Tag: five-alarm-fire-sunnyside

‘365 days too long’: Tenants rally for action on Sunnyside fire-damaged building

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Residents gather at 43-09 47th Ave. to commemorate one-year anniversary of five-alarm fire. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

Dec. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Displaced tenants, elected officials and community advocates gathered at a Sunnyside residential building destroyed by fire last December to mark the one-year anniversary of the five-alarm fire that left hundreds displaced from their homes. The five-alarm fire broke out at 43-09 47th Ave. at around noon on Dec. 20… Read more »

CM Won pens open letter over ‘disgusting and unacceptable’ situation at Sunnyside building damaged by 5-alarm fire

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The exterior of 49-09 47th Ave., which was damaged in a five-alarm fire last December. Photo: Council Member Julie Won

Oct. 8, 2024 By Shane O’Brien  Council Member Julie Won has penned an open letter criticizing the owners of a Sunnyside apartment complex damaged by a five-alarm fire last December for allowing the area surrounding the site to become a “dumping ground” over the past several months. Won addressed the letter to A&E Real Estate,… Read more »