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March Madness is successful afloat swing.
No. 9 TCU pulled disconnected 1 of this year’s first upsets, outlasting No. 8 Ohio State successful nan first information Thursday. The ninth seed taking down nan eighth seed became an early taxable successful this year's NCAA Division I men's hoops tournament, pinch each 4 No. 9 seeds defeating their No. 8 opponents.
But arsenic fans support a adjacent oculus connected nan assemblage hoops action, nan New York City Fire Department shared a reminder astir occurrence hydrant protocol and information amid nan excitement.
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Water drips from a hydrant arsenic firefighters stitchery successful Lower Manhattan adjacent Ground Zero successful consequence to a occurrence astatine a luxury precocious emergence nether building connected March 20, 2024 successful New York City, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
"It's March Madness — and blocking shots is portion of nan game. But blocking a occurrence hydrant? That's ne'er OK," nan occurrence section wrote on X.
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The FDNY added that vehicles parked astatine occurrence hydrants tin origin delays successful captious moments.
An FDNY motortruck successful Manhattan, N.Y., July 5, 2024. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
"Parking connected occurrence hydrants is ILLEGAL successful New York City and tin hold first responders erstwhile seconds matter most. Keep hydrants clear truthful FDNY members tin quickly get h2o connected a fire. Don't parkland connected occurrence hydrants."
A run spotlighting different New York City section continues to fortify ties to nan sports world. The "Thank You, NYPD" activity is an ongoing effort to show appreciation for officers.
The run has encouraged residents to upload videos expressing appreciation for nan department. St. John’s caput coach Rick Pitino was among those who responded, thanking those he said person helped support a safe metropolis environment.
A elaborate position of nan New York City Police Department logo connected an officer's azygous Sept. 3, 2025. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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"I want to springiness a sincere acknowledgment to nan NYPD officers who do specified an unthinkable occupation to support our metropolis safe," Pitino said Friday successful a video posted to Madison Square Garden’s Instagram account. "Thank you truthful much."
Pitino’s show of gratitude came conscionable hours earlier nan Red Storm’s 79-53 triumph complete Northern Iowa successful nan first information of nan NCAA Tournament Friday.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
