The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water’s edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighborhood silenced by Superstorm Sandy. Just blocks from the tall-masted ships that rise above South Street Seaport, the windows of narrow …
Fire officials say the blaze that engulfed part of a building in New York City’s South Street Seaport was caused by faulty electrical wiring. Fire marshals also were looking Sunday into whether there was any structural damage from Saturday’s blaze …
A fire on a tourist-friendly New York City pier that sent a huge cloud of smoke billowing above the Manhattan skyline was doused without any injuries on Saturday, fire officials said. Flames enveloped a 100-foot stretch of Pier 17 at …