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Truck driver dies after crashing onto sidewalk on Chelsea’s 8th Ave. near Penn South
As they moved him toward a waiting ambulance, firefighters performed chest compressions on the pickup truck driver who crashed at 8th Avenue at 29th Street on Sun., Feb. 19. The man, 48, appeared to have had a cardiac event and subsequently died. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

Truck driver dies after crashing onto sidewalk on Chelsea’s 8th Ave. near Penn South

February 20, 2023

BY JEFFERSON SIEGEL | Early Sunday afternoon around 2:30, the Fire Department received 9-1-1 calls about a pickup truck that had crashed onto a traffic…

In interview, fire union chief warns of dining sheds’ dangers, says they all need safety inspection
Firefighters union president Andrew Ansbro, center, responded to an apartment blaze in November on Gramercy Park South. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

In interview, fire union chief warns of dining sheds’ dangers, says they all need safety inspection

February 16, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | One argument that some make against yielding any ground — or rather street — on Open Restaurants is that the dining…

‘Lives are in danger’: Firefighters union chief warns about roadway dining sheds
The president of the city's firefighters' union says roadway dining sheds increase fire vehicles' response times and dangerously narrow some streets, to the point where fire truck ladders cannot be safely raised to buildings' upper floors.

‘Lives are in danger’: Firefighters union chief warns about roadway dining sheds

February 6, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | New York City’s outdoor dining sheds are a deadly accident waiting to happen, according to the the city’s firefighters union.…

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