Recent content by 80sQueensbuff

I hope the firefighters all recover fully.

I was on Cross Bay having pizza and saw the 44, 140 & 246 go by. I knew something was going on. I hope they got the perp who did this.

I guess 96 & 54 were elsewhere when this came in.

There were more 5th alarms in Queens in the first six months of this year than in any full year going back to at least 2010!

It seems that all he is saying is that the words "never" or "always" are rarely accurate. There are "always" exceptions to the rule.

Whether they are converting the space to low income or other housing doesn't much matter to the city. In this case, it is going to be high-end rentals. All that matters is that someone (not the city) is getting lots of $$$. That is how real estate works.

I somehow never really looked at this thread too much until the last month or so, when I read through all 93 pages, and looked at most of the links to videos and audio recordings. I can't believe I didn't look at it before. It is truly amazing to get the first hand stories from both the...

That is why there are whale watching boats leaving from Sheepshead Bay and the Jersey shore a few times a week! Whales have shown up even in the East River and well up the Hudson!

I happened to be on Lafayette the other day and saw a Rescue 1 truck at Ladder 20's quarters. Would that have been the reserve apparatus?

Address 234 Kearney Ave at Lawton Ave. Rundown going to be difficult with companies taking up from the all hands and taking it in instead of companies initially assigned.

TL 162 was at the scene prior to transmission of the 3rd

A friend had suggested eating lunch there on Saturday, but we went elsewhere. Major surprise to find out about this a day later!

As sick as this is, similar things have happened in other cities over the years. I think both Philadelphia and Detroit have had this on more than one occasion. People do incredibly stupid things when they are drinking and in large crowds.