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Back in the day, Welfare Island was Manhattan Box 920.

You have that correct. I can't believe some of the things that he posts without scratching my head.

287 relocated on a western Brooklyn job?

That's at least a Meritorious Police Duty" bar, if not higher, being worn over the shield. Nice job Officer!!

Let's face it, prior to 1996 Health & Hospital Corp. did nothing for their EMS employees. Then 1996 came along and EMS was promised the moon by some Deputy Fire Commissioner whose name I can't recall. It's now 2025 and all remains the same. EMS will always be referred to as "those ambulance...

Terrific photo. Thank you for posting!

That whole front piece doesn't look legit. JMHO

Oh gee, what a shock. Could we expect anything less? Birds of a feather...........

Niki, reliable sources said that 54F and that other 54 unit are coming out of Jamaica's garage at 97 Ave. and 97 Street not Flushing Hosp. FYI

Spares can be stocked and utilized as an additional unit if so directed. Mainly, their use is to replace station units that are out of service for PM or other mechanical reasons.

54F and 54I would be coming out of Jamaica Medical Center in lieu of Flushing. Am I correct? Been out of the game for 16 years so I really don't know.

Willy, I believe that was a "one hit wonder."

Francis J.

Years ago it would have been 296, 297, 272, 130, 129 and the 52.

O I recall many days n my dad's days off from FD, he had a part-time job (which was the norm) of going to the record distributors on 10th Avenue in Manhattan. He loaded up a panel truck with new records and made the rounds of bars, restaurants, etc., any place that had jukeboxes. The old records...