A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others agreed to accept $190,000 in bribes to speed up safety inspections for customers of a former city firefighter.

Anthony Saccavino, 59, the former head of the Bureau of Fire Prevention from 2021 to 2023, admitted taking money to give preferential treatment to those who paid to get to the front of a two to four-month backlog.

It was dramatic … overwhelming,” FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito told the Daily News, recalling the miles of scorched earth and destroyed homes in L.A.’s Palisades

TRIBECA, Manhattan (PIX11) – At least two firefighters were injured as they worked to knock down a cellar fire in Manhattan during frigid conditions late Wednesday night, according to the FDNY.

Tenants in a Bronx apartment damaged by fire have been waiting 19 months to return home — a chronic problem for renters made homeless by disaster.

It included a photograph of the charred remains of an electric moped whose battery had caught fire and killed someone in the Bronx. The moped pictured happened to be a Fly E-Bike model that was on display in the store.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an indictment from the Justice Department, but under Donald Trump's administration, federal prosecutors have dropped cases related to those close to the new president.

Trump has repeatedly stated he opposes the MTA congestion tolling plan, which charges most motorists $9 a day to enter Manhattan south of 60th St.

I accepted cash in exchange for preferential treatment for entities with business before the Bureau of Fire Prevention,” former FDNY Chief Anthony Saccavino said.

But 450 children are currently stranded at home without seats, department officials confirmed. Meanwhile, Adams’ preliminary budget for next school year did not renew the $55 million for new classrooms, raising fresh concerns that the number of students sitting at home could creep back up.

Joseph Lynskey, who was pushed in front of a New York City subway, but miraculously survived, shared the moment his life flashed before his eyes.

Correction officers union chief Benny Boscio has slammed the city’s attempt to convince a federal judge to appoint DOC Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie as receiver over New York jails. In a statement to members,