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Special Monitor Could Oversee FDNY Hiring To Ensure Discrimination Doesn’t Occur
NEW YORK (WCBS 880/AP) - Lawyers representing a black fraternal organization at New York City’s fire department say a special monitor is needed to ensure discriminatory hiring practices don’t continue....
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FDNY Commissioner To Testify On Minority Hiring
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – New York’s fire commissioner will be called to testify before a judge deciding whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to oversee the recruitment of more minorities...
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FDNY Looks To Attract Minorities As Exam Deadline Looms
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - With the FDNY under attack for not having enough minorities in the department, fire commissioner Sal Cassano took his campaign to 125th Street in Manhattan two days ahead of the...
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Black Firefighter Organization Permitted To Visit FDNY Applicants At Home
NEW YORK (AP) — A court monitor overseeing the New York City Fire Department‘s efforts to diversify says black firefighters can visit black recruits at home. The New York Times reports that members of...
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White Applicants Blast FDNY After Being Denied Entry To Preparation Class
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Applicants are letting loose on the FDNY, saying the department engages in reverse discrimination. There were hurt feelings and racial tensions as white applicants were left...
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Judge: NYC Owes More Than $128 Million In FDNY Lawsuit
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A federal judge says the amount of back wages owed to minorities impacted by discrimination in New York City’s firefighter entrance exams could be more than $128 million. In...
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FDNY Commissioner’s Son Resigns Over Offensive Tweets
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – In a major embarrassment for New York City Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, his son – an emergency medical technician hoping to be a firefighter – has quit in disgrace after...
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Vulcan Society Wants FDNY EMT Fired Following Series Of ‘Racist’ Tweets
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A veteran of the FDNY has been suspended and the association representing black emergency medical technicians and firefighters says he should be fired. It is the latest...
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Report: FDNY EMS Lieutenant Quits After Racial Tweet Scandal
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An FDNY EMS lieutenant has resigned after being exposed for a pattern of racial Twitter messages, according to a published report. EMS Lt. Timothy Dluhos, 34, decided to use an...
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‘Most Diverse Class Ever’ Of New FDNY Firefighters Sworn In
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Hundreds of new firefighters were sworn in Monday in what officials are calling the most diverse graduating class in the history of the FDNY. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Fire...
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$98 Million Settlement Reached In FDNY Discrimination Case
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A black firefighters’ group that had sued New York City, alleging discrimination, said Tuesday that minority fire department applicants will be eligible to receive back pay...
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Vulcan Society Of African-American Firefighters Welcomes First Woman President
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Vulcan Society – a fraternal organization representing African-American FDNY firefighters – inaugurated its first woman president Monday. As 1010 WINS’ Roger Stern reported,...
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Bronx Girl Named Honorary Firefighter 2 Months After Being Severely Scalded
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A 12-year-old girl was sworn in as an honorary FDNY firefighter Thursday, two months after she was severely burned in a hot water prank gone wrong. As CBS2’s Cindy Hsu reported,...
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