Matthew Goicochea was riding his 2023 Yamaha motorcycle uptown on the parkway when he wiped out near E. 9th St. about 3:45 ...

Matthew Goicochea, 31 – a firefighter for about three years – was riding his 2023 Yamaha cycle north on the FDR approaching ...

FDNY firefighter Andres Alvarado signs his picture in the 2026 Official Calendar of Heroes for people at an unveiling event at One Vanderbilt on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Manhattan.

They were patrolling the boardwalk as part of the FDNY EMS Beach Gator detail. "You just react based off of adrenaline," Black said. "New York's Bravest" were the only ones in position for the rescue.