Third Avenue shops destroyed in four-alarm fire
A fire in the heart of Melrose’s commercial corridor gutted a row of businesses early Thursday morning. Three firefighters were injured while responding to the fire, none seriously.
Board 1, FDNY slam transportation department for ignoring pleas to reroute Hub traffic for first responders
A specialized firefighting unit based at a Melrose firehouse has had to battle paralyzing traffic in the Hub for decades to respond to emergencies. But at Community Board 1’s September…
Bronx workers and residents remember 9/11 in the wake of increasing first responder deaths
The storm outside the Engine 73 / Ladder 42 firehouse grew from a drizzle to a downpour as the ring of the silver bell honored the 343 firefighters who died…
Fire destroys four buildings on E. 143rd Street
An inferno that gutted four attached houses on E. 143rd Street in the middle of the night on May 18, is still under investigation. The three-alarm blaze that destroyed 416,…
Engine 60 is saved from the budget axe
Cowbells rang in the sunlit square in front of the firehouse on 143rd Street and 3rd Avenue on June 29, as chanting residents rejoiced, celebrating the escape of their engine…
Protesters to city: Leave our firehouse alone
Losing Engine 60 would imperil Mott Haven, critics say Chanting residents gathered in front of the firehouse on 143rd Street in Mott Haven on June 1, playing drums, hoisting protest…