Queens firefighters and EMS personnel were among those honored for their acts of bravery as the FDNY Medal Day was held Wednesday, June 2, at the USTA Louis Armstrong Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro presided over the FDNY’s largest public event since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
“Today, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” de Blasio said. “We’ve all been through hell together, but we are coming out of it, and one thing was clear throughout 2020 was the FDNY was always there. No matter what COVID threw at us, the FDNY persevered. There are many extraordinary moments in the history of this agency. 2020 will go down in the history books as one of those times when people did great things against the toughest of odds.”
