Nicholas J. Hayes
Nicholas J. Hayes (1856 – January 3, 1928) was a politician from New York City and one of the powers of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party's Tammany Hall political machine for 30 years. His political power base was the 28th Assembly District (formerly the 33rd Assembly District) in lower East Harlem. He served as Fire Commissioner of New York City two times. Early life Nick Hayes was born in 1858 in Troy, New York of Irish parents. The family later moved to New York, where Hayes was educated in Xavier High School (New York City), St. Francis Xavier's School. As a boy he had several odd jobs. He worked for the pharmaceutical company of McKesson Corporation, McKesson & Robbins on Fulton Street, then he became a grocer's clerk and later a clerk in a tea house.
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Fire Commissioner Of New York City
The New York City Fire Commissioner is the civilian administrator of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York. There have been 34 commissioners excluding Acting Fire Commissioners, and 38 commissioners including Acting Fire Commissioners. This is since Manhattan and the Bronx consolidated with Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island to form The City of New York in 1898. The current Fire Commissioner is Laura Kavanagh Laura Kavanagh, 40, is the 34th Fire Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), the first woman to hold the position. Appointed by mayor Eric Adams on October 27, 2022, Kavanagh is credited with diversifying the FDNY applicant poo ..., who had held the office since February 16, 2022 as interim Fire Commissioner, but on October 27, 2022, she was appointed as Fire Commissioner. Fire Commissioners of the pre-consolidated City of New York Fire Commissioners of the consolidated City of New York References ...
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