Re “FDNY EMS unions buck brass, back Brannan” (May 22): That backing is well-deserved. Because he is the current City Council Finance Committee chair, Justin Brannan will be able to hit the ground ...

The deadly explosion happened just after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday on a New York City-owned motor vessel named "Hunts Point." ...

A worker from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection who had served the city for 33 years lost his life in a boat explosion on the Hudson River Saturday morning, officials say.

An explosion on board a sewage boat docked on the Hudson River killed a New York City worker and injured two others.

One person was killed and two others injured after a boat docked on the Hudson River exploded on Saturday, according to ...

A sewage boat exploded in New York City's Hudson River, killing a DEP worker. Two others were injured, and the cause is under investigation.