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Mayor honors 'miracle workers' in Haiti rescue

Quick ReadMembers of the NYPD-FDNY search and rescue team were lauded by Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a ceremony at City Hall.

The NYPD-FDNY elite search and rescue team were

Photo credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa | The NYPD-FDNY elite search and rescue team were honored by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after their weeklong rescue effort in Haiti saved six lives. (Jan. 26, 2010)

After a feverish week in Haiti where they saved six lives, members of the NYPD-FDNY search and rescue team were lauded by Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a ceremony that included edible keys to the city gobbled up by four rescue dogs involved in the unit's work.

"It is my pleasure to welcome home the 80 miracle workers," said Bloomberg of the team members who arrived home early Sunday. "They showed...

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