Just keep spinning.
Bryant Park's iconic carousel is back up and running, two days after a fire at a nearby stall at the park's famous holiday market closed several kiosks until further notice. employees told The Post on Sunday.
A 19-year-old merry-go-round employee, who gave only his initials KM, estimated that the merry-go-round, located just a few steps away from where Friday's fire started, lost thousands of dollars by having to close on the day of the fire. .
The next day, the park's attractions reopened and were rotating.
“We had to close for the day,” KM said. “I was at work that day, and before I left, I got a message from my boss. I was like, 'Hey, there's a fire. So I can't come to work today.'”
Trinity Thompson, who works at a stall at nearby Babka Bailout, said the fire was extinguished “really quickly”.
“The fire department has arrived. [and] Blew it away. Then a couple of hours later, I think it was just cleared out in the parking lot. It’s business as usual,” the 24-year-old Thompson said.
She is an employee who was not working when the fire broke out at about 9:20 a.m. She said the fire did not have a major impact on Babka Bayout, which is located near the Sea Park seafood kiosk where the fire started. He said there was no.
The raging fire at a Sea Park stand serving lobster rolls and fried seafood was “accidental due to cooking oil coming into contact with flammable materials,” the FDNY said.
Sources said the fire appears to have started as a garbage fire and then spread to a 6-foot by 40-foot concession stand. Authorities announced late Friday that the fire was under control by about 10 a.m.
“There was minor damage to the adjacent kiosk, and the fire was caused by heat impacting the roof of the ice skating rink behind the kiosk,” FDNY 9th Battalion Chief Joe Castellano told reporters at the time. Ta. “The fire didn't actually spread, it was just the flames colliding, and you can see the white roof structure turning a little bit brown.”
Despite swift recovery efforts, it appears that not all businesses will bounce back as quickly as others.
SeaPark is one of four kiosks that will remain closed until further notice, according to the vendor's social media page.
Down the Chimney, Kriolus and 4×4 Burger kiosks have also been closed until further notice, Seapark said. The holiday market is scheduled to close on January 5th.
“My parents and I have worked hard over the last few years to keep this business afloat, but we will now endure very significant losses. [sic]” Daniel See, son of the Sea Park founder, wrote in a GoFundMe post for the eatery, which raised nearly half of its $9,000 goal in 48 hours.
Most stallholders told the Post that their businesses were not affected by the fire, but while unaffected stalls were able to open late Friday, carousel workers received no holiday pay. Mr. KM reported that he has not been paid.
“I'm not really worried about the merry-go-round making money, but… I didn't get paid because I didn't show up that day,” KM said.
“It was kind of disappointing, but, you know, that's not going to happen,” he said. “But it still sucks, especially during the holidays – [not] I was able to help my family with the extra cash. ”
