2 Killed In Overnight Fire At Upper West Side Apartment Building
A third victim suffered minor injuries.
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A third victim suffered minor injuries.
The lifechanging procedure took place last Thursday at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Flames and thick black smoke could be seen pouring from the lower levels of the building on Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge just before 9 a.m.
Neighbors in the Bronx were just starting to pick up the pieces after last week's a fatal fire in their 20-story building, when they became victims once again.
Firefighters found Aiden and his 32-year-old father unconscious in the hallway of the building on East 135th Street in the Mott Haven section just after 5 p.m. Friday.
Time is of the essence for for 75,000 city workers after the mayor struck a deal with four labor unions, including the Uniformed Firefighters Association.
The deal affirms the city's right to impose those mandates but also allows workers who requested exemptions to stay on the payroll while they await a decision.
The fire broke out around 3 a.m. Wednesday on Lenox Avenue near East 135th Street.
Since Monday, 2,000 more employees got the COVID-19 shot, which means 92% of the workforce is now vaccinated.
Nearly 170 firefighters were needed to put the fire out. At least five businesses were damaged.
"He was threatening, 'I'm gonna kill you. I'm gonna burn the store. I'm going to burn the building down,'" Mohamed Abdulla said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said 91% of the city's more than 300,000 employees are vaccinated. That leaves about 9,000 unvaccinated workers who were put on unpaid leave.
Tens of thousands of city workers face unpaid leave Monday because they have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.
Candidates for mayor Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa made the mandate the main topic at Saturday campaign stops.
More than 70 firefighters responded and evacuated residents. The child was found in the basement with severe body trauma and could not be saved.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will send state resources if needed.
New York City workers face an ultimatum Friday: Get vaccinated or be placed on unpaid leave.
City officials are developing contingency plans to head off a shortage of first responders if resistance to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate continues.
The Friday deadline is approaching for city workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Employees from all departments are protesting -- some by not providing city services and others by organizing rallies.
With signs in their hands and some wearing their work uniforms, thousands gathered in front of the Brooklyn Bridge and marched across, calling on the mayor to end his vaccine mandate.
Most New York City workers have a little less than an week to get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But many continue to push back and refuse to do so.
Heating is the second-leading cause of home fires in the U.S., according to the National Fire Prevention Association. Most home-heating fire deaths -- 81% -- involve space heaters.
Municipal workers have a week to get the COVID-19 vaccine or risk being put on unpaid leave.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's COVID-19 vaccine mandate is generating major pushback from public employee unions.
The FDNY said the fire started at around 9:45 p.m. inside a nine-story student residence building.
