A recent report by NY1
[http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/182082/sound-the-alarm--roughly-one-third-of-city-s-fire-alarm-boxes-cannot-be-used]
claims that roughly 5,000 of the 15,000 of fire alarm boxes in the city are out
of service–largely in part, says Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano
[http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/general/