A former firefighter has filed suit in federal court alleging disability discrimination and retaliation by the leadership of the Oyster Bay Fire Department Company No. 1. The lawsuit, brought by 59-year-old Joseph Minicozzi Jr., a retired FDNY firefighter and 9/11 responder, asserts claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Fourteenth Amendment.