Fire Breaks Out at Madison Square Garden

MIDTOWN — A fire broke out in the generator room of the Madison Square Garden Monday morning, fire officials said.

Firefighters raced to the World's Most Famous Arena at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza just before 9:30 a.m. to battle a fire on the roof, an FDNY spokesman said.

It took 60 firefighters from 12 units about an hour to get the fire under control, the spokesman said.

There were no reported injuries or evacuations, officials said.

The cause was not immediately known.

Representatives from Maidson Square Garden did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.

The Garden has no scheduled events until November, when Madonna performs there as part of her World Tour 2012, according to the MSG calendar.

By: DNAinfo

NYPD search for attempted kidnapping suspect

Police are looking for a man who attempted to kidnap a 7-year-old boy outside a school in Queens.

The incident happened on Tuesday, May 29 at 8:15 a.m. when the 33-year-old Mark Synclair tried to grab the boy in front of P.S. 192 in the Corona section.

The boy was able to struggle with Synclair to free himself and then ran from the scene.

Synclair is listed as 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.

Anyone with information in regards to this suspect is asked to Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

By: MyFoxNY.com

One Dead, Three Injured In Harlem Basketball Court Shooting

Investigators are looking for clues in a shooting at a basketball game in Harlem that left one man dead Sunday.

Police say multiple shots were fired during a pickup game at a court near 129th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard.

One man was hit in the head and died later at Harlem Hospital.

Three others were wounded, including one person who was grazed in the head and two others who were hit in the leg.

Anyone with information about the case is being asked to contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-577-TIPS, by texting TIP577 to CRIMES, or by going toNYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

By: NY1 News

Robber Hits 3 BK Banks in 30 Minutes

Police say a busy crook robbed three Brooklyn banks in just 30 minutes.

The holdups happened on Friday afternoon in Midwood, all along  Kings Highway.

 

Police tell The New York Times the man never showed a weapon. He simply handed the tellers notes and waited for the money. 

 

Authorities say he walked off with cash from a teller at the first bank, left empty-handed from the second one, but scored again at the third bank.  

 

Police did not say how much was lost as they continue to search for a suspect.

Officials Investigate Fatal Williamsburg Fire

Investigators are looking for the cause of an apartment fire that killed a woman in Brooklyn.

Flames broke out in 59-year-old Ellen Lucky's Williamsburg apartment on Consylea Avenue around 9:15 p.m Friday night.

The New York City Fire Department said that the third and fourth floors of the four-story building were burning heavily when units arrived.

More than 100 firefighters were eventually called to battle the flames.

Four firefighters suffered minor injuries.

FDNY Deputy Chief Kevin Woods, who was at the scene, said the fire was so heavy, firefighters were forced to pull out of the building and attack it from the outside.

"We had to pull all members out of the building due to the amount of fire on the third and fourth floors," Woods said. "We went to an exterior attack with tower ladders. The fire also dropped down to the second and first floors."

Lucky was found unconscious after the flames were out and was pronounced dead at the scene.

"I was walking out of the subway and I said 'wow, what a disaster,'" said one witness. "That smell was horrible."

"There was blazing fire coming out of the upper right window," said a second witness. "Within minutes, the wind had taken to second part of the house."

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

The deputy chief said that everyone who lived in the building has been displaced.

By: NY1 News

Small Fire at 1 World Trade Center

A small fire broke out on the 89th floor of the One World Trade Center building Saturday morning, according to fire officials.

Construction workers at the unfinished tower put out the fire, which started on a wooden deck. The FDNY responded to the fire and said they are wetting down the area as a precaution. 

 

The cause of the fire is unknown, and is being investigated.

 

The skyscraper is already over 1,200 feet high, with a few hundred feet more to go until it reaches its full height.

 

 It is the tallest in New York City, surpassing the Empire State Building in April.  

By: NBCnewYork

NYPD Looks For Suspect Who Allegedly Robbed Queens Chase Bank

Police are asking for help searching for the man who robbed a Chase Bank Wednesday in Queens.

They say the man walked up to a teller in a branch on 48th Street in Maspeth and handed him a note demanding money, before displaying a silver and black gun.

The robber allegedly fled with cash.

The suspect is said to be in his 40s, six feet tall, and 180 pounds.

He was wearing a light blue shirt, jeans, a Yankees hat and sunglasses.

06/01/2012  

By: NY1 News