Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The city’s hated new congestion toll could dangerously delay FDNY response times — meaning the “difference between life and death,” unions repping thousands of Bravest warned Sunday. The ...
Second African-American New York City Fire Commissioner, resigned before completing his term because of illness preceding his death. [109] [110] 24: Charles J. Hynes: November 5, 1980 – October 22, 1982: Resigned before completing his term. [111] 25: Joseph E. Spinnato: October 22, 1982 – February 17, 1983 (interim) February 17, 1983 ...
The FDNY's motto is "New York's Bravest" for fire, and "New York's Best" for EMS. The FDNY serves more than 8.5 million residents within a 302-square-mile (780 km 2) area. [9] The FDNY headquarters is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, [10] and the FDNY Fire Academy is located on Randalls Island. [11]
Since 2001, U.S. statewide pension funds have experienced significant funding challenges due to the recessions of 2001-2002 and 2008-2009. Prior to the Dot-Com Crash, statewide pension funds were over 95.6% funded in the aggregate. In 2002, the funded ratio had declined to 82.1%.
President Joe Biden signed a measure into law on Sunday that boosts Social Security retirement payments to some retirees who draw public pensions, such as former police officers and firefighters ...
The increase is the largest since 1981, when the COLA was 11.2%, and raises the average retiree benefit by more than $140 per month starting in January, according to the Social Security ...
Mayor Adams, FDNY officials share update on death of 33-year-old Firefighter Jesse Gerhard in Queens.
Pension spiking, sometimes referred to as "salary spiking", [1] is the process whereby public sector employees are granted large raises, bonuses, incentives or otherwise artificially inflate their compensation in the time immediately preceding retirement in order to receive larger pensions than they otherwise would be entitled to receive.