As of Wednesday, the FDNY have fought 40 building fires across the city in which e-bike batteries have been the cause — 14 ...

The FDNY suspended Michael Pena last month after he allegedly ran a red light while speeding and under the influence on Northern Boulevard in Corona, slamming into LaGuardia Airport worker Justin ...

In 2019, when the FDNY first started tracking these fires, only 13 blazes were attributed to the batteries. By 2020, the number had more than tripled to 44, according to FDNY officials.

Lithium-ion batteries are an incredibly popular source of power, especially in electric vehicles like cars, bikes and ...

Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker took swift action and terminated Firefighter Michael Pena once the troubled smoke eater ...

Property owners and tenants can now seek approval to install FDNY-approved charging cabinets on city sidewalks, aiming to ...

The flames consumed the trash-collecting truck around 7:30 a.m., according to the FDNY, who didn’t say what caused the blaze. There were no injuries. Video posted to the Citizen app showed at ...