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FDNY Paramedic Lt. Mario Bastidas Way
FDNY Paramedic Lt. Mario Bastidas Way
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Photo by Mary Bakija, May 10, 2025

IMAGE DATE2025

Lieutenant Mario Bastidas (1961-2017) served as a paramedic for 26 years, eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant in the FDNY Emergency Medical Service Command. He responded to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and spent countless hours at the World Trade Center in rescue and recovery efforts. During these operations, he was exposed to toxins that led to an aggressive form of cancer, to which he succumbed in April 2017.

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"Stated Minutes of June 28, 2018," New York City Council

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