Fire reported in basement of Black Crescent on Clinton Street

We came across a large FDNY presence last night around 9 on Clinton and Rivington. An electrical fire apparently started in the basement of Black Crescent, an oyster and cocktail bar at 76 Clinton St.

MAN 7-5 76 CLINTON ST, FIRE IN BASEMENT,

— FDNY (@FDNY) January 3, 2015

As The Lo-Down noted, firefighters had to break all of the windows in the restaurant.

Firefighters were breaking the windows when we arrived.



There's no word this morning on the extent of the restaurant's damage. The owners haven't mentioned anything about the fire just yet on their social media properties.