# FDNY chief is the wrong job for blatant political hacks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fdny-chief-is-the-wrong-job-for-blatant-political-hacks/
- Published: 2026-11-07T04:11:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T05:23:38+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/opinion/fdny-chief-is-the-wrong-job-for-blatant-political-hacks/
- Topics: Cybersecurity, Technology, World

## Key points

- Bonsignore attended a Puerto Rico political gathering during a deadly Brooklyn fire.
- The article links this year’s rise in fires to e-bike batteries and unsafe charging.
- It calls on Mayor Mamdani to replace the fire commissioner.

## Summary

New York’s fire commissioner, Lillian Bonsignore, attended a political gathering in Puerto Rico while a Brooklyn house fire killed six people. The article argues that the head of the FDNY should have been in New York during a period of deadly fires, helping lead the department’s response and prevention efforts.

It also cites a Bronx fire the previous week that killed four people and says fires and deaths have risen sharply this year, largely because of e-bike lithium-ion batteries and unsafe charging from household outlets. The opinion piece criticises Bonsignore’s appointment as political patronage and urges Mayor Zohran Mamdani to replace her.

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