Engine 279/Ladder 131 in Red Hook still sport their logo, the Happy Hookers, even though the Fire Department has ordered the name be changed. The department cracked down on suggestive and alcohol-related nicknames after a series of embarrassing, booze-fueled incidents. See the full story in the Daily News.
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