Judge delays plan to take Yonkers firefighters off medical calls

Originally published: December 28, 2012 8:16 PM
Updated: December 28, 2012 8:18 PM
By NIK BONOPARTIS nik.bonopartis@cablevision.com

Photo credit: Nancy Siesel | Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano introduces members of the newly appointed Yonkers Commission of Inquiry on Finances at a press conference at City Hall. (April 5, 2012)

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Firefighters will still respond to medical emergencies in Yonkers -- at least for the next few days.

At a hearing Friday in Westchester County Supreme Court, Judge Nicholas Colabella delayed Mayor Mike Spano's plans to stop Yonkers firefighters from responding to medical calls until at least Jan. 2, when both sides will return to court for another hearing.

The effort was tied to Spano's...

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