Firefighters responded to a two-alarm blaze that appears to have erupted in the basement of a 116-year-old building at 22nd Street and First Avenue. on Feb. 20. ( Photo: Tim McCann) Basement Fire in Kips Bay Forces Building Residents, Shops to Flee A restaurant and a dry cleaner and four floors of residential apartments are still shut down after a two alarm fire erupted... News 01 Mar 2026 | 03:49
