Flames engulf NYC church that was reconstructed after a fire 138 years ago: pictures
Pictures captured firefighters grappling with a fierce five-alarm fire that erupted Thursday night at a historic Queens church, a site that has faced such devastation over a century ago. The blaze ignited around 6:45 p.m. in a residence adjacent to the First Reformed Church of Astoria, located on 12th Street between 27th Street and Main […]
Wild video shows fire engulf Queens commercial building
Towering flames and thick smoke engulfed a strip mall in Queens early Saturday afternoon. The FDNY said it was a two-alarm fire at the rear of 62-16 Woodhaven Street between 62nd Street and 62nd Road, which houses the Uzbek restaurant Taste of Samarkand. In the struggle, one firefighter was taken to Northwell Health with minor […]
New Jersey wildfire threatens to engulf 20 homes as crews battle blaze
A wildfire in New Jersey threatened to destroy 20 Burlington County homes Monday night as crews worked to extinguish the blaze. The 40-acre blaze, dubbed the “Big Rusty Wildfire,” was broken into a new blaze near Bancroft Lane and Cove Court in Hainesport just before 6 p.m., according to the New Jersey State Forest Fire […]
White House condemns ‘blatantly antisemitic’ protests as agitators engulf Columbia University
The White House on Sunday condemned the ongoing anti-Israel protests at universities across the country, including New York City’s Columbia University, “in the strongest terms” and said they have no place anywhere in the United States. “While all Americans have the right to peacefully protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and […]