The once five -story building at 210 Seventh Ave. has been abandoned for about two decades. On April 12, it was gutted by a three-alarm blaze that took nearly 200 firefighters and EMS personnel two hours to bring under control. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) Five-Story Chelsea Building Gutted by Early Morning Fire A three-alarm fire early Sunday gutted the building at 210 Seventh Ave., at W. 22nd St. The fire began around 6 a.m. on April... News 13 Apr 2026 | 12:29
At the Triangle Shirtwait Memorial, March 25, 2026. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Memorial Honors Triangle Shirtwaist Victims on 115th Anniversary of Horrific Fire It’s been 115 years since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of Saturday March 25, 1911, when the top three floors of the... News 30 Mar 2026 | 03:07
Firefigthers battle a blaze on high rise building in mid-town that erupted just as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was starting on March 17th. The building was under renovation ( Photo: Citizen) Fire Erupts in High Rise a Block from St. Patrick’s Day Parade A two alarm fire erupted in a high rise building at 6 E. 43rd St. between Madison Ave. and Fifth Ave. at around 9:45 a.m.... News 23 Mar 2026 | 01:17
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
A basement fire shut down a Michelin-starred sushi restaurant on Leonard St. (pictured above) last month, with the cause under investigation. ( Photo: Jack Ahern) Fire Shuts Down Michelin-Starred Sushi Spot in Tribeca A Michelin-starred sushi restaurant in TriBeCa has been indefinitely shuttered after a fire last month. The FDNY confirmed... News 07 Jan 2026 | 09:18
A four-alarm blaze essentially melted the roof of 201 W. 107th St. on Dec. 9, although no serious injuries were reported. ( Photo: FDNY ) Fire Destroys Roof, Top Floor of Building on W. 107th St. A fire wrecked an Upper West Side apartment building on the chilly morning of Tuesday, Dec. 9, with shooting flames essentially... News 09 Dec 2025 | 09:03
Left: Unidentified subway fire victim, later reported to be Bronx man James George III. Right: Suspect Hiram Carrero. ( Photo: Southern District of New York) Teen Charged for Setting Homeless Man on Fire in Subway Horror Attack The distinctively mustached maniac who allegedly set a homeless man on fire aboard a Times Square subway train on Monday,... News 08 Dec 2025 | 01:37
A row of torched e-bikes near the corner of W. 44th St. and 11th Ave. on September 4. A trash fire apparently started an early-morning conflagration. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Row of CitiBikes Torched by Trash Fire in Hell’s Kitchen A roaring conflagration torched an entire row of parked CitiBikes on W. 44th St. in the wee hours of Thursday, Sept. 4, leaving... News 08 Sep 2025 | 04:26
Parts of the UES were enveloped in thick black smoke the morning of Aug. 15 as firefighters worked to extinguish a rooftop blaze at 305 E. 95th St. ( Photo: FDNY) Three Firefighters Injured Battling Rooftop Blaze on UES A massive rooftop fire tore through three penthouse apartments atop a luxury seven-story rental building on the morning of... News 16 Aug 2025 | 03:16
The PATH train engulfed in flames as it approached Newport Station ( Photo: @hardingreports on TikTok) A PATH Train Erupts in Flames with Commuters on Board A fire broke out under a PATH train heading eastbound to Manhattan in the early morning of Monday, August 4. The incident... News 08 Aug 2025 | 01:38
A fire on the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. near York Ave. left one resident dead. Six firefighters suffered minor injured. ( Photo: Citizen app) One Person Dies, 6 Firefighters Hurt in Blaze in UES Apt. Bldg. A three alarm blaze that tore through the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. left one person dead and six... News 03 Dec 2024 | 07:07
Members of Engine Company 76 and Ladder Company 22. FF James Lafferty second from right. ( FDNY Medal Day Book 2024) Firefighter James M. Lafferty Wins Medal for Courageous UWS Rescue City Hall came alive with the sights and sounds of celebration on Wednesday June 5, as thousands of firefighters and their... News 13 Jun 2024 | 02:11
Fire trucks outside the Chelsea Hotel respond to a two alarm blaze on Nov. 2. Photo: Vanessa Torres ( Photo: Vanessa Torres ) Fire Erupts in Historic Chelsea Hotel Fire erupted on the first and second floors of the famous Chelsea Hotel on Nov. 2 but was quickly extinguished by firefighters.... Home 06 Nov 2023 | 10:38
320 W. 31st St, which still bears a sign attesting to its previous use by Touro College, has been shut down as a migrant shelter for single men after the FDNY issued a vacate order. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) FDNY Issues Vacate Notice for Migrant Shelter, 130 Men Put Out On Street An October 23 vacate order was issued for 320 W. 31st St. due to fire safety violations, reportedly resulting in 130 asylum-seekers... Home 30 Oct 2023 | 11:31
The Fierro’s kitchen after the devastating fire raced through the clutter-filled SOHO apartment on May 29. Photo: SoHo guy Fire Tragedy: Soho Blaze Claims 2nd Life: 70 year-old Son Follows Death of 95 Year Old Father A two alarm blaze at 104 Sullivan Street in Soho on May 29 has claimed a second victim, Straus News has learned. The 70 year... News 02 Jun 2023 | 11:03
