Well I hate to say I told you so, but even as CitiStorage still burns, the 11 acre lot could be sold to private developers–as soon as tomorrow, warns City […]
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Poor Air Quality and Conspiracy Theories remain after CitiStorage Fire
Now with flames under control at CitiStorage, FDNY and local city agencies have started the arduous task of cleaning up and assessing what remains from the damage. Yet for […]
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6 Alarm Fire Rages on Williamsburg Waterfront! [UPDATE]
Update: The CitiStorage fire has reached 7 Alarms. Over 240 firefighters are at the scene battling the blaze. No injuries have been reported. Due to hazardous conditions near the fire, […]
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This Morning We Smelled New Jersey From Brooklyn
…And that will be the title of my forthcoming memoir. Until then, let us remember that the smell was caused by a brush fire, not Chris Christie. Just pretend […]
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10 Incredible Photos From Last Night’s Fire in Greenpoint
The sky over Greenpoint was lit up last night and the dark plume of smoke from the fire that burned over a 600 sq. foot industrial area could be seen […]
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Huge Fire Happening Now in Greenpoint (Greenpoint Ave & Humboldt St)
Firerighters are working right now to put out a HUGE fire at a Greenpoint recycling facility on Humboldt St. and Greenpoint Ave – right across from the Newtown Creek Sewage […]
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Firefighters Save Rottweiler From Inferno at Greenpoint Lumber Yard Last Night
While you were cozy under your blankets, 200 firefighters worked for over 4 hours to put out an inferno at a lumber yard in Greenpoint early this morning. And they […]
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Fire On Moultrie
A fire at 43 Moultrie Street on Friday, August 19th, went to 2 alarms before being controlled by the FDNY. On Sunday, August 21st, the building’s sole tenant, Doris Yao, […]
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Bedford Burning
IMG_5560Originally uploaded by misplacedparadox There was an early morning fire yesterday on Bedford Ave between Lorimer and Manhattan on that triangle. Looks like it was a pretty bad one. There’s […]