#911-delay

#911-delay

The first three months of 2026 were among the three safest first-three-month periods since records started being kept at the dawn of the Automobile Age, with only 42 fatalities from car crashes in New York City.

The emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital was built to care for about 150 patients a day, but now sees more than 300 patients daily, amounting to about 107,000 patients last year in a space designed for 50,000 annually.

I heard the sound of the fire. Like, I heard the sound of the cracking of the house and stuff like that, and then I turned and looked and I seen it. The flames coming out of the side of the house.

The woman was between 60 and 70 years old. Emergency responders took her to a local hospital, where she remained in critical but stable condition.

TSA wait times at NYC-area airports have increased significantly due to a staffing crisis caused by unpaid agents. Callouts have reached alarming rates, with some airports seeing 40% of TSA officers absent from work.

Maimonides is committed to finalizing our partnership with NYC Health and Hospitals as quickly as possible to benefit our patients, communities and staff. We remain confident that the transaction will ultimately be approved.

A 62-year-old woman driving a blue Subaru SUV careened into a Ginette NY jewelry store. Authorities reported that the driver attempted to step on the brake, but instead, mistakenly hit the accelerator.

The 25-year-old was slashed in the neck around 6:10 a.m. on March 21 after a verbal dispute in front of 1201 Castle Hill Avenue. Police say the suspect ran off on foot and remains unidentified.

A culvert on the side of Interstate 88 collapsed about 90 miles west of Albany, sending construction crews scrambling and motorists looking for detours.

"The strain on our EMS ranks is real, and it is made worse by the staggering pay disparities our EMS heroes are forced to endure."

Across the country, emergency call centers are short-staffed, underfunded, and losing dispatchers faster than they can replace them. A 2023 survey found that one in four 911 positions nationwide is vacant, and 36% of centers reported having fewer positions filled in 2022 than in 2019. Martinez explains to Business Insider how dispatchers decide who gets help first for police, ambulance, and fire services, why they sometimes have to drop one call to save another, and the "caller hacks" that can literally save your life.

The FDNY says that the fire was reported on the 12th floor of an apartment building on 190 York St. just after 1:30 a.m. Over 100 fire and EMS personnel responded.

A vehicle operated by the FDNY was traveling on Avenue S when it was struck by a van heading north on West 11th Street in the Gravesend section of the borough. As a result, the FDNY truck then collided with an Access-A-Ride van, which ended up hitting a Lexus SUV, according to the NYPD.

A fire at the Stanley M. Isaacs Houses left three people injured after flames broke out on the eighth floor of one of the NYCHA towers on First Avenue between East 93rd and East 94th Streets, according to the New York City Fire Department. Firefighters said the blaze was brought under control in about 30 minutes and that crews searched the building to ensure no other occupants were trapped.

BOROUGH PARK - A fire inside a Borough Park building left six civilians and one firefighter injured on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The blaze started at 8:50 a.m. on the second floor of the building. FDNY said 21 units and 79 firefighters and EMS workers were at the scene. The fire was put out at 10:10 a.m. One person is in critical condition while five civilians and a firefighter sustained minor injuries.