heroes

Oct
23
LIRR Heroes Save Life Of Man Who Fell Into East NY Station Tracks

LIRR Heroes Save Life Of Man Who Fell Into East NY Station Tracks

The employees helping the man to safety. (Photo: MTA)EAST NEW YORK – Five employees at the Long Island Rail Road
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Mar
03
Local Cop, Son Of Famous Singing Barber, Saves Drowning Teen During Florida Vacation

Local Cop, Son Of Famous Singing Barber, Saves Drowning Teen During Florida Vacation

Source: Albert MammonA hero never really takes a vacation. Case in point? Albert Mammon, an officer with the NYPD’s
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Jul
29

Good Samaritan Hospitalized After Helping Catch Rape Suspect In Coney Island

Source: .v1ctor Casale/FlickrA good Samaritan caught a man accused of rape, and a beating, on Sunday on the shores
1 min read
Nov
07

Quick Thinking Bungalow Residents And Landlord With Heart Of Gold Rescue Neighbors During Flooding

The only entrance to Lake Avenue became impassable once water started tumbling down from Emmons Avenue, and debris littered the
3 min read
Sep
11

Boatlift – The Story Of 9/11’s Heroes Of The Sea

Well known are the stories of heroism on the part of firefighters, police officers and other first responders on September
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Sep
12

Hospital Workers Unheralded Heroes During Hurricane Irene

The emergency evacuations of low-lying areas in advance of Hurricane Irene [/city-orders-mandatory-evacuation-of-zone-a-including-manhattan-beach-brighton-beach-and-sheepshead-bay/] might have seemed like an overreaction to those
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