Struggling with low pay and high stress, New York paramedics and emergency medical technicians are reaching a breaking point.In his 17 years as an emergency medical provider, Anthony Almojera thought he had seen it all. "Sho...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — FDNY employees are among the first groups that will be offered the coronavirus vaccine after hospital workers, and nursing home patients and staff.But will they actually take it? One union survey says the...
Marking National First Responders Day, TODAY spotlights the manager of a firehouse that became an epicenter of the New York City pandemic; a veteran paramedic who contracted COVID back in December, and an officer who went right b...
By: Betty Nguyen , Veronica Rosario Posted at 8:45 AM, Aug 21, 2020and last updated 2:13 PM, Aug 21, 2020 NEW YORK — As New York City continues to recover from the full impact COVID-19 had on the city, Mayor Bill de Blas...
By THOMAS TRACY and JOHN ANNESE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |AUG 19, 2020 AT 10:08 PM The president of the city's EMS union is bracing for hundreds of possible layoffs — and City Hall officials are warning firefighter jo...