6 NYC firefighters suspended after driving fire truck to lawmaker's office and allegedly making threats over COVID vaccine mandate
CBSN
Six New York City firefighters angry with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers that took effect Friday were pulled from duty and suspended after driving a fire truck to a state Senator's office and allegedly threatening his staff over the requirement, which the state lawmaker had nothing to do with.
State Senator Zellnor Myrie said firefighters from Ladder 113 in Brooklyn parked a fire truck outside his office Friday morning and confronted one of his staff members about the mandate, suggesting the lawmaker and his staff would have "blood on their hands" because of resulting staffing shortages and longer response times.
The firefighters also pressed the staff member to divulge where Myrie lived, the 34-year-old Democrat told The Associated Press. He said several other members of his staff saw the fire truck with its lights flashing and were anxious there was an emergency nearby.
