AdvertisementNYC Fire Department Renames Highest Award In Light Of Namesake's Racist ViewsSeptember 10, 2020Brakkton BookerfacebookEmailThe New York City Fire Department's James Gordon Bennett Medal was established in 1869 and features an image of Neptune (left) wading ashore. It will be renamed the Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Medal. (NY Daily News via Getty Images)
