Fire Likely Sparked by E-Bikes Displaces 21 in Sunset Park, FDNY Says
Nearly two dozen Sunset Park residents were displaced by what appeared to be a lithium-ion battery fire early on Thursday morning.
Williamsburg Tenants Face Uncertain Future After Devastating Fire
A month after a four-alarm fire, displaced tenants are facing a steep climb up a mountain of bureaucracy and an uncertain future as they work to rebuild their lives.
E-Bikes and Batteries Found After Fire Breaks Out at Sunset Park Self-Storage Facility
One firefighter was injured after lithium-ion e-bike batteries sparked a three-alarm fire at a Sunset Park self-storage facility on Sunday.
Seven Months After Bushwick Fire, Tenants Rally to Oust ‘Negligent’ Landlord, Get Back Home
Tenants and their supporters demanded the landlord take action to repair the six-story walkup on Montrose Avenue or be replaced by the courts through the city’s 7A program.
As E-Bike Batteries Spark Fires Across NYC, Landlords, Homeowners Move to Restrict Them
A wave of fires caused by e-bike batteries is spurring landlords and co-op boards across the city to consider outright bans or restrictions of the batteries inside their buildings.
After Fire Forced Building Evacuation, Flatbush Tenants Still Looking for Answers, Assistance
On December 16, a four-alarm fire ripped through an apartment building in Flatbush — injuring at least four people, including a firefighter, and leaving 13 families without a place to live.
Explosion in Cypress Hills Injures Six, Displaces Scores of Block Residents
Just six people were injured after an explosion rocked a Brooklyn block at midnight Tuesday evening, leaving dozens of residents displaced.
Romanesque Revival Stable Burns in 5-Alarm Fire on Vernon Avenue in Bed Stuy
Nearby Broadway was still shut at 9:30 a.m. by police, and helicopters have been circling since the wee hours, readers tell us.
Fire Rips Through Red Hook’s Historic Bowne Storehouse After Call for Landmarking
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Investigators Rule Out Stove as Cause of Borough Park Explosion
A memorial in front of Francisca Figueroa’s closed Park Slope salon
Doubts have arisen about the initial theory the improper removal of a gas stove was to blame for this past weekend’s fatal Borough Park explosion.