all stories tagged "FDNY"


Michael Dorf at City Winery. Courtesy of Michael Dorf.
Michael Dorf  |  October 3, 2011 6:00 AM | 1 Comment
Nightlife impresario Michael Dorf, the founder of the Knitting Factor and City Winery, reflects on some of the laws governing the city's entertainment scene today.
A memorial to September 11 in the home of one firefighter's widow. The FDNY's losses at Ground Zero exceeded those suffered by any rescue agency in American history.  City Limits/Marc Fader
Jarrett Murphy for City Limits  |  September 12, 2011 9:59 AM | 2 Comments
Ten years after Sept. 11, when 343 firefighters died at the World Trade Center, is a good time to revisit what that day's very costly lessons were and whether the New York City Fire Department has learned them. City Limits reports.
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John Farley  |  September 9, 2011 1:07 PM | Comments
Thirteen will premiere a new documentary dedicated to the men and women who arrived at the World Trade Center the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, and chose to stay.VIDEO
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Jason Cascone  |  September 6, 2011 12:34 PM | 8 Comments
Jason Cascone's first day of active duty as a firefighter was Sept. 11. Back then he felt despair, today he has a sense of pride.
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