Wednesday, September 10, 2008

New York City - Investigation After Youtube Video Shows FDNY Helping Silvers Campaign

The FDNY said last night it's looking into a YouTube video that shows firefighters carrying boxes of food into Sheldon Silver's campaign office on the Lower East Side yesterday.

The firefighters are from Tower Ladder 18, which serves Silver's district, according to the New York Observer's Web site, which first reported the incident.

"It's under investigation," said FDNY spokesman Frank Gribbon, adding one of the things the probers will look into is whether the Bravest were on duty at the time.

A source who asked not to be identified told The Post the firefighters were acting at the request of two union officials, one from the Uniformed Firefighters Association, the other from the Uniformed Fire Officers Association.

Both officials were there at the time, according to the source.

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Source: NY Post

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