Lithium-ion Battery Causes Harlem Fire, Claiming the Life of One Man, Injuring 17 Others
An e-bike battery was the cause of a deadly apartment building fire in Harlem, killing Fazil Khan, a 27-year-old graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and injuring 17 others. The fire occurred on Friday afternoon, February 23, on the third floor of a six-story, 31-unit building at 2 St. Nicholas Place in Hamilton Heights. Raging flames […]
Early Morning Fire Leaves One Dead in Three-Story Bronx Apartment Building
A two-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building on 237 East 176 th Street in Mount Hope at 6:11 a.m. on Thursday, February 15, leaving one person dead and another in critical condition. Four other people were displaced. Officials say the fire started on the third floor of the three-story building before spreading to […]
74-Year-Old Woman Killed by Falling Bricks from Brooklyn Brownstone
While clearing snow from the steps of the entrance of her Brooklyn brownstone, a 74-year-old woman, Dale Singer, was struck and killed by falling bricks and concrete on Tuesday, February 13. The building where Ms. Singer rented the townhome is located at the corner of 54th Street and Sixth Avenue in Sunset Park. Around 12:30 […]
Apartment Building Fire in Brooklyn Injures At Least 12 People
A fire erupted at an apartment building at 315 Sutter Avenue in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn on Wednesday, February 14, at 9:50 a.m., injuring at least 12 people. The fire occurred on the fourth floor of the 22-story Hughes Apartments building. According to reports, firefighters rushed past the burning blaze, with no water supply […]
Brooklyn Apartment Fire Claims One Life, Seriously Injures Three Others
A fire broke out just after 4:00 pm on Sunday, February 4, inside a first-floor apartment of a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) building at the corner of Bond and Wyckoff streets in Brooklyn. A 67-year-old man was killed, and three others, including a two-year-old boy, are in critical condition. Firefighters pulled the four […]
City Records Show Collapsed Bronx Apartment Building Had 100+ Violations, 7 Open Violations
According to city records, the building in Morris Heights that partially collapsed on Monday,December 11, 2023, had been flagged for more than 100 violations. Located at 1915 Billingsley Terrace in Morris Heights, more than 25 complaints were lodged against the apartment building the month before the collapse. Residents complained of strange odors and elevator outages […]
Three-Alarm Fire in Bronx Injures Three Residents, Displaces Families
On Monday night, January 22, at around 10:00 p.m., a fire broke out in a four-story apartment building on Boynton Avenue just off Watson Avenue in the Soundview section of the Bronx. Three residents and three firefighters suffered injuries. The fire started on the second floor of the building and spread to other levels. According […]
Law Firm Ronemus & Vilensky Represents Injured Passenger in Subway Derailment
At least twenty-six people were injured when a northbound No. 1 train collided with an out-of-service train near West 96th Street on January 4, 2024, at about 3:00 p.m., causing the passenger train to derail. The northbound subway train was carrying 300 people. “All of a sudden, we just felt, like, a loud boom. Everybody […]
Five-Year-Old Child Dies in Bronx Fire in Illegal Home Basement
A five-year-old boy died Wednesday night, January 3, when a fire broke out at 5:30 p.m. in the basement of a home on Barnes Avenue between East 227th and 226th Streets in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx. Another child, an 83-year-old woman, and a 26-year-old woman were also injured and hospitalized. Footage from the […]
Highbridge, Bronx Fire Leaves Four Residents Injured, Multiple Tenants Displaced
The new year began with a fire in the Highbridge section of the Bronx, leaving four residents injured and 10 to 15 tenants displaced. Two firefighters were also injured. The fire began on the top floor of a three-story wood-frame building at 920 Summit Avenue just before 7:00 p.m. on January 2. The intense fire […]
