pol gives NYPD, FDNY flags honoring fallen heroes

A Queens councilwoman wants to supply all Big Apple firehouses and police precincts with thin "red-line" and "blue-line" American flags.

Body found inside flaming boat near Brooklyn landmark Sunny's 'a flashback to the old days of Red Hook'

A little bit of the "old days" came back to Red Hook early Saturday when the FDNY was called to a boat fire near a world-famous bar in the Brooklyn...

FDNY skipper in fatal boat crash quietly retires with beefed-up, tax-free disability pension worth at least $110K annually

The pilot of the FDNY fireboat in a collision that killed a visiting Belgian firefighter has quietly retired on a boosted, three-quarter disability pension worth six figures, The Post has...

Democrats nix plan that would have spared nurses, other workers from NYC congestion toll

State Assembly Democrats shot down a plan Tuesday that would’ve spared city workers, nurses and first responders from a hefty congestion toll to get to work in the Big Apple....

NYC owner of $1.1M house torched by squatters says they keep coming back and 'have more rights' than landlords

Zafar Iqbal said he's done everything he can to fix up his Brooklyn home after it was burned out -- but can't even get close to the house because of...

FDNY boat operating at 'unsafe speed' during pleasure cruise caused visiting Belgian firefighter's death: Coast Guard

The reckless operation of an FDNY fireboat on a pleasure cruise to the Statue of Liberty at “unsafe speed” caused the death of a visiting Belgian firefighter, according to the...

Squatters terrorized NYC block for months before burning house down, fed-up neighbors say

Squatters terrorized a Brooklyn home for months before burning the house down to the ground -- leaving neighbors demanding action after yet another Big Apple squatter nightmare surfaces.

FDNY firefighters forced to remove flag honoring 9/11 heroes after lefty pol questioned if it's a 'political symbol'

Fire Department brass recently ordered an East Village ladder company to remove its “red line” American flag honoring six fallen brothers killed on 9/11 – after a resident complained it...

Ex-FDNY honcho skirts conflict laws by joining IT consulting biz that scored $39M in contracts under his watch: critics

A former Fire Department honcho and longtime confidante of Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is now working for a global IT consulting giant who racked up $39 million in FDNY contacts under his...

FDNY firehouse overrun by junkies shooting up, pooping between vehicles: 'A disgrace'

Strung-out junkies are turning the area near an East Harlem firehouse into their own playground using the space between firefighters' parked cars as private stalls for pooping and shooting up...