Williamsburg, Brooklyn Fire Injures Four, Displaces Several Families
On Saturday night, January 25, 2025, a fire ripped through a building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Graham Avenue, between Metropolitan Avenue and Devoe Street. The building has a pharmacy on the bottom floor and apartments on the upper floors. The four-alarm fire also spread to two adjacent structures via a common cockloft, an open space […]
“Hero Dog” Saves Owner from New York Apartment Fire
Pit bull mix Rocco is usually quiet, but the night of January 24 was different. His owner and the other residents at New Legacy Apartments in Syracuse, New York, could hear Rocco’s bark getting increasingly louder. Rocco’s owner went to see what all the fuss was about when she heard several pops in the ceiling […]
Proposed New York Legislation Aims to Expedite Renovations in Fire – – Damaged Apartments
New York State Senator Mike Gianaris and Assembly Member Claire Valdez on Wednesday introduced legislation that would hasten repairs at fire-damaged apartment buildings by forcing landlords and property owners found to be responsible for the fire or other disaster to pay the rent for displaced tenants. The bill would authorize the city’s Department of Housing […]
