Think twice before calling an ambulance. The FDNY hiked the cost May 1 to ride in a standard ambulance to $1,385, up from $900. Furthermore, the per-mile cost has jumped from $15 to $20.

Six members of the FDNY responding to a nearby fire were among those injured in the Brooklyn collision Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...