LIC Fire Threatens Star-Studded Art Gala
All the big names in the art world were gathered in a converted warehouse on 9th Street between 43rd and 44th Avenues in LIC last night when a fire in the tented rear yard facing 10th Street...
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Is The Citigroup Building in LIC on Fire?
Chris Tackett just posted this photo on Twitter wondering if the Citigroup Building was on fire. While it certainly looks like it could be the case, another Tweeter chimed in reassuringly that it was...
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No, the Citi Building Wasn’t on Fire Yesterday
At the end of the day yesterday we posted a photo from Twitter that made it look like the Citigroup Building in LIC could have been on fire. This photo taken by @jtcera and posted to Twitter shows...
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Closing Bell: Arson in Sunnyside Gardens
A tipster sent in the above photo with word of a fire this weekend in Sunnyside Gardens: “Woke up this morning to the sound of this car on fire across the street in my neighbor’s driveway. Absolutely...
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Five Alarm Fire Hit Jackson Heights Last Night
Pictured above is the scene this morning at the Bruson Building, the Jackson Heights commercial structure on 37th Avenue that caught fire last night. CBS reports that the blaze broke out on the third...
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The Aftermath at the Jackson Heights Fire
A tipster sent us this photo of the aftermath at the Jackson Heights commercial building on 37th Avenue that caught fire this week. The Times Ledger reports that the pharmacy, the immigrant service...
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DOB Says That Fire-Damaged Building in Jackson Heights Can Remain Standing
The Jackson Heights commercial building on 37th Avenue, badly damaged by a five-alarm fire this week, does not need to be demolished. DNAinfo reports that the Department of Buildings issued a full...
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Jackson Heights Fire Was Caused by an Overloaded Power Strip
The FDNY announced that the cause of the five-alarm fire at the Jackson Heights commercial building on 37th Avenue was an overloaded power strip. DNAinfo reports “it’s not immediately clear where the...
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Frank’s Pharmacy Makes a Move in Jackson Heights Due to Fire
Frank’s Pharmacy, which has served Jackson Heights for around 20 years, is relocating from its previous location along 37th Avenue after the massive fire that hit in April. Over 50 small businesses...
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Hiding in Woodside
What would become Woodside, a bustling community centered at Roosevelt Avenue and 61st Street where the #7 Flushing Line and the Long Island Rail Road come together, was originally a part of a larger...
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Restoration Promised for Fire-Damaged Church in Corona
This past Sunday, a fire tore through Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church at 104th Street and 37th Avenue in Corona. The two-alarm fire lasted nearly two hours and wrecked the interior of the...
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Massive FDNY Deployment: Astoria Edition
On Tuesday, St. Patrick’s Day, I was doing what you’re supposed to do on that holiday — happily enjoying a pint at my local with an old friend. Then all of a sudden, everything started flashing red....
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