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CNN —The death toll from Helene has risen to at least 225 across six states, according to CNN’s tally, after seven more deaths were announced Saturday in North Carolina. Emergency responders from across the US respond to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina county: Hard-hit Buncombe County, North Carolina, is getting help from several hundred emergency responders from agencies nationwide who were on the ground there by Saturday, including from the New York Fire Department. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has more than 3,000 federal responders on the ground in North Carolina, said MaryAnn Tierney, FEMA’s National Incident Management Assistance team lead. About 562,007 customers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia were waiting for power to be restored as of Saturday afternoon. More than 74,000 people were without power in Buncombe County Saturday, according to county manager Avril Pinder.

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Lawyers for New York Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the bribery charge included in his federal indictment, saying the government’s allegations are “extraordinarily vague” and failed to prove Adams broke the law. Adams was charged last week with five criminal counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national. He is the first sitting mayor of New York City to face criminal charges in the modern era. “The zealous prosecutors who secured the indictment would have alleged that kind of specific agreement if they had any evidence to support it,” Spiro added. Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, declined to comment on the defense’s motion to dismiss the bribery charge.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, Alex Spiro, ”, Spiro, ” Spiro, “ It’s, Damian Williams, Williams Organizations: New York, New York Fire Department, Southern, of Locations: New York City, Turkish, U.S, of New York

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will step into a Manhattan courtroom and into the history books on Friday when he is arraigned on federal corruption and bribery charges that could force him out of office. Adams is the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted on criminal charges in the modern era. “This was a multiyear scheme to buy favor with a single New York City politician on the rise,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Thursday. Adams' indictment capped two weeks of turmoil in his administration, a period during which Banks, the city’s police commissioner, and the city's top lawyer, have announced their resignations. “You could almost picture them trying to cobble this together and try to tell a story so that they could say, ‘corruption, corruption’ at a press conference,” Spiro said at a Thursday press conference.

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KINSALE, Ireland — Three days and 225 miles later, a group of almost 100 serving and retired firefighters from New York and Ireland will cycle into a garden of remembrance on Wednesday to honor those who were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. Ambassador's Dublin residence on Monday, the hardy group made their way across Ireland’s lush, rolling hills peddling their way to 17 fire stations and a fair few pubs along the way. It's part of a bid to raise money for the victims and for those still suffering from injuries and the effects of their work at Ground Zero. “We lost 343 firefighters in an instant,” one of the cyclists, Michael Schreiber, told NBC News on Monday, adding that 370 had died since 9/11. “I lost so many friends that day, and I still continue to lose guys,” he said.

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☆ Mayor Adams Expected to Name Robert Tucker as New Fire Commissioner
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mayor Eric Adams is expected to name Robert S. Tucker as the new commissioner of the New York Fire Department, making him the 35th person to lead the agency, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Mr. Adams is expected to make the announcement at a news conference on Monday. Joseph Pfeifer, who served as first deputy commissioner under Ms. Kavanagh, briefly served as acting commissioner after her departure. As commissioner, Mr. Tucker will oversee a department of 17,000 employees, including firefighters and emergency medical workers. The appointment of Mr. Tucker was first reported by The Daily News on Sunday night.

Persons: Eric Adams, Robert S, Tucker, Adams, Laura Kavanagh, Joseph Pfeifer, Kavanagh Organizations: New York Fire Department, The Daily, Fire Department

☆ Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Nate Schweber | Matthew Haag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A man set himself on fire on Friday afternoon near the Lower Manhattan courthouse where jurors were being chosen for the criminal trial of former President Donald J. Trump. The man doused himself with accelerant at around 1:35 p.m. in Collect Pond Park, across the street from the courthouse. Onlookers screamed and started to run, and soon, bright orange flames engulfed the man. It was unclear what motivated his action, but he threw leaflets espousing anti-government conspiracy theories into the air before the incident. People rushed to extinguish the fire, but the intensity of the heat could be felt several hundred feet away.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, accelerant Organizations: The New York Fire Department Locations: Lower Manhattan, Pond

agents early Thursday searched the homes of two senior New York Fire Department chiefs responsible for overseeing safety inspections while city investigators also searched the chiefs’ offices at the agency’s headquarters in Brooklyn, people with knowledge of the matter said. There was no immediate indication that the searches were part of a broad federal corruption investigation focused on Mayor Eric Adams and fund-raising for his 2021 campaign, although spokesmen for the F.B.I. A spokeswoman for the Department of Investigation could not immediately be reached for comment. Neither of the chiefs, Brian Cordasco and Anthony Saccavino, has been accused of wrongdoing. The Fire Department said in a statement that Commissioner Laura Kavanagh has “proactively” placed both chiefs on modified duty.

Persons: Eric Adams, Brian Cordasco, Anthony Saccavino, Laura Kavanagh Organizations: New York Fire Department, city’s Department of Investigation, U.S, Department, Fire Department Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan

☆ Somber 9/11 Ceremony Draws Mourners to Ground Zero
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Claire Fahy | More About Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They were both at the ceremony supporting their mother, Maureen Tippington Lipshie, who was one of the family members reading names, including that of her brother. She was a nurse who set up a first aid station at ground zero. According to the Uniformed Firefighters Association, 341 firefighters, paramedics and other Fire Department employees have died from cancers and other illnesses linked to the toxic dust at ground zero. They sat by the South Pool and listened to the names being read from a loudspeaker hung on a nearby tree. Ms. Espinoza’s husband, Otto Espinoza, was a police officer who died of cancer in 2015 after being assigned to search and rescue teams at ground zero.

Persons: Maureen Tippington Lipshie, “, ”, Sloane Lipshie, Betty Espinoza, Espinoza’s, Otto Espinoza Organizations: New York Fire Department, Uniformed Firefighters Association, Fire Department

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 7 (Reuters) - The private equity owners of EagleView Technologies are exploring a sale of the provider of aerial imagery and data analytics services that could value it at about $2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. EagleView generates about $300 million in revenue and 12-month earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $165 million, the sources said. In 2018, Clearlake bought a significant stake from Vista, becoming an equal owner in EagleView. Bellevue, Washington-based EagleView Technologies is a provider of software that can be used to measure rooftops with satellite images from the sky, mainly used by insurance companies to make more accurate decisions. The company is utilizing a vast library of images and its patented 3-D measurement software to provide software tools to customers in industries such as insurance, construction, government and public utilities.

Persons: Lucas Jackson, William Blair, Rothschild, EagleView, Vista, Clearlake, Milana Vinn, Marguerita Choy Organizations: New York Fire Department, FDNY, FDNY's, Center, REUTERS, EagleView Technologies, Vista Equity Partners, Clearlake, Co, Vista, Technologies, Thomson Locations: New York, EagleView, Vista, EagleView . Bellevue , Washington

☆ Man Dies After N.Y.P.D. Sergeant Uses Cooler to Knock Him From Motorbike
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | More About Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

During the operation, Mr. Duprey sold narcotics to one of the officers. A man, who the police did not identify, then wheeled a motorbike over to Mr. Duprey. Mr. Duprey got on the bike and sped off down Aqueduct Avenue, driving one way then another, the police said. It was then that Sergeant Duran grabbed a white plastic cooler from the table and threw it at Mr. Duprey, the 18-second video clip shows. The cooler struck Mr. Duprey, and the motorbike skidded.

Persons: Duprey, Sergeant Duran Organizations: The New York Times, Cherokee, New York Fire Department

CNN —A Los Angeles County Superior judge ordered actor Pete Davidson to complete an 18-month diversion program after the actor was charged with reckless driving in connection with a car crash in Beverly Hills earlier this year, CNN has confirmed. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney (LACDA) said on Monday that as part of the program, Davidson is required to complete 50 hours of community service, which can be completed in New York, LACDA said. In June, a spokesperson for the LACDA confirmed to CNN in a statement that Davidson was charged with one misdemeanor count of reckless driving. “We believe that Mr. Davidson engaged in reckless driving, which ultimately resulted in his involvement in a serious collision into a home,” the statement read. We know that reckless driving can have devastating consequences.”The March 4 incident happened around 11 pm PT, when a vehicle Davidson was driving on a residential street crashed into a fire hydrant and a home.

Persons: Pete Davidson, Davidson, LACDA, Bupkis, Scott, Pete Davidson’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles County Superior, Los Angeles, Attorney, New York Fire Department, New Locations: Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills, New York, York

☆ Smoke pours out of Tiffany & Co. flagship 5th Ave. New York store two months after reopening
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —A fire near Tiffany & Co.’s newly renovated flagship store in New York City sent smoke pouring out of the building on Thursday. Firefighters responded to a transformer fire that began in an electrical vault next to the jewelry store’s 5th Avenue location in Manhattan. Videos on social media showed dark plumes of smoke coming out of the historic building and spilling into the street. The fire comes just over two months after Tiffany officially reopened the doors of its 10-floor limestone flagship shop. The 5th Avenue flagship accounted for 10% of the brand’s global sales before it closed for renovations.

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☆ A Firefighter Drowns After Rushing into the Sea to Save His Daughter
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The day began with a dip into the cool Atlantic waters along the New Jersey shore near Avon-by-the-Sea. Soon after, his daughter made a beeline toward the waves, splashing as she waded deeper into the dark blue. The narrow, fast-moving stream swept her farther and farther away from the shore. Mr. Batista rushed in to rescue her, friends and authorities said. But the ocean, in all its cruelty, pulled him under.

Persons: Mark Batista, Batista Organizations: New York Fire Department Locations: New Jersey, Avon

CNN —A parking garage collapsed in lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five others, the New York Fire Department’s operations chief said. The parking garage was a four-story building that “pancaked…all the way to the cellar floor,” NYC Department of Buildings Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik said. After he left his dorm, Powers said, he saw two people laying on the ground across the street from where the collapse occurred. Video taken by Powers from his dorm, which is located on the 7th floor, shows the collapsed garage with multiple damaged vehicles. At least one worker in the building was trapped on one of the upper floors of the parking garage and while he was conscious and alert, he couldn’t evacuate to a lower floor.

☆ 'Developmentally disabled' woman found three weeks after going missing in New York on subway
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 47-year-old "developmentally disabled" woman was found on Saturday three weeks after going missing in New York on the subway in lower Manhattan, officials say. She was also taken to the Queens Hospital Center by a team of New York Fire Department medics and "discharged only a few hours later," according to the consulate general. Primus was finally found in Manhattan on Saturday a little over three weeks after going missing, according to police and the consulate general. It's not clear where Primus stayed in the weeks she was missing. Primus' family did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

☆ Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney faces ethics inquiry after wrangling a Met Gala ticket: 'It is the one thing she cares about'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Madison Hall | Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

While in office, Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York has been a frequent attendee of the Met Gala. "She has been coming to the party for years, and it is the one thing she cares about," the Met's former president said in an email. The OCE is a nonpartisan body, created by Congress itself in 2008, that investigates allegations of misconduct by House members and staff. The OCE also noted that they had obtained evidence Maloney "may have requested a Met Gala invitation, as recently as 2020." Maloney lost her primary after her district was merged with Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler's district.

☆ A firefighter shares 9 safety tips for the Fourth of July, including why you should stop giving kids sparklers
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-02 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kozo's safety tips for handling fireworks on the Fourth of July include keeping a water source handy. Here's what he told Insider:Know and obey the lawBefore you load up on fireworks, Kozo strongly recommends researching the laws pertaining to them for your specific area as they differ from state to state. In addition to injuries, fireworks also cause approximately 19,500 fires in the US annually — 28% of which are reported on Independence Day alone, according to the National Fire Protection Association. "Sparklers, which we often deem harmless and hand over to little kids to hold and wave, burn somewhere between 1200 degrees and 1800 degrees. Kozo added that 21% of reported fireworks-related injuries are caused by sparklers, and instead recommends giving children glow sticks as a safe and fun substitute.

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