Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro today announced the death of Probationary Firefighter Vincent Malveaux. Probationary Firefighter Malveaux, 31, from Brooklyn, suffered a medical episode during training on Thursday, December 02, 2021, at the FDNY Training Academy on Randall’s Island. He was transported to Harlem Hospital and passed away on Friday, December 03, 2021.
“From his work as an EMT, to his new path as a Probationary Firefighter, Vincent Malveaux found meaning and purpose in serving others. There is no higher calling than that,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “We are devastated by his loss, and our entire city grieves together with his family, friends, and colleagues.”
“This is a heartbreaking loss of a young man who chose a life of brave service to others, first providing outstanding emergency medical care as an EMT in the Bronx and then training to be a New York City Firefighter,” said Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro. “Our entire Department mourns the passing of this heroic individual who dedicated himself to saving lives. Our thoughts are with his family, our EMTs who worked closely beside him, and his fellow Probies.”
Probationary Firefighter Malveaux was sworn into the current Probationary Firefighter class on October 25, 2021. He was in week six of 18 weeks of training in all aspects of firefighting; including fire suppression and medical response, hazardous materials incidents, collapse and confined space rescue training, auto extrication, building inspections, and procedures for engine and ladder operations.
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On Friday, November 05, 2021, at approximately 0144 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an aided, unconscious male, inside of a residential building, located at 1290 Rodman Place, within the confines of the 48th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 39-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, lying within the second floor hallway, with gunshot wounds to the torso.
EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Almalik Lee
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10460
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 24-year-old male individual was arrested and charged as follows.
Arrested:
Isaiah Vasquez
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10460
Charges:
- murder;
- riminal possession of a weapon.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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You should know that a Monmouth National Poll shows that 80% of the U.S. population favor voter ID laws and that 70% favor voting in person. It is important that you know that “The for the People Act 2021” known as the (HR1) legislative bill passed in the House of Representatives. All the Democrats voted in favor of it, except one. You should also know that HR1 would do away with all voter ID law requirements, among other drastic changes to our nation’s voting process.
Too often we hear a lot about how to require voters to present an ID card at their polling site is a form of voter suppression. Therefore, requiring a voter ID is somehow racist, because it is geared toward preventing people of color from voting.
Frankly this argument does not hold water. First, because it implies that people of color do not possess ID cards, and as result cannot exercise their right to vote. Therefore, a law that requires the voter to present an ID is racist. To hear this argument, you would think that people of color are living under a rock.
I have often wondered how this is possible. How are voter ID laws racist? Upon analyzing this issue, I found that their argument is in fact quite racist for the following reasons. First it implies that people of color are either too lazy, or too ignorant to acquire an ID card. That we as people of color lack the ability to get something as simple as an ID card or cannot even follow voter instructions.
Then I asked myself if everyone is required to show and ID card when boarding a plane, or when cashing a check, or when applying for a bank loan, or when driving a car, or when opening a bank account, or when entering a government building, or when registering at a college, or going into a hospital or clinic, or even to enter a restaurant to have a decent meal we are required to show an ID, that proves we have been vaccinated, otherwise…
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Arrested:
Kayla Cox
NYPD School Safety Agent
Charges:
- assault
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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The sports betting industry in New Jersey continues to smash records. The October 2021 month-end gambling revenue total topped $1.3 billion. That surpassed the previous month’s total, which was a national record of $1.01 billion. What makes this even more impressive is that the revenue is generated by just 9 casinos in Atlantic City and 3 horse racing tracks within the state.
Crunching The Numbers
Online sports wagering led the way in October with close to $1.2 billion of the $1.3 billion total coming from online wagers. The casinos and racetracks in New Jersey accounted for over $448 million during the month. This revenue was generated through in-person gambling, internet gambling, and sports betting. The figure is an increase of almost 33% from October 2020. Internet gambling produced revenues totaling $127 million, an increase of close to 36% from a year ago, and sports betting revenue was $84.1 million. That is an increase of close to 44% from last October. As for sports betting, over half of it came from the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, which happens to be just outside of New York City. The site won $44+ million, which was more than the close to $7 million tally from Freehold Raceway and the $4.5 million generated at Monmouth Park in Oceanport.
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The journey of women in Australian horse racing has not been an easy one. From the mid-70s when women were first allowed to compete in Australian horse racing to the success of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the esteemed Melbourne Cup in 2015, the rise of the female jockey has been a slow and steady progression in the world of Australian horse racing.
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An inspirational journey
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