Tag: fire

August 20, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 77 Degrees.

Almost the entire contents of a second-floor apartment at 112 West 74th Street fell to the ground as firefighters worked to put out a fire there this weekend. The furniture and other household items landed in the rear courtyard of the building. It was unclear what sparked the fire, but ...

Twelve units and 60 firefighters responded to a fire on the second floor of 112 West 74th Street in the wee hours of the morning Saturday. The fire was

June 25, 2012 Weather: Morning Rain, High of 75 Degrees.

A fire that broke out in a top-floor apartment of a 27-story building at 70 West 95th Street in the wee hours of the morning Monday resulted in a pretty huge response: 20 units and more than 80 firefighters battled the blaze. The call came in at 2:42 a.m. and ...

A fire broke out on Friday at Robert DeNiro's apartment on Central Park West and 69th Street. Luckily no one was inside and no one was injured in the blaze, but it did cause some serious damage to the apartment, and to other apartments on the fourth, fifth and sixth ...

Two car fires erupted on the Upper West Side in the past 24 hours. In the early morning on Tuesday, a car burst into flames at 318 West 100th Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue, after a fire that appeared to have been sparked by burning garbage. The ...

A fire erupted suddenly on Friday afternoon at The Mount, a spot on 106th Street near Fifth Avenue where the Central Park Conservancy composts organic material and collects trees and branches that were knocked down in storms. Flames shot as high as 20 feet and some paths had to be ...

It looks like Georgia's Cafe & Bakery on 89th Street and Broadway won't be reopening after a fire last year that injured three people, at least not anytime soon. We've heard in the last day from two readers who said that the restaurant has auctioned off its equipment and furniture. ...

By Eric Schaeffer I've lived on the Upper West Side for 50 years, splitting that time between 3 apartments:  102nd and Riverside, 112th and Riverside, and 96th and Amsterdam. I love my neighborhood and will never leave it.  I know people here, and now know their sons and daughters. Shop ...

A fire that broke out Tuesday night on 94th Street and Amsterdam Avenue injured three people, and took firefighters more than two hours to put out. The fire started on a third floor balcony at 711 Amsterdam Avenue and was called in at 6:33 p.m. About 60 firefighters showed up, ...

The photo above, by Malcolm Carter, is of a dryer fire in a fifth-floor apartment at 46 West 96th Street that was reported at 12:43 p.m. on Wednesday. A firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to St. Luke's Roosevelt hospital. The fire was out by 1:11 p.m. January 12, ...

December 7, 2011 Weather: Rain, High of 53 Degrees.

Six people were injured after a three-car crash on 104th Street and Amsterdam Avenue at about 8:30 pm Sunday, and one of the cars burst onto flames after hitting a bus shelter. None of the injuries was considered life-threatening, WABC reported. Check out a video of the aftermath below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijQKF2nIzAc

August 1, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms, High of 92 Degrees. Notices: I was away last week, but I'm grateful to the West Side Rag columnists for keeping the site rocking in my absence, and for Maria Gorshin for manning the twitter and facebook feeds. I hope you enjoyed their original ...

Weather: Rainy, high of 64 degrees. Notices: Are you 14 to 24 and want a summer job? Apply for a job with the city by clicking here. Deadline is May 27. News: 61-year-old man critically injured in apartment fire on West 87th Street and CPW Monday night. It's unclear what ...