Mayor Bloomberg Thanks NYC Firefighters Who Rescued More Than 60 Staten Islanders by Boat During Weekend Storm

Updates New Yorkers on Restoration of Services and Safety

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2011. The following are Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s remarks as delivered this morning at Engine 166/Ladder 86 Fire Company on Staten Island:

“We’re here to talk about somebody that gave us a weekend to remember – and that was Irene. It was a storm that obviously could have turned out far worse. The storm isn’t behind us yet. There still are thousands of…