Streetsblog New York City6d
Caught Again! Fly E-Bike Accused of Lying about Battery Safety
The company claims its bikes are inspected and comply with the gold standard for safety, but a lawsuit says it does not.
Ex-FDNY chief gets 20 months in prison for fast-tracking inspections in $200K pay-to-play bribery scheme
I betrayed the very same people who took me in with open arms. I know I cannot go back and make things right. There are no do ...
New York Daily News3d
FDNY seeing huge uptick in building fires from lithium-ion batteries
The FDNY has seen a startling 53% increase in structural ... not certified by Underwriters Laboratories or another safety inspection company, bought cheap online or in area scooter stores to ...
Ex-FDNY chief gets 20 months in prison for federal bribery case
One of two former FDNY chiefs indicted last year in a federal bribery probe that accused the men of exchanging bribes for ...
FDNY Incident Management Team holds wildfire preparedness drill at 4-H Skelton Center
Skelton Center in Wirtz is where the Fire Department of New York City’s Incident Management Team and other Virginia state ...
Gothamist5d
Former FDNY chief sentenced to 20 months in prison on conspiracy charge
Brian Cordasco admitted in court that between 2021 and 2023, he and others accepted bribes to fast-track fire safety ...
NBC New York6d
Ex-FDNY chief gets 20 months in prison for federal bribery case
One of two former FDNY chiefs indicted last year in a federal ... applicants who have been waiting at least 8 weeks for their inspection." Over the course of two years, prosecutors said they ...
Staten Island Advance5d
Ex-FDNY chief from Staten Island learns his fate at bribery-scheme sentencing
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Islander and former FDNY chief Brian Cordasco was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his part in a “pay-to-play” bribery scheme where building owners and ...