Son of NYC fire commish apologizes for offensive tweets reportedly about Jews, blacks, poor
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The son of New York City's fire commissioner has apologized for posting offensive messages on Twitter.
The 23-year-old Joseph Cassano works as a fire department EMT.
The New York Post (http://bit.ly/1133wJg ) says he tweeted a slew of derogatory statements about Jews, blacks and the poor.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cassano issued a statement early Monday saying he regretted "posting some comments that were offensive, especially since I enjoy my job and treat every patient with great care and respect."
His father, Salvatore Cassano, declined to comment.
The Post says the younger Cassano's offensive statements included a derogatory term to describe blacks, and a tweet stating he liked Jews about as much as Hitler did.