July 15, 2025. By Shane O’Brien. The New York City Council has passed a resolution introduced by Council Member Julie Won calling on the state legislature to pass legislation that would require negligent landlords to cover the costs of a temporary apartment for tenants displaced by fire. The legislation, sponsored by State Sen. Mike… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris and Assembly Member Claire Valdez have introduced legislation aimed at ensuring fire victims in New York State have access to housing following their displacement. The bill is inspired by the ongoing plight of tenants displaced by a five-alarm fire at 43-09 47th Ave. in… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_88283" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The FDNY battled a three-alarm fire at a commercial recycling facility on the Queens side of Newtown Creek on Wednesday night. Photos courtesy of FDNY[/caption]
Jan. 30, 2025 By Bill Parry
Dec. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has announced a plan to provide 13 Sunnyside households displaced by a devastating fire in December 2023 with an additional round of six-month temporary housing agreements. Richards announced the new round of temporary housing agreements on Dec. 20 to mark the one-year anniversary of… Read more »
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 »
A large fire gutted a Sunnyside building on 42nd Street (by Queens Blvd) Saturday night leaving the residents of 20 apartments on the street. In the 20 degree cold weather, police had barricaded the building off and residents were not allowed back in to the premises.…