Some black city firefighters, in a departmental dispute over facial hair, will not turn the other cheek.
Four African-American FDNY members afflicted by a painful skin condition are bristling over their reassignments to light duty — because the ailment prevents them from getting a clean shave, the Daily News has learned.
On Friday, the quartet filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the FDNY and Commissioner Daniel Nigro over the razing of a previously-approved medical accommodation to keep them on the job regardless of stubble.
Firefighters Salik Bey, Terrel Joseph, Steven Seymour and Clyde Phillips suffer from pseudofolliculitis barbae, a skin condition where beard hairs curve back and penetrate the skin. Shaving with a razor is painful and can even cause scarring.