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The nurse said she thought she would never have the opportunity to thank retired FDNY member for his bravery, as the firefighter said he remembers saving her and her mother from the SoHo building like it was yesterday

Police responding to a call about criminal mischief at a Harlem building found an emotionally disturbed man in his 30s setting fire to a ninth-floor hallway, officials say. Once cops subdued him, they found a body in an open apartment. The initial call to the building on 120th Street came in around 4:20 a.m. Saturday. The man was said to…

After a fire broke out at a New York City apartment building, the NYPD found a man stabbed to death inside. Adam Harding reports.

Police responding to a call about criminal mischief found an emotionally disturbed man setting fire to a hallway, officials say. Once cops subdued him, they found a body in an open apartment. Ken Buffa reports.

A Colorado paramedic who came to New York City to save lives before losing his own to the coronavirus will be forever honored in a memorial to medical workers who answered the city’s 911 call to the rest of America, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday. De Blasio said at his daily news briefing that he learned of Paul...

Several weeks ago during the throws of the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, FDNY medical 911 call volume spiked to record levels at over 6,500 calls per day from a normal volume of 4,000 and now those numbers have fallen dramatically, the FDNY says. Over the past week the numbers receded and yesterday’s total of 3,032…

When New York put out a call for help, Paul Cary answered that call and was one of the first to volunteer. Sarah Wallace reports.

The NYPD is seeking a second person for questioning in connection with a subway fire that killed a 36-year-old train operator and injured 16 other people late last month. Police on Thursday released a photo of the person who was seen exiting the West 110th Street and Lenox Avenue subway station shortly after the incident on March 27 that killed…

The NYPD is seeking a man for questioning in connection with a subway fire that killed a 36-year-old train operator and injured 16 other people early Friday. NYPD, FDNY fire marshals and ATF investigators responded to the 1, 2 and 3-train subway station at 110th Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan shortly before 3:30 a.m. Friday after large plumes of…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed the preliminary results of FDNY/EMS and NYPD members who were screened for coronavirus antibodies and tested positive. The preliminary antibody study showed that 17.1 percent of FDNY/EMT members and 10.5 percent of NYPD members tested were found to have COVID-19 antibodies. The downstate average is of about 18 percent, according to Cuomo. “The number is much…

A New York City firefighter and his wife lost their 5-month-old daughter to the coronavirus, the family tells NBC News. Jay-Natalie La Santa died on Monday, nearly a month after she was rushed to the hospital with a fever.

Antibody testing could be key to reopening businesses by getting a percentage of the population that may have been infected by the virus. Adam Kuperstein reports.

The FDNY reported a nearly 400 percent increase in “cardiac arrest” home deaths in late March and early April, a spike that officials say is almost certainly driven by COVID-19, whether they were formally diagnosed or not. Between March 20 and April 5, the department recorded nearly 2,200 such deaths, versus 450 in the same period last year, according to…

Across Long Island, volunteer emergency responders are answering your calls amid the coronavirus pandemic. Greg Cergol reports.

Approximately one out of every four FDNY EMS members called out sick on Friday, just as coronavirus has led to an all-time high in 911 calls that have flooded the system

Despite the surge in coronavirus cases in the tri-state area, there are still other urgent cases that aren’t limited to COVID-19. One family in New Jersey says they’re struggling to find specialist care for their ill mother. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

The four victims were all found in an apartment on the top floor of the six-story Mount Eden building, and were rushed to the hospital where they were pronounced dead

The four victims were all found in an apartment on the top floor of the six-story Mount Eden building, and were rushed to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. John Chandler reports.

Calls to 911 have hit a record in New York City, and it is straining the system at the worst possible time. It’s not just a record spike — it’s a record number of 911 calls daily, a 50 percent increase over normal daily call volume, the FDNY says. The FDNY responded to 6,527 calls on Monday, a surge of…

Four women were killed in an apartment fire in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx on Tuesday night, police said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.