The LIRR level of Penn Station was nearly deserted as a May 14 tunnel fire kept most service suspended throughout the day on May 15, with the MTA urging riders to use Grand Central Madison. A strike began at 12:01 a.m. on May 16, with up to 300,000 commuters impacted if the strike stretches into the work week. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) New Summer of Hell? Fire Breaks Out At Penn Station, LIRR Strike Begins 2 Days Later It could be shaping up to be a new Summer of Hell for commuters. A track fire broke out in an East River tunnel on the morning... News 16 May 2026 | 07:42
A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly fire in Inwood that killed Yolaine Diaz (left) and Ana Mirtha Lantigua. Victor Arias, 29, reportedly tossed a cigarette into cardboard boxes in the building’s lobby. ( Photo: Yolaine Diaz/Instagram ) Resident Arrested for Starting Inwood Blaze That Killed Three People A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly fire that killed three people in Inwood earlier this month, with prosecutors... Home 14 May 2026 | 10:28
Current construction taking place at Eugene O’Neill Theater after fire ripped through the theater May 4. ( Photo/Mary Mayo) “Book of Mormon” Cancelled Through May 17 After Theater Fire The hit Broadway musical, “The Book of Mormon,” will cancel productions for at least two weeks as repairs continue after... News 08 May 2026 | 06:53
FDNY on the scene at 230 West 49th Street where an electrical fire sparked a conflagration at the historic Eugene O’Neill Theater, the longtime home the “The Book of Mormon.” ( Photo: Mary Mayo) Fire Erupts at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theater A three-alarm fire tore through the Eugene O’Neill theater in Midtown Manhattan Monday morning, triggering a large emergency... News 04 May 2026 | 11:23
A fire broke out on Dyckman St. in Inwood on Monday, May 4, killing three people. ( Photo: FDNY) Fire Kills Three, Critically Injures Five in Inwood A deadly early morning fire broke out in an apartment building in Inwood May 4, killing three people and sending five others... News 04 May 2026 | 10:30
At the Triangle Shirtwait Memorial, March 25, 2026. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Memorial Honors Triangle Shirtwaist Victims on 115th Anniversary of Horrific Fire It’s been 115 years since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of Saturday March 25, 1911, when the top three floors of the... News 30 Mar 2026 | 03:07
Firefigthers battle a blaze on high rise building in mid-town that erupted just as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was starting on March 17th. The building was under renovation ( Photo: Citizen) Fire Erupts in High Rise a Block from St. Patrick’s Day Parade A two alarm fire erupted in a high rise building at 6 E. 43rd St. between Madison Ave. and Fifth Ave. at around 9:45 a.m.... News 23 Mar 2026 | 01:17
Firefighters responded to a two-alarm blaze that appears to have erupted in the basement of a 116-year-old building at 22nd Street and First Avenue. on Feb. 20. ( Photo: Tim McCann) Basement Fire in Kips Bay Forces Building Residents, Shops to Flee A restaurant and a dry cleaner and four floors of residential apartments are still shut down after a two alarm fire erupted... News 01 Mar 2026 | 03:49
A basement fire shut down a Michelin-starred sushi restaurant on Leonard St. (pictured above) last month, with the cause under investigation. ( Photo: Jack Ahern) Fire Shuts Down Michelin-Starred Sushi Spot in Tribeca A Michelin-starred sushi restaurant in TriBeCa has been indefinitely shuttered after a fire last month. The FDNY confirmed... News 07 Jan 2026 | 09:18
A four-alarm blaze essentially melted the roof of 201 W. 107th St. on Dec. 9, although no serious injuries were reported. ( Photo: FDNY ) Fire Destroys Roof, Top Floor of Building on W. 107th St. A fire wrecked an Upper West Side apartment building on the chilly morning of Tuesday, Dec. 9, with shooting flames essentially... News 09 Dec 2025 | 09:03
Left: Unidentified subway fire victim, later reported to be Bronx man James George III. Right: Suspect Hiram Carrero. ( Photo: Southern District of New York) Teen Charged for Setting Homeless Man on Fire in Subway Horror Attack The distinctively mustached maniac who allegedly set a homeless man on fire aboard a Times Square subway train on Monday,... News 08 Dec 2025 | 01:37
Parts of the UES were enveloped in thick black smoke the morning of Aug. 15 as firefighters worked to extinguish a rooftop blaze at 305 E. 95th St. ( Photo: FDNY) Three Firefighters Injured Battling Rooftop Blaze on UES A massive rooftop fire tore through three penthouse apartments atop a luxury seven-story rental building on the morning of... News 16 Aug 2025 | 03:16
The PATH train engulfed in flames as it approached Newport Station ( Photo: @hardingreports on TikTok) A PATH Train Erupts in Flames with Commuters on Board A fire broke out under a PATH train heading eastbound to Manhattan in the early morning of Monday, August 4. The incident... News 08 Aug 2025 | 01:38
FDNY responds to a multi-story fire on East 91st Street. ( Photo: Citizen) Beloved Teacher Is Supported by School Community after Losing Home in UES Fire The P.S. 158 community has come together to support Jessica Northrop, a pre-K teacher who lost her home and belongings in... News 14 Feb 2025 | 07:27
A fire on the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. near York Ave. left one resident dead. Six firefighters suffered minor injured. ( Photo: Citizen app) One Person Dies, 6 Firefighters Hurt in Blaze in UES Apt. Bldg. A three alarm blaze that tore through the upper floors of an apartment building on E. 82nd St. left one person dead and six... News 03 Dec 2024 | 07:07
