A dream deferred or possibly denied. FDNY candidate talks of budget cut frustrations.

Read The Barred Door by Gregory Beyer

Make sure you take a look at another aspect of the budget cutting sweeping fire departments across the country. The article above is the story of Drew Lebed, a 25-year-old man who was scheduled to start out 2009 as an FDNY recruit. That changed when Lebed’s class was deferred indefinitely as part of New York’s efforts to balance the budget.

Lebed has been focused in recent years on reaching that goal:

“Everything is about becoming a fireman,” he said. “I just have no idea if it’s ever going to happen.”

Read the excellent article by Gregory Beyer of the The New York Times to learn more about the frustration for Drew Lebed and many others.