US EditionMamdani To Appoint Lillian Bonsignore As New FDNY Commissioner
Bonsignore brings over 30 years of emergency medical and FDNY experience, including leadership during 9/11 and as EMS chief from 2019 to 2022, Mamdani said.
- On Tuesday at 1 p.m., Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will unveil Lillian Bonsignore, nominee and retired FDNY chief of Emergency Medical Services, as commissioner at Fort Totten, Queens.
- A longtime EMS leader, Lillian Bonsignore rose through FDNY Emergency Medical Services ranks over more than three decades and served as the retired chief of EMS operations.
- As EMS chief she oversaw more than 4,300 providers responding to approximately 1.5 million calls annually, and pay remains disputed, with EMT starting at $36,330 and firefighters earning over $105,000.
- Bonsignore succeeds Robert Tucker, former FDNY commissioner, who stepped down on Dec. 19, while Mayor Eric Adams swore in Mark Guerra as acting fire commissioner at Gracie Mansion before Jan. 1.
- The pick comes after Robert Tucker resigned post-Nov. 4 election amid multiple media outlets reporting possible ties to Mamdani's Israel criticism, and nominee Bonsignore would be FDNY's first openly gay commissioner.
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New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani appointed Lillian Bonsignore on Tuesday to serve as the next Fire Commissioner, hailing her as the first openly gay person to lead the department. Bonsignore, a retired Emergency Medical Services (EMS) chief with over three decades of service, has never worked as a firefighter — a fact that quickly drew scrutiny following the announcement. Bonsignore, who served 31 years in EMS and helped lead operations …
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