STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a firehouse on Staten Island Saturday to praise FDNY members for their heroic efforts in responding to emergencies while weathering the extreme cold, snow and ice.
Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore joined the mayor in a meet-and-greet at Engine 168/EMS Station 23 at 1100 Rossville Ave.
As temperatures dipped into the teens amid fierce winds, the mayor shook hands and chatted with firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and their family members.
Dominick Arsenault, who donned a knit Minecraft hat to protect himself from the cold, celebrated his ninth birthday in a very special way by meeting the mayor. Pietro, the boy’s father, is assigned to Station 23…