New York/New Jersey

Mayor Addresses FDNY’s Most Diverse Class Ever

Thursday, December 5, 2013 9:38 pm | < 1 Minute Read

Mayor Michael Bloomberg presides over the fire department graduation ceremony in Brooklyn. The 242 graduates are the most diverse group in the Fire Department's history, with 62 percent of its members identifying as minorities, including 24 percent as black and 36 percent as Hispanic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan-Spencer T Tucker) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg presides over the fire department graduation ceremony in Brooklyn. The 242 graduates are the most diverse group in the Fire Department’s history, with 62 percent of its members identifying as minorities, including 24 percent as black and 36 percent as Hispanic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan-Spencer T Tucker)

This article appeared in print on page 5 of the December 6th, 2013 edition of Hamodia.

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