Mamdani Taps Retired EMS Chief To Serve As ‘First Openly Gay’ Fire Commissioner

Zohran Mamdani brought Lillian Bonsignore out of retirement on Tuesday to serve as the first openly gay commissioner of the Fire Department of New York City. While she has never been a firefighter, she was an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provider for 31 years and served as the fire department’s EMS Operations chief during the ...