Parts of the UES were enveloped in thick black smoke the morning of Aug. 15 as firefighters worked to extinguish a rooftop blaze at 305 E. 95th St. ( Photo: FDNY) Three Firefighters Injured Battling Rooftop Blaze on UES A massive rooftop fire tore through three penthouse apartments atop a luxury seven-story rental building on the morning of... News 16 Aug 2025 | 03:16
The PATH train engulfed in flames as it approached Newport Station ( Photo: @hardingreports on TikTok) A PATH Train Erupts in Flames with Commuters on Board A fire broke out under a PATH train heading eastbound to Manhattan in the early morning of Monday, August 4. The incident... News 08 Aug 2025 | 01:38
A fire on the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. near York Ave. left one resident dead. Six firefighters suffered minor injured. ( Photo: Citizen app) One Person Dies, 6 Firefighters Hurt in Blaze in UES Apt. Bldg. A three alarm blaze that tore through the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. left one person dead and six... News 03 Dec 2024 | 07:07
Members of Engine Company 76 and Ladder Company 22. FF James Lafferty second from right. ( FDNY Medal Day Book 2024) Firefighter James M. Lafferty Wins Medal for Courageous UWS Rescue City Hall came alive with the sights and sounds of celebration on Wednesday June 5, as thousands of firefighters and their... News 13 Jun 2024 | 02:11
Fire trucks outside the Chelsea Hotel respond to a two alarm blaze on Nov. 2. Photo: Vanessa Torres ( Photo: Vanessa Torres ) Fire Erupts in Historic Chelsea Hotel Fire erupted on the first and second floors of the famous Chelsea Hotel on Nov. 2 but was quickly extinguished by firefighters.... Home 06 Nov 2023 | 10:38
320 W. 31st St, which still bears a sign attesting to its previous use by Touro College, has been shut down as a migrant shelter for single men after the FDNY issued a vacate order. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) FDNY Issues Vacate Notice for Migrant Shelter, 130 Men Put Out On Street An October 23 vacate order was issued for 320 W. 31st St. due to fire safety violations, reportedly resulting in 130 asylum-seekers... Home 30 Oct 2023 | 11:31
A fire inside an East 7th St. apartment, which one resident said was set by someone who did not live in the building, drew about sixty firefighters to the scene on June 1. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Vagrant Breaks into E. Village Apt., Sets Fire, Transported to Hospital But No Arrest So Far A vagrant broke into an apartment on the top floor of 98 East 7th Street on June 1 and according to residents set a fire... News 05 Jun 2023 | 06:49
The Fierro’s kitchen after the devastating fire raced through the clutter-filled SOHO apartment on May 29. Photo: SoHo guy Fire Tragedy: Soho Blaze Claims 2nd Life: 70 year-old Son Follows Death of 95 Year Old Father A two alarm blaze at 104 Sullivan Street in Soho on May 29 has claimed a second victim, Straus News has learned. The 70 year... News 02 Jun 2023 | 11:03
Elizabeth Street Garden Faces Death, Again: This Time by Mamdani