The New York City Fire Department,officially the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the full-service fire department of New York City,serving all five boroughs. The FDNY is responsible for providing Fire Suppression Services,Specialized Hazardous Materials Response Services,Emergency Medical Response Services and Specialized Technical Rescue Services in the entire city.
Letitia Ann James is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the attorney general of New York (NYAG),having won the 2018 election to succeed Barbara Underwood. A member of the Democratic Party,James is the first African American and first woman to be elected New York Attorney General.
Peter James Ganci Jr. was a career firefighter in the New York City Fire Department killed in the September 11 attacks. At the time of the attacks,he held the rank of Chief of Department,the highest ranking uniformed fire officer in the department.
Julie Menin is a member of the New York City Council from District 5. Before she was elected to this position,she served as an American attorney,civil servant,non-profit executive,professor and small business owner. In January 2019,she was appointed Director of the Census for NYC and Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel for Strategic Advocacy. Previously,she had worked as the Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and Commissioner of New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs.
The New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC) is the branch of the municipal government of New York City responsible for the custody,control,and care of New York City's imprisoned population,housing the majority of them on Rikers Island. It employs 7,060 uniformed officers and 1,727 civilian staff,has 543 vehicles,and processes over 100,000 new inmates every year,retaining a population of inmates of around 6,000. Its nickname is New York's Boldest. Its regulations are compiled in title 39 of the New York City Rules.
The New York City Fire Commissioner is the civilian administrator of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY),and is appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York. Prior to 1865,the New York City Fire Department was staffed by volunteers. On March 30,1865 the New York State legislature passed a law organizing the Metropolitan Fire Department as a paid firefighting force that took control of all the powers and authority of the volunteer department,as well as all the assets such as the fire trucks,equipment,and buildings. The law also created a commission to oversee the department,and for its administration and functioning. After a lawsuit contesting the constitutionality of the law was dismissed by the New York Court of Appeals,it immediately started to operate.
William Michael Feehan was a member of the Fire Department of New York who died during the collapse of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. He was the second-highest official in the department.
Salvatore Joseph "Sal" Cassano served as the 32nd New York City Fire Commissioner from 2010 to 2014.
Loree K. Sutton is an American psychiatrist and retired military officer who served as a brigadier general in the United States Army. Sutton served for over 20 years and was awarded a Bronze Star. From 2007 to 2010,She was the Army's highest-ranking psychiatrist. In 2014,New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Sutton as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Veterans' Services. Sutton was a candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
Daniel A. Nigro is the former New York City Fire Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). He served this position from 2014 until his retirement in 2022. Nigro's appointment was announced on May 9,2014,and he was sworn in on June 9.
The Vulcan Society,founded in 1940,is a fraternal organization of black firefighters in New York City.
James E. Leonard is a former fire Chief of Department who was relieved of duty for alleged misconduct from the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).
Oxiris Barbot is an American pediatrician who served as the Commissioner of Health of the City of New York from 2018 to 2020. She was then appointed to public health positions with Columbia University and the JPB Foundation,and in 2022 became president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit United Hospital Fund.
The 2022 New York Attorney General election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Letitia James was eligible for re-election,but originally decided to run for Governor of New York in 2022. On December 9,2021,however,she suspended her gubernatorial campaign and announced that she would seek re-election as attorney general. Republicans nominated Michael Henry,an attorney from Queens. James defeated Henry by a margin of 9.2%,from her 27.2% victory in 2018.
Lorraine Grillo is an American government official who served as the first deputy mayor of New York City in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams. Grillo served as senior advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio for COVID recovery and commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction.
Maria Torres-Springer is an American government official and former nonprofit executive who is the First Deputy Mayor of New York City,assuming office on October 8,2024. Previously the vice president for U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation,Torres-Springer has been New York City's Deputy Mayor for Housing,Economic Development and Workforce;Commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services;and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. She was also the president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Torres-Springer is the first Filipina to serve as First Deputy Mayor of New York City.
Anne Williams-Isom is an American government official,academic,lawyer and former nonprofit executive who has been serving as New York City deputy mayor for Health and Human Services since January 2022. She also served as acting First Deputy Mayor of New York City for a few hours in the morning on October 8,2024 immediately following the formal resignation and departure of Sheena Wright from the office of First Deputy Mayor of New York City until the formal appointment of Maria Torres-Springer to that office in the afternoon that same day in accordance with Executive Order 45 released on September 26,2024 by Mayor Eric Adams. Williams-Isom holds the James R. Dumpson chair of child welfare studies at Fordham Graduate School of Social Service. She was the chief operating officer and later the chief executive officer of the Harlem Children's Zone.
Joseph W. Pfeifer is a retired American firefighter who served with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Pfeifer served as First Deputy Commissioner of the FDNY from February 2023 until September 2024,and as Acting Fire Commissioner of the FDNY in August 2024. Prior to his civilian work in the FDNY,Pfeifer was an Assistant Chief. He retired in 2018.
Jessica Sarah Tisch is an American public administrator serving as the 48th New York City Police Commissioner since November 2024. Previously,she served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation from 2022 to 2024,as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications from 2019 to 2022,and as Deputy Commissioner for Information Technology at the New York City Police Department from 2014 to 2019.
There have been several investigations into the Eric Adams administration since he became Mayor of New York City in 2022.
