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The city says goodbye to ‘The Canarsie Kid’

FDNY firefighter Timothy Klein died in Brooklyn fire

BY RICHARD KHAVKINE
Posted 5/6/22

Timothy Klein was an athlete, a prankster, a cook. He built wheelchair ramps for people who couldn’t get around as well as he could and raised money for charitable and other causes. He loved the beach. 

He was also an exemplary firefighter, having followed his father and numerous uncles and cousins into the FDNY. 

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