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A couple who survived the deadly Bronx apartment building fire is suing the landlord and city for $3 billion in damages
It's the first legal action taken against the building owners since the fire, which killed 17 peopl…
Lauren Frias
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Investigators say a safety door failed in the Bronx building where a fire killed 17 people
On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams revised the death toll from the Sunday fire from 19 to 17, eight of who…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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At least 19 killed and dozens injured in an 'unprecedented' fire at an apartment building in the Bronx
Among the 19 dead were 9 children, FDNY sources told ABC News. At least 13 other people have life-…
Connor Perrett
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Over 2,000 New York firefighters took medical leave in the fight over COVID-19 vaccine mandates: 'We run into burning buildings for a living. We're not going to be bullied.'
The "sickout" represents a fraction of FDNY members. As of Monday, 81% of the New York City Fire De…
Katie Balevic
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A group of NYC firefighters were suspended for driving their fire truck to a state lawmaker's office and threatening his staff over the city's vaccine mandate
The 6 firefighters allegedly told staff they would have "blood on their hands," adding that they wo…
Rebecca Cohen
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9 New York City firefighters have been suspended for racist messages they spread after George Floyd's death
FDNY told Insider that 75% of firefighters are white, a decrease from 93% in 2014. Only 8.2% of cur…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A training manual for the Fire Department of New York said women and minorities hamper team-building
Up until 2019, fire departments managers received this guidance in a training memo that had origina…
Yelena Dzhanova
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21 people injured, 240 displaced after a fire decimated an apartment building in Queens
350 FDNY firefighters battled a blaze that gutted an apartment building in Jackson Heights, leaving…
Cheryl Teh
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What's the deal with the green sludge spilling onto the streets of Manhattan?
Tourists and locals told Insider they had no idea what the green liquid was. "It's definitely not g…
Maria Noyen
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Firefighters rushed to an apartment building after a neighbor saw huge flames through the window only to realize it was footage of a fire on a TV
A NYC resident went mega-viral for calling the fire department after seeing huge flames inside a bu…
Andrew Lloyd
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Actor Steve Buscemi says he experienced PTSD after searching for survivors at Ground Zero following 9/11
Steve Buscemi is a former New York City firefighter who served with Engine Company 55 from 1980 to …
Lauren Edmonds
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A burning crane collapsed and smashed into a skyscraper in New York City, injuring half a dozen people
Authorities said the crane operator was at the scene when the fire broke out but managed to escape.…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Firefighters had to rescue 5 adventurous boys who got lost in Staten Island's sewer system after crawling into a tunnel
Audio released from the 911 call captures the boys screaming for help as several firefighters attem…
Erin Snodgrass
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We checked in on 70 cops who were involved in notorious police killings. Some are doing just great.
This is what happened to 72 police officers after killings that gained national attention and spark…
Jack Newsham,Katherine Long,N…
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An NYPD warehouse containing years of DNA evidence and impounded cars went up in flames
An FDNY official said firefighters were "overwhelmed by the amount of fire" at the Brooklyn NYPD fa…
Jake Epstein
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A 30-year-old runner died and 15 others were taken to the hospital after Brooklyn Half Marathon
An FDNY spokesperson told Insider four people were seriously injured while the rest had non-life-th…
Michelle Mark
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10 people were shot during a mass shooting on a NYC subway train. Authorities located a van they believe was rented by the shooting suspect.
Police are still searching for the shooting suspect, who they said donned a gas mask before opening…
Rebecca Cohen,Natalie Musumeci
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Local NYC schools are sheltering in place after mass shooting at Brooklyn subway
The gunman remains at large after the mass shooting that unfolded at around 8:30 a.m. during rush h…
Natalie Musumeci
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The deadly Bronx apartment fire was caused by a faulty space heater, fire commissioner says
New York City Fire Department Commissioner Daniel Nigro said the Bronx fire "started in a bedroom i…
Sinéad Baker
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30% of NYC emergency medical workers are out sick amid the Omicron surge
As New York City faces a surge of COVID-19 cases and 911 callouts, many vital emergency medical wor…