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The lifelong Long Island City resident celebrated her 100th birthday Wednesday alongside a team of first responders.

Long Island City resident Dotty Byrne celebrates her 100th birthday with the NYPD's 108th Precinct.
Long Island City resident Dotty Byrne celebrates her 100th birthday with the NYPD's 108th Precinct. (NYPD)

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Long Island City resident Dotty Byrne celebrated her 100th birthday Wednesday with the help of a team of first responders.

A video posted to social media captures the NYPD's 108th Precinct honoring Byrne's first day as a centenarian with a bouquet of blue roses.

The officers were joined by members of FDNY Ladder 115.

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Byrne is a lifelong Long Island City resident. She attended P.S. 1, before it became a branch of the Museum of Modern Art, and St. Mary's Catholic School.

And she has always loved her first responders, according to NYPD Sergeant Jessica McRorie, a department spokesperson.

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So, when the 108th Precinct got a call from one of Byrne's relatives about the upcoming milestone, the officers leapt into action.

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