The city's life savers -- paramedics and EMTs -- are having a panic attack over a controversial plan that will force them to pay a $15 congestion toll just to drive to their jobs in Manhattan.

New York City lawmakers have introduced legislation to change the city's emergency sirens. The new sound would likely resemble tones used in Europe, lowering the frequency for a less shrill sound.

If two New York City lawmakers get their way, the long, droning siren from police cars, fire trucks and ambulances that has been part of the city's soundtrack for generations — WAAAAAhhhhhhh ...

Where there’s a wail, there’s a way. City Hall has been quietly reviewing whether to change the sirens used by emergency vehicles as part of a wider noise pollution reduction effort that’s ...

No, it’s not in your head. There are more ambulance sirens blaring around New York City. Daily calls to 911 for fevers and coughs have more than doubled since the start of December, according to ...

VALATIE — Ambulances with the Valatie Rescue Squad will cut down on the use of sirens and emergency lights after a coalition of 13 national medical and first-responder groups endorsed limiting ...

That long, droning police and ambulance siren that has been part of the soundtrack of New York City for generations could be changing.

NEW YORK — If two New York City lawmakers get their way, the long, droning siren from police cars, fire trucks and ambulances that has been part of the city’s soundtrack for generations ...

Ambulance response times in NYC are already long and getting longer. They are the highest they have been since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and city data shows a continued increase.

New York City lawmakers have introduced legislation to change the city's emergency sirens. The new sound would likely resemble tones used in Europe, lowering the frequency for a less shrill sound.