harlem building blast
Destroyed buildings housed church and piano store
Two popular storefronts, an evangelical church and a piano repair shop, were flattened in the blast that rocked East Harlem on Wednesday. The Spanish Christian Church, at 1644 Park Ave.,...
Hunter College cop among the dead in Harlem explosion
Hunter College cop Griselde Camacho, 48, hardly ever missed a day of work — even winning awards for her attendance. But asthma symptoms kept her home this week, including Wednesday...
Explosion survivor saved by 'cocoon' of pianos
As 1646 Park Ave. exploded in fiery pieces, Colin Patterson found himself safe in a cloud of flying pianos. “I was watching TV and there was a massive explosion, like...
Rangel: Harlem explosion is 'our community's 9/11'
Congressman Charlie Rangel amazingly called Wednesday's deadly collapse of two buildings in East Harlem "our community's 9/11," saying it's the most "horrific" thing that's happened in his district since he...
Search for survivors continues in Harlem blast
The search for survivors continued into the night following a deadly gas explosion Wednesday that collapsed two buildings where residents complained of smelling gas for weeks, killing six people.
Service returns on two Metro-North lines after blast
Train service on two Metro-North lines has come back to Grand Central Terminal after an explosion in East Harlem left it suspended for almost five hours. The New Haven and...
Harlem building blast: From the scene
Three people are dead and at least 24 others are injured after a huge explosion collapsed two East Harlem buildings Wednesday morning where residents complained of smelling gas for weeks,...