There were 3,000 victims from the September 11th 2001 attacks. Some were working in the towers, traveling on United Airlines Flight 93, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 11, or American Airlines Flight 77, on the ground, and some of those were the...
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Latest updates below initial report: I am watching the ongoing rescue of two aircraft, one tour helicopter and a small plane collide over the Hudson River. There weren't any explosion, but seeing the helicopter...
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New York City has been discriminating against minorities in firefighter hirings, ruled US District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis on Wednesday, July 22. According to Garaufis, black and Hispanic people make up only 10 percent of the firefighter work force in New York, despite the...
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A three alarm fire has broken out at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. FDNY is on the scene battling the blaze and there is no word yet on casualties or the extent of any damage. Updates to follow. "The FDNY has confirmed a fire has broken out at Mt. Sinai Hospital. ...
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Mt. Sinai Study Fails To Enroll Out-Of-State 9/11 Responders
by: Lou AngeliNew York, NY (September 6, 2007) -- On the eve of the 6th anniversary of the attacks on America, the Brooklyn Borough Hall will play host to a Congressional Sub-Committee which is scheduled to listen...
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"Ah, another classy move involving the New York St. Patrick's Day Parade. ...
News came Wednesday that the NY Fire Department contingent would lose their spot helping lead the parade to punish them because last...
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I'm not sure what the real-world effect of such a site will be, but it certainly cannot hurt. When I lived in NYC, I loathed the sight of double-parked cop cars. "Some particularly egalitarian New Yorkers are fed up with special people abusing their special privileges....
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