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A city inspection of a shop selling e-bikes and allegedly reconditioned lithium-ion batteries on Tuesday in Forest Hills benefited from some frighteningly fortunate timing, according to FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh.“Some

FDNY officials busted an “extremely dangerous" illegal lithium-ion battery operation in Forest Hills, Queens.

Two firefighters were injured in a building fire in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

An e-scooter shop in Forest Hills, Queens, was discovered selling and even manufacturing lithium-ion batteries, the FDNY said.

The task force recovered approximately 60 battery packs, hundreds of individual lithium-ion cells, 25 e-scooters, and 25 combination electric and gas mopeds Tuesday.

City and FDNY inspectors shut down a Queens scooter business that was building dozens of fire-prone lithium-ion batteries — and not a moment too soon, as the batteries began to ignite as firefighters removed them, officials said Thursday. Firefighters hosed down the batteries as they were being taken from Wilson’s E-Scooter Shop on Queens Blvd. near 67th Drive in Forest Hills. “We had to ...

Bob Beckwith, the FDNY firefighter and 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush atop a pile of debris, has died.

A New York firefighter who was working in the World Trade Center wreckage when George W. Bush first visited after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and who stood next to the then-president during his historic remarks, has died at 91, authorities said Monday.He "was one of many retired FDNY members who responded to the World Trade Center site in the days and months following September 11, to aid in rescue and recovery, as a testament to their devotion to their FDNY family," Kava...

Bob Beckwith is known for being in a now iconic photo with President George W. Bush after 9/11. The retired FDNY firefighter passed away at 91.

Bob Beckwith, the FDNY firefighter and 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush atop a pile of debris, has died.