News

December 16, 2014

Foundation to Celebrate Department’s 150th Anniversary

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro joined representatives from the FDNY, the FDNY Foundation and elected officials across the city on Tues., Dec. […]
December 9, 2014

Foundation Partners to Offer New Program for Teens

A first of its kind program targeted at high school students will aim to prepare teens to save lives throughout New York City. The FDNY Foundation […]
December 5, 2014

Spotlight on: Robert Zito

Philanthropy runs in Robert Zito’s blood. His late father was well-known as a philanthropist in Hudson County, New Jersey and 25 years ago, the two started […]
November 7, 2014

FDNY Debuts New Educational Website

The FDNY Foundation is proud to announce its funding of an important new FDNY website. FDNY Smart is the educational website for the Fire Department of […]
October 31, 2014

New Program to Keep Seniors Safer

Senior citizens in neighborhoods most vulnerable to fire will be safer thanks to more than half a million dollars in funding from a grant awarded to […]
October 23, 2014

New FOMI Class Gets to Work

With little fanfare, but with eager anticipation for the six-months ahead, the 13th class of the FDNY Foundation-funded FDNY Officers Management Institute (FOMI) got underway on […]
October 22, 2014

Foundation Commends FDNY High School on Fair

Nearly three dozen high school seniors at the largely FDNY Foundation-funded FDNY High School for Fire and Life Safety began working in September, meeting twice weekly, […]
October 21, 2014

Grant to Help Diversify Department

It’s aimed at helping to strengthen the FDNY and to encourage diversity within the Department, all while keeping New Yorkers safer. The FDNY Foundation joined the […]