by Justine At about 4am this morning the bodega downstairs and next door to my sisters apartment on the corner of Greenpoint & Manhattan Aves, had a serious fire. Thankfully, no one was hurt and my sisters place is a-ok sans smelling a little smoky.
It woke her up and she managed to take a bunch of pictures that I should have up later today. She spoke with firemen and people on the scene. The cause…
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Wow, that’s horrible! I’m glad your sister (and everyone else) is OK.
Also glad to hear that your sis is okay! And let me just say… this is horrible! I loved that bodega — the only decent one that was open 24 hours in GP. I can’t even count how many times they sold me vitamin water and parliament lights at 4 am… the owners are in my thoughts!
I wanted to email you yesterday to tell you about this, but didn’t have a chance.
I was in the area around 9am and also took a few pics (they’re on my flickr if you want to use them). I saw one of the guys that works there, and he also said it was an electrical fire and that everyone got out ok. But I was sorry for them, not to mention the renters that were affected above.
Thanks Stella! Ya know, I imagine that bodega will be back up and running in no time. And as my isster said “bigger, better, faster, stronger.” She’s probably right. Still, I feel bad for the guys and I don’t know where I’m gonna get beer at 3am on a Sunday now… 😉
Hey Bitch*Cakes! I went in and took a peek at your pics – real good close up on one, I will update my post to link to ’em.