Mayor
Bloomberg and the City Council
reached a deal on a new fiscal
budget, which will restore $17
million to the FDNY, officials said.
That would prevent layoffs in the
fire department as well as closures
of firehouses.
Four fire companies had been marked
for closure in July: Ladder 53 in
the Bronx, Engine 4 in Manhattan,
Engine 161 on Staten Island, and
Engine 271 in Brooklyn. The prior
proposal also called for the closure
of another 12 companies in January
2010. The budget deal would allow
the city to avoid these closures and
also keep open a firehouse on
Governors Island during events there>>>
