ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
First and foremost, Id like to thank the men and women of the South Bronx and the Fire Department of New York, who so generously shared their time, insights, and experiences with me. In particular, the people of 139th Street in Mott Haven, Jimmy Boyle, Tom Henderson, Vincent Dunn, Tom Von Essen, Sandy Sansevero, Jack Lerch, Daniel Maye, and Eddie Fahey. On the following page is information on two fine charities that support firefighting families in need and arts projects in the Bronx.
The photographs are courtesy of Ralph Bernard and Randy Barron at the FDNY Photo Unit, Harvey Eisner, Lisa Kahane, Henry Chalfant, Dan Comstock at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Win Ruml and the Trombetta Agency.
For help with research, Id like to thank Sam Hornblower for the time he donated and the angles he discovered; Jo Evans, Eileen Markey, and Emma Rebhorn for all their help; and Tom Robbins, who kindly opened up his arson files. I owe a great debt of gratitude to Charles Jennings of John Jay College, the rare person who can see things from both academic and operational sides, and to Emily Bell and Anna Jardine for handling far too many unruly details. Id also like to thank all the members of the Lindsay administration, NYC-RAND Institute, and RAND archivists in Santa Monica, California, who shared their files and time even when they knew they wouldnt agree with my conclusions. Thanks also to Rebecca OBrien, Dan Rosenheck, F. Reynolds, Dan Brook, Katharine Marino, and Jeremy Reff, who all read drafts of various lengths; and for showing a little faith, a special thanks to Larry and Sascha Weissman, Sean McDonald, Clayton Patterson, and Musa Gurnis.
Most important, Id like to thank my sister, Caitlin, my mother, Marya longtime IT professional who used to bring me to work back in the Stone Age days of room-sized mainframes surrounded by rows of tape drivesand my father, Mark, recently retired from the Newton, Massachusetts, police department. They were teaching me about systems analysis and the civil service long before I knew.
The Arce-Boyle Memorial Fund is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation created for the dual purpose of preserving the memory of David Buddha Arce and Michael Boyle of FDNY Engine Co. 33, who died in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, and helping firefighting families who are in need. The fund makes contributions without personal recognition or publicity but with enduring love. Donations can be made to:
Arce-Boyle Memorial Fund c/o Colleran, OHara & Mills LLP 1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 450
Garden City NY 11530 Tel.: 516-248-5757
The Bronx Council on the Arts, a private nonprofit membership organization, is the officially designated cultural agency of the Bronx. For forty-eight years, the BCA has provided quality cultural services and arts programs to the multicultural constituency of the borough. The mission of the Bronx Council on the Arts is to encourage and increase the publics awareness of and participation in the arts and nurture the development of artists and arts organizations. Donations can be made to:
Bronx Council on the Arts 1738 Hone Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel.: 718-931-9500
Fax: 718-409-6445 www.bronxarts.org
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