{"id":2234856,"date":"2024-05-01T18:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T22:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-defends-firing-firefighter-who-died-of-heart-attack-leaving-family-in-financial-hole-thats-just-life\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T18:18:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T22:18:43","slug":"eric-adams-defends-firing-firefighter-who-died-of-heart-attack-leaving-family-in-financial-hole-thats-just-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-defends-firing-firefighter-who-died-of-heart-attack-leaving-family-in-financial-hole-thats-just-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams defends decision to terminate firefighter who passed away from a heart attack, leaving family struggling financially"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-adams-defends-firing-firefighter-who-died-of-heart-attack-leaving-family-in-financial-hole-thats-just-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2234856&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the firing of a firefighter who passed away,\u2064 leaving\u2063 his family financially distressed. The decision to downsize the \u2062FDNY led to the firefighter&#8217;s\u2062 dismissal just before his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-woman-allegedly-faked-her-own-death-to-avoid-being-charged-with-making-a-false-accusation-of-sexual-assault\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Woman Allegedly Faked Her Own Death To Avoid Being Charged With Making A False Accusation Of Sexual Assault\">life insurance policy<\/a> could kick in. Adams, despite expressing sympathy, stood by the city&#8217;s choice to prioritize budget cuts \u2062over retaining the firefighter. New\u200c York City Mayor Eric Adams supported the termination of a firefighter who tragically passed away, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-expect-on-capitol-hill-this-week-amid-mad-dash-toward-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"What's happening on Capitol Hill this week as government shutdown looms\">causing financial\u200c strain<\/a> on his family. The decision to reduce the \u200bFDNY&#8217;s workforce resulted \u2062in the firefighter losing his\u200c job before his life insurance coverage could be activated. Despite his condolences, Adams maintained the city&#8217;s stance on budget cuts over retaining the firefighter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 1, 2024 at 2:53pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the firing of a member of his city\u2019s fire department who died shortly after and whose family is now struggling financially.<\/p>\n<p>The firefighter was one of 10 who were let go, so that the city could shrink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-firefighter-dies-heart-attack-cut-help-pay-migrants-leaving-family-bad-condition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the FDNY\u2019s budget<\/a> in order to allocate more funds to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-state-joins-texas-authorizes-state-local-cops-soon-begin-arresting-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrants<\/a> who have descended on the city.<\/p>\n<p>When commenting on the death of 36-year-old Derek Floyd \u2014 who was let go just before his $600,000 life instance policy kicked in last December \u2014 Adams concluded, \u201cThat\u2019s just life,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/28\/us-news\/nyc-firefighter-dies-of-heart-attack-after-being-fired-to-pay-for-migrants-leaving-his-family-with-nothing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd died on April 15 just four months after he was let go as part of the city\u2019s cuts to the FDNY.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd was not an active-duty firefighter due to a heart issue that arose when he was going through the department\u2019s academy in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>While he was ineligible to serve in the field, Floyd was working in the FDNY\u2019s chaplain\u2019s office when he learned he had lost his job just before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/young-mother-killed-argument-christmas-presents-turns-deadly-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On April 15, he died from a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd was a retired U.S. Marine who left behind a wife and two children.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NYC firefighter dies of heart attack after being fired to pay for migrants \u2014 leaving his family with nothing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yplOo0Csp9\">https:\/\/t.co\/yplOo0Csp9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Snv1TRXECx\">pic.twitter.com\/Snv1TRXECx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1784726009436151893?\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should migrants be prioritized over firefighters?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Floyd\u2019s widow, Christine Floyd, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/28\/us-news\/nyc-firefighter-dies-of-heart-attack-after-being-fired-to-pay-for-migrants-leaving-his-family-with-nothing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post<\/a> her husband was a positive person who found another job after his termination.<\/p>\n<p>But she said, the life insurance Floyd would have soon been eligible had her husband not been axed so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-hands-prepaid-debit-cards-immigrants-threw-away-charity-food-yes-read-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the city<\/a> could provide for immigrants would have helped the family financially. \u201cRight now, it\u2019s really bad. I\u2019m honestly swimming in a lot of debt,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Adams was asked about the situation during a news conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>A reporter noted the dynamics of the situation and asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-compares-jesus-speech-celebrating-non-white-hires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the mayor<\/a>, \u201cWouldn\u2019t this have just been easier to keep [Floyd] on the FDNY at that point?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams replied that he believed the situation to have been \u201ctragic,\u201d but he stood firm on the city\u2019s decision to let Floyd go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was never qualified to be a firefighter because he didn\u2019t get through the academy because of his heart condition,\u201d Adams said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/330-24\/transcript-mayor-adams-holds-in-person-media-availability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a transcript<\/a> of the conference. \u201cWe can\u2019t just say, \u2018Okay, you were brought on to be a firefighter. If you don\u2019t qualify, we\u2019re just going to hold you on a payroll anyway.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams added, \u201cCan\u2019t do that. Just can\u2019t. That is not how you use taxpayers\u2019 dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mayor also said that he felt sympathy for Floyd\u2019s family and had been in contact with them.<\/p>\n<p>But as far as Floyd losing his job so the city could have more public funds for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-mayor-admits-illegal-immigrants-contributed-robbery-pattern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigrants<\/a>, Adams essentially washed his hands of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter when you determine something, anything can happen during that determination,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s how life is. You could determine something on Monday, and something could happen on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams continued: \u201cThat\u2019s just life. His medical condition did not allow him to become a firefighter. It\u2019s so unfortunate because he appeared to have been a great young man that would\u2019ve been great to the FDNY, but that was the reality of what we were facing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-alien-sent-western-new-york-dem-mayor-eric-adams-charged-sexually-assaulting-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adams<\/a> concluded the city would provide for Floyd\u2019s family \u201cas much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-support-of-the-family-of-former-firefighter-derek-floyd?attribution_id=sl:15da6bad-9f48-4104-8cef-0ab413d99889&#038;utm_campaign=p_cp+fundraiser-sidebar&#038;utm_medium=copy_link_all&#038;utm_source=customer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A GoFundMe campaign<\/a> launched by the New York Firefighters Foundation for Floyd\u2019s family ripped city leaders for prioritizing immigrants over Americans such as Floyd and his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, Derek was let down by the leaders of New York City as he was laid off just weeks before Christmas to pay for NYC\u2019s ongoing migrant situation,\u201d the foundation said. \u201cHe then suffered a fatal heart attack earlier this month \u2014 an absolutely devastating situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The foundation added that had Floyd\u2019s employment \u201ccontinued with the FDNY, he would have been entitled to death benefits\u201d and noted his family is now \u201cleft with nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 1, 2024, at 2:53 pm, New York City Mayor Eric Adams supported the dismissal of a firefighter who passed away shortly after, causing financial struggles for the family. The firefighter was among ten discharged to downsize the FDNY. 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