A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged the mayor not to cut the FDNY’s budget — and to fund long-overdue renovations at crumbling firehouse — saying funding has remained stagnant for five years.
Pols demand Mamdani spare FDNY from budget cuts, invest in repairing dilapidated firehouses
Politics
April 04, 2026
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