Kellner to Mayor: Save Our Firehouses
May 7, 2010
Assembly Member Kellner speaks at a rally to save FDNY Ladder Company 116, which serves Roosevelt Island. Next to him are City Council Members Elizabeth Crowley and Jimmy Van Bramer
This week, Mayor Bloomberg unveiled a City budget proposal that would entail, among other cuts, the loss of 400 firefighters citywide. At a time when we have been reminded that New York City remains a prime target for terror, we can’t afford to lose essential protective services.
Today, I rallied with firefighters, union members, and other elected officials outside Ladder Company 116 in Dutch Kills, Queens, calling on the Mayor to find another way to save money besides closing firehouses. Ladder 116 is the closest firehouse to Roosevelt Island, and Island residents rely on the company for a quick response in emergencies. Eliminating Ladder 116 would be a mistake with potentially tragic consequences for Roosevelt Island — while we don’t know yet whether it’s on the list of proposed firehouse closures, I will do everything I can to ensure that it stays in the business of protecting Roosevelt Islanders and their neighbors in Western Queens.
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There is no money for firehouses and public sector employees are under attack. We are supposed to give up our pensions. How come NYS and NYC still have money to allow tax credits for sports box seats, country club memberships, and even a company’s Lear Jet? Why is the city giving tax breaks and subsidies for Manhattan based businesses to move to other parts of Manhattan (downtown)?