NEW YORK (AP) – The parents of the firefighter who was run over by a private bus while he was bicycling to work during last month’s transit strike are urging New Yorkers to give blood in his name.

The firefighter, Matthew Long, 39, has undergone multiple surgeries for his injuries, which include a crushed pelvis, and has had blood transfusions, said his father, state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long.

“Certainly this has made me aware of how important it is for people to donate blood,” Michael Long said Monday.

He said donations would replenish the supply his son had used and may need again and could help someone else in need.

Relatives have been keeping a round-the-clock vigil for the firefighter, who has been in critical condition at New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center since the Dec. 22 accident and may have another operation on Tuesday, Michael Long said.

“At least two family members stay through the night, 24 hours a day,” he said.

Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro announced an emergency blood drive, in honor of the injured firefighter, at a bloodmobile outside Borough Hall on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Blood donations typically slow down during the holidays.

Matthew Long, a 12-year fire department veteran, was on the way to his job training firefighters on Randalls Island when he was struck at 52nd Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan on the last day of the three-day bus and subway strike.

The driver of the bus, which was hired by an investment banking firm to shuttle employees during the strike but was empty at the time, was ticketed for making an illegal turn.

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