Said Rivera: "I stand with Cooper Square Committee and the tenants of 48 E. Seventh St. to say enough is enough, and that their landlord Faith Plotkin must stop hiding and come to the table with real answers about the future of their homes. These tenants have been struggling for over a year ... They've been waiting, amidst COVID-19, in flux ... and even basic questions about the building itself remain unanswered. They don't deserve this, and we won't rest until they receive the housing justice they deserve."TY to @CooperSq for welcoming me to rally today with the displaced tenants of 48 E 7th Street in demanding accountability from their landlord.
— Carlina Rivera 利華娜 (@CarlinaRivera) July 28, 2021
We need Albany to pass stronger housing rights legislation for all NYers. I'll stand with tenants - my neighbors - until it's done. pic.twitter.com/jLagri1wuA
Monday, August 9, 2021
Former tenants of the fire-destroyed 48 E. 7th St. want to hear from landlord Faith Popcorn
Monday, December 7, 2020
EVG Etc.: 2nd Avenue fire headlines
Hopefully we will learn more about the fate of the structure in the hours/days ahead.Happening now! Assessment of the @middlechurch facade structure and possibility of saving it. @evgrieve pic.twitter.com/hmJe5FlW9n
— Gili Getz 🔥 (@giligetz) December 6, 2020
For some people watching the fire on the SE corner of 2nd Avenue & 7th Street this morning, there were unpleasant flashbacks to March 26, 2015, when the gas explosion wiped out the NW corner. 2 men died there that day.
— evgrieve (@evgrieve) December 5, 2020
[Photos by @NYPDSpecialops & Jonathan Jones] pic.twitter.com/16TujGbp6R
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Update on last night's fire at Mono + Mono
The restaurant just updated its Facebook page:
Our big thanks to @FDNY. The fire that broke out last night at @MonoMonoNYC was quickly put out and everyone is safe. There was some water damage, so we'll be closed for a few days to make repairs. We'll be back stronger than ever! Stay tuned.
Updated 7 p.m.
DNAinfo has more on the fire...
• Fire not considered suspicious, per authorities
• Most of the restaurant's extensive collective of jazz LPs were thought to be OK
• "The heat from the blaze was so intense that it knocked out windows to the Hells Angels' East 3rd Street headquarters, which sits directly behind the restaurant.
The biker gang was having a loud barbecue in their backyard when the fire broke out, according to neighbors."
Friday, March 15, 2019
The FDNY honors fire marshal Christopher T. Zanetis in plaque ceremony on 2nd Street
[Photo by Stacie Joy]
Today the FDNY and city honored Christopher "Tripp" Zanetis with a plaque dedication ceremony at Engine Company 28, Ladder 11 on Second Street between Avenue B and Avenue C.
[Photo by Stacie Joy]
Zanetis was a fire marshal and U.S. Air Force Major who was killed in a helicopter crash in Western Iraq one year ago today. He was 37. Zanetis was on leave from the department, where he had been a marshal in the Bureau of Fire Investigation.
After graduating from NYU, he was appointed as a firefighter in 2004, and was assigned to the station house on Second Street. He was promoted to fire marshal in 2013.
The way he lived his life will continue to inspire us all -#FDNY Chief of Department John Sudnik remembers FDNY Fire Marshal and @USAirForce Captain Christopher “Tripp” Zanetis pic.twitter.com/Q8Q2sYtXkA
— FDNY (@FDNY) March 15, 2019
[Via the FDNY]
H/T Salim!
Previously on EV Grieve:
The FDNY remembers fire marshal Christopher T. Zanetis on 2nd Street
Saturday, April 28, 2018
FDNY: Wiring blamed for last Saturday's fire on 9th Street
[Photo from this morning]
A quick follow-up to last Saturday's two-alarm fire at 218 E. Ninth St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.
The FDNY called the fire accidental, citing building wiring...
Per #FDNY Fire Marshals: Cause of 4/21 2-alarm fire at 218 E 9 St. Manhattan was accidental, electrical, building wiring. Smoke alarm present and operational
— FDNY (@FDNY) April 23, 2018
A fire official said the building is now "unlivable." The address houses Yakiniku West, the Japanese steakhouse, and three apartments. Previous reports said that five adults and one child were displaced. No one was injured.
Here's more via The Villager:
Two families were said to occupy the upper floors but were not there when the Red Cross arrived, according to spokesperson Michael de Vulpillieres. The Villager spoke briefly to the owner of Yakiniku West on Sunday evening, shortly after he emerged from the building’s blackened first floor with several associates. Asked when his restaurant would open, he said, “in two months,” and abruptly walked away, declining to give his name.
Monday, November 15, 2021
Shoring up the fire-damaged Middle Collegiate Church on 2nd Avenue
Monday, December 24, 2018
Report of a fire at 647 E. 11th St.
There was a report of a fire last night at 647 E. 11th St. at Avenue C.
The FDNY Twitter feed ID'd the fire in the ground-floor restaurant, which is Fiaschetteria Pistoia.
MAN ALL HANDS 647 E 11 ST, MIXED OCCUPANCY FIRE ON 1ST FLR RESTAURANT,
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) December 24, 2018
EVG regular Jose Garcia shared the photos in this post at 10:30 p.m.
The FDNY declared the situation under control at 11:30...
MAN ALL HANDS 647 E 11 ST, MIXED OCCUPANCY FIRE ON 1ST FLR RESTAURANT, UNDER CONTROL
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) December 24, 2018
Jose reported a heavy FDNY response to the scene, which you can see in this aerial view...
Something is happening on Avenue C.@evgrieve #EastVillage pic.twitter.com/MVXWEvmz3m
— Evan Kapitansky (@evan_kapitansky) December 24, 2018
There isn't any word at the moment regarding injuries or the extent of the damage or the cause of the fire.
Updated 12/24
A sign on the door notes a January return...
[Photo by Stacie Joy]
Friday, May 17, 2024
After a fire upstairs, a gutted TabeTomo hopes to reopen on Avenue A in August
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Tree Bistro is returning after October fire
Tree Bistro has not been open since the six-alarm fire this past Oct. 3 at neighboring 188 First Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street.
That fire wiped out Tree Bistro's backyard garden ... and caused other damage inside the restaurant.
Now EVG regular Lola Sáenz reports that the space is under renovation, and will reopen later this spring.
Uogashi, the Japanese restaurant in the retail space at 188 First Ave., didn't fare as well, and is not expected to return. The Uogashi website, now offline, had listed "permanently closed" under their hours of operation.
Officials said they believe the fire, which injured 17 people, including 14 firefighters, began inside Uogashi. An exact cause has not been made public.
Meanwhile, Fiaschetteria Pistoia returned to service on March 6 after a late December fire badly damaged its space on 11th Street near Avenue C ... while the storefront housing Yakiniku West at 218 E. Ninth St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue is under renovation. The Japanese restaurant's Facebook page states that they plan to reopen some time this year after a fire in the building last April.
Monday, March 2, 2020
Another fire at 204 E. 13th St.
There was another fire reported at 204 E. 13th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. Early Saturday morning, the FDNY responded to a blaze on the third floor at the address...
MAN ALL HANDS 204 E 13 ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 3RD FLR,
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) February 29, 2020
No word on the extent of the damage to the 4-story building (see top photo via a reader) or a cause.
This is the second time in 15 months that a fire broke out at No. 204. Renovations were apparently still in progress in the building following an early morning fire during Thanksgiving weekend 2018.
That fire caused extensive water damage to Bruno Pizza, the retail tenant on the ground floor in the building owned by Steve Croman. Last July, owner Demian Repucci decided that the damage was too much to overcome, and he decided to move on from the business.
Soothr, a Thai noodle bar, was expected to open soon in the space. The most recent apartment rental via Streeteasy is from last May, when a two-bedroom unit on the third floor was listed — then removed — for $5,073.
H/T Jodi!
Sunday, August 17, 2014
[Updated] Fire this morning at 92 St. Mark's Place
The FDNY responded to a fire this morning just before 8 at 92 St. Mark's Place east of First Avenue.
MAN ALL HANDS 92 ST MARKS PL, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE 1ST FLR,
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 17, 2014
Firefighters smashed the windows and cut away the window guards of the ground-floor apartment as they quickly had the situation under control.
We saw one soot-covered resident, a male in his late 20s or early 30s, wearing only shirts sit down next door on the steps to Physical Graffitea. A next-door neighbor brought him a blanket. Paramedics brought another woman out of the building and treated her on the scene for smoke inhalation, according to witnesses.
First Avenue was temporarily closed to northbound traffic at East Seventh Street. At this point, we do not know the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage. As far as we know right now, there were not any serious injuries.
Updated Aug. 18, 6 a.m.
The Post reports that the FDNY reduced two unconscious women from the fire. They are both "hospitalized in serious condition with smoke inhalation."
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, "but sources said investigators are focusing on the theory that smoking may have caused the couch to burst into flames."
Here's No. 92 early last evening...
Top photos via @evgrieve
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Report of a fire at 500 E. 12th St.
[Photo via @tropical_drank]
Firefighters responded to an early-morning fire on Avenue A and East 12th Street (500 E. 12th St. via @FDNYAlerts) ... the FDNY declared the top-floor fire under control after 20 minutes...
MAN ALL HANDS 500 E 12TH STREET, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 5TH FLR, UNDER CONTROL
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) June 2, 2016
As this time we haven't heard any more details, such as injuries ...or cause of the fire.
The top-floor apartments appears to have been destroyed...
[Photo by Christine Champagne]
Updated 7 p.m.
There is a partial vacate order now on the front door...according to DOB records, the partial vacate is just for unit 12, where the fire started (readers and sources at the scene say that a cigarette that wasn't entirely extinguished started the blaze).
The DOB also says that other minor damages from smoke and water were observed in units 3,6,7,8 and 9.
Friday, October 5, 2018
A look at the fire-damaged Uogashi; plus video of when the fire started at 188 1st Ave.
[Photo by JK Clarke]
As you likely know, what would eventually be a six-alarm fire broke out in the early morning hours Wednesday at 188 First Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street.
FDNY officials have said that they believe the blaze started on the ground floor, which is occupied by the sushi restaurant Uogashi.
As these photos by Steven yesterday show, Uogashi, which opened here in December 2016, sustained major damage...
[Photo of the damaged rear-portion of Uogashi by Hillary Johnson]
It's too early to know when, or if, the restaurant might return. Uogashi's website is currently offline, and their voice-message system is full. No. 188 remains under a full-vacate order.
The FDNY is continuing their investigation, and have not publicly announced the cause of the fire.
Meanwhile, EVG reader Hillary Johnson, who lives near 188 First Ave., shot this video showing the start of the fire just before 2 a.m. (Firefighters had already been called, and were en route to the scene.)
In the video, you can see that the rooftop ventilation fan on No. 188's setback is on fire.
In total, there were 17 reported injuries, including 14 firefighters. The victims mostly sustained minor injuries, according to published reports.
Friday, March 24, 2023
Paying tribute to the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911
The Triangle Waist Company was located on the northwest corner of Greene Street and Washington Place just east of Washington Square Park, where the commemoration ceremonies take place today (3/24). Find more details at The Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition website.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Report: Faulty wiring caused fire that destroyed SE corner of 2nd Avenue and 7th Street
BFI sources say witnesses in the area first started smelling smoke around Midnight, Saturday. However the first 911 call wasn’t until hours later when a @nyctaxi driver saw flames rising from 48 E. 7 and pulled over to report it.
— 𝐌𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐍. 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 (@MylesMill) December 12, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2015
Reader report: Small fire temporarily KOs Tuome on East 5th Street
Yesterday morning, the FDNY reported to a fire at 540 E. Fifth St. (The address was actually 536.)
MAN ALL HANDS 540 E 5 ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 1ST FLR,
— FDNY (@FDNY) March 29, 2015
[Photo via @salim]
The FDNY gave the all clear after 30 minutes … however, according to a resident in the building, there was some damage to the kitchen at Tuome, the well-regarded restaurant that opened last August.
Per the resident: "Tuome is gone for at least a week, maybe more. It was an oil fire from their kitchen that had started as early as 7am when I smelled it from upstairs."
The restaurant was closed last night during normal business hours. We weren't able to track down anyone to verify the length of the closure. There isn't any mention of the fire on the Tuome website or social media properties.
The only noticeable remainder from the fire on the outside is…
@evgrieve building and street calm now. A little damage to the vault at tuome: pic.twitter.com/WoCEIUU3Iw
— Salim (@salim) March 29, 2015
Minca Ramen Factory, which shares the address, was open per usual yesterday.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Another fire in the East Village
No report just yet on the cause of fire. A Curbed tipster wrote, "It appears that no one was hurt in the 4 alarm blaze thanks to the Fire Department's speedy response (they were on the scene within 4 minutes)."
This comes on the heels of a nearby fire on March 12...this blaze occurred at 215 E. Fourth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. Bob Arihood was on the scene and filed a report. (Be sure to read the comments to his post.) There are some other photos from this fire here at Flickr.
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Sign of Fire & Water on 7th Street
Interior renovations continue over at 111 E. Seventh St., where East Village-based restaurateur Ravi DeRossi is expanding his vegan empire with Fire & Water here between Avenue A and First Avenue.
As Eater reported back in May, DeRossi will "veganize two cuisines at once — sushi and dim sum" with Fire & Water. The restaurant, next door to his Lady Bird tapas cafe, will feature a Japanese sushi counter with 16 seats as well as a Chinese dim sum cart service in a 36-seat section.
Representation of the Fire portion of the place arrived on the front window last week...
No word on a projected opening just yet.
This address has been a retail space in recent years — a showroom for furniture designer Todd Hase for one year and the Village Style Vintage Shop before that.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Report: Ravi DeRossi bringing Fire & Water to 7th Street
Beer and wine notice for Fire & Water on 7th Street
Friday, March 10, 2017
Report: Former NYU student paralyzed in fall from 2nd Avenue building awarded $29 million in suit
The Post has the details:
Anastasia “Sasha” Klupchak, who was an honors student and varsity soccer player, is guaranteed the $29 million from the building owner East Village Associates after her lawyer struck an unusual deal with defense counsel on Monday.
Called a “high low settlement” the parties agreed that if the jury came back with a verdict that was less than $13 million, the defense would pay $13 million; but if they arrived at a figure over $29 million, the landlord would cough up $29 million.
The pre-verdict deal means the award cannot be appealed.
Klupchak, 22 at the time in 2008, was visiting a friend at 82 Second Ave. between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. She and her friend went out on the fire escape to smoke around midnight. When attempting to re-enter the apartment, "she fell through an unguarded opening in the fire escape platform." The 12-foot fall left her paralyzed from the waist down.
The landlord at the time, East Village Associates, was found liable "because a 1949 law prohibited the type of fire escape on the building." One of the six jurors found that Klupchak "was at least partially responsible for her injuries." She had been drinking on the evening of her fall, and the landlord's attorney said "that she treated the fire escape like a balcony instead of an emergency escape route."
Her attorney, Thomas Moore, noted that there was no provision in the lease that said tenants couldn’t hang out on the fire escape. He also got the landlord, Bernard McElhone of East Village Associates, to admit under cross examination that “tens of thousands of New Yorkers regularly” hang out on the structures.
Klupchak, who went on to pursue a Ph.D. in film studies at Emory, now teaches at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta.
As for the building, Icon Realty bought the property from East Village Associates in January 2013 for $3.1 million. Icon flipped the building in late 2015 to a South Carolina-based investor for $10.9 million.
“She cried with joy and [thanks]. She just kept saying, ‘I don’t believe it'” https://t.co/5FQCDjZFz6
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) March 8, 2017
Google Street View image from 2008
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Updating: Fire reported on the rooftop at Kiehl's on 3rd Avenue
MAN ALL HANDS 109 3RD AVE, MIXED OCCUPANCY FIRE ON THE ROOF,
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 27, 2015
The address is Third Avenue at East 13th Street. In the building that houses Kiehl's. The rooftop features the cottage-style penthouse.
[EVG file photo]
Fire on 13th & 3rd. NYFD handling it. Hope no one is hurt. pic.twitter.com/MMblm6oU40
— Connor Scalleat (@connorscalleat) August 27, 2015
Here's a photo from 4 p.m. via William Klayer...
Updated 4:07
That nice EV penthouse on 13th St. & 3rd Ave. that was just sold is on fire! @evgrieve #eastvillage #fdny pic.twitter.com/5walmtAa44
— urban myths, legends (@urbanmyths) August 27, 2015
4:09
4:33
Via EVG reader Justin, who is at the scene: "Hard to know for sure, but it the FDNY seemed to have it under control quite well. Dozens of firefighters on the ground standing by, a couple on the ladder/bucket, and maybe only 10 on the roof. Seemed like routine work for them. It's mostly out now; no flames visible anymore."
And here's a photo via Justin from just after 4...
4:40
MAN ALL HANDS 203 E 13TH ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON THE ROOF, UNDER CONTROL
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 27, 2015
4:41
Looks like the flames are out at the @Kiehl's building and #fdny is working on hot spots. cc @evgrieve pic.twitter.com/NgEmBQerV1
— Barry Loudis (@barryloudis) August 27, 2015
5:39
The FDNY told CBS 2 that there weren't any injuries. There's no word yet on the cause of the fire.
The penthouse cottage was in contract, according to Curbed. The asking price had been $4.4 million.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Live in tranquil cottages overlooking … 3rd Avenue (but still)