Tag Archives: New York City Fire Department

Subway Hits Man Sitting on Platform in Harlem

police tape in harlemA subway train hit a man who was sitting on the platform at the 145th Street station on the No. 1 line Friday evening, police said.

The 50-year-old man’s legs were dangling over the edge of the platform when a southbound train hit him, authorities said. Continue reading

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FDNY Battles Multi-Alarm Fire In Washington Heights; Firefighters Injured

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Washington Heights

An extra-alarm fire broke out Wednesday evening at an apartment building in Washington Heights, causing minor injuries to several people. Continue reading

Hamilton Heights Crash Ends With Two Cars on Sidewalk

A Streetsblog Daily Blog reader Kristi Roberts came upon the scene of a morning crash that injured two people and sent two vehicles onto sidewalks at 141st Street and Convent Avenue in Hamilton Heights. Continue reading

Fire fiend torches 10 cars in Harlem

They woke up for breakfast and found their cars were toast. Ten Harlem residents got a huge shock yesterday morning — their rides had been torched overnight in an arson spree. Continue reading

Collapse Kills Worker Columbia University’s expansion in Harlem

A nearly century-old warehouse that was being demolished to make way for Columbia University’s expansion into Harlem collapsed on Thursday, killing a construction worker and injuring two others, the city’s top buildings official said.

A preliminary city investigation found that workers cut a structural beam supporting the remains of what had been a two-story warehouse on West 131st Street. Continue reading

MNN Opens New State-of the-Art Studio in East Harlem Firehouse

The new-and-improved El Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center is now filled with three high-definition live broadcast and production studios, as well as editing and training facilities. Continue reading

HW Alert: Natural Gas Leak In Harlem

Notification: at 11:50 PM. West 133rd Street is closed between Frederick Douglas Boulevard and Adam C. Powell Boulevard in Manhattan due to a natural gas leak. FDNY has evacuated 202 West 133 Street as a precaution. Expect traffic delays in the area.