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“I like the mix” As with any job, a good feel for what you’re doing goes a long way. A good balance in duties, especially as one gathers more time on the job not only helps you but as @kristenshaughnessy points out here, helps you appreciate those around you. Fun profiling her for Episode 299…
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That’ll leave a dent! While Murphy’s law is applicable everywhere, it seems to have its own set of rules for New York City. None more so than this rather unique occurrence on August 17, 2011 when a sanitation truck driver for reasons unknown plowed his truck through the third floor garage of a Queens Facility.…
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(FRIDAY, 7PM) For a quarter century, she reported on the happenings of New York City. Arriving to New York 1 during its infancy stages in 1995, what she covered ranged from storms, crime, corruption, parades, politics, and terrorist attacks. A 1990 graduate of Hofstra with a B.A. in Communications, she’s also a veteran of the…
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(WEDNESDAY, 7PM) He laid it all on the line for 41 years on the FDNY. Joining the department in 1977, he was a Truckie for the majority of his time out in the field with stops at 16, 26, 111, & 147 Truck respectively. He had a stop in Battalion 41/Engine 241 in between, but…
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The UN is always on high alert. The crossroads of the world and a center for the eternal melting pot that is world politics, the FDNY & NYPD always have their hands full with the Midtown Manhattan landmark, especially during the General Assembly. For retired FDNY Lieutenant Stan Rybak. Having his hands full meant a…
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I probably only spoke four times the entire show and hey, that is just fine by me. When you’ve got guests like Robert Lukach telling the kind of great stories that have made this show what it’s become, my job becomes easy and so I happily stayed out of the way. One of the many…
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(FRIDAY, 7PM) For 21 years he got down and dirty as a member of the New York City Fire Department. Coming onto the job in 1981, he spent the first decade of his career as an engine man in houses like Engine 90, 217, and 331. Making Lieutenant in 1991, his other stops would include…
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35 years on the job, 19 in ESU. Commands like Harlem and The Bronx were his training grounds. The streets of New York City a humbling and constant teacher. Those lessons and moments of note would continue with the Emergency Service Unit upon his entry into the unit in 2003. He’d stay there for 19…
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35 years on the job, 19 in ESU. Commands like Harlem and The Bronx were his training grounds. The streets of New York City a humbling and constant teacher. Those lessons and moments of note would continue with the Emergency Service Unit upon his entry into the unit in 2003. He’d stay there for 19…
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“In the end of the day the public expects us to come get them when they need help”. Simple but an effective and motivating two minutes on what it means to be a firefighter not just in New York City but anywhere, and why that oath should always be taken seriously from retired Lieutenant Kevin…
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