Posts Tagged ‘fire’

Fighting Fire in the Driving Rain

Posted: March 16, 2010 at 6:17 am

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Noontime this past Saturday, Fort Pitt Tower Ladder 18 was busy extinguishing a car engine fire in the driving rain.  The event transpired in the southbound lane on Allen Street, just below Delancey.

Essex Dental Office at 143 Essex Temporarily Closed

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 6:12 am

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Essex Dental Office, one of the ground floor tenants of 143 Essex Street, is reportedly sidelined for the next few days.  This temporary closure is most likely due to damages sustained during the fire which broke out last Thursday night.

Fire on Essex Street

Posted: February 4, 2010 at 10:39 pm

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As we speak firefighters are gearing up outside 143 Essex Street. A ton of fire trucks and first responders are on scene. More details and pictures to follow…

UPDATE: according to a bystander, the fire occured about 9:45 at the top floor of the tenement building. Some of the trucks are now leaving, but a few [...]

On the Old Bowery: Exploding Moving Pictures

Posted: February 4, 2010 at 6:11 am

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One hundred three years ago to the day, the New York Times published an article about the explosion of a certain “moving picture apparatus” on the Bowery. During a canvas viewing of the “Dance of the Seven Veils,” a three-alarm fire engulfed the five-story vaudeville house.

It’s time to return to the old Bowery.

Teany on Road to Recovery

Posted: December 16, 2009 at 6:37 am

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It’s been nigh on six months since a late-night fire broke out in 90 Rivington Street, effectively sidelining Teany for the duration.  At the time, it was reported that the blaze started on the second or third floor and spread down to the restaurant.  Thankfully, no one was hurt.  But now Moby’s vegan grub spot [...]

New York Fire Patrol House Number 2

Posted: December 14, 2009 at 6:37 am

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Last week, Fire Patrol House number 2 at 84 West Third had its doors open to the street.  The garage was completely empty, so we had an unobstructed view of the interior. A pair of fire poles and an ironwork spiral staircase in the rear.