Early this morning, a fire ripped through a three story building with a store on the ground floor and apartments above. There has been one reported fatality so far, with three people critically injured and four more residents seriously injured. The proprietor of the ground floor deli said two people ran onto his store while on fire. He was able to douse them with water The seven injured survivors have all been hospitalized. Witnesses described......

Three young people--ranging between 16 and 20 years of age--were pulled to safety by FDNY rescuers off a jetty at Coney Island. Four firemen waded and swam out to the end of the jetty, where two women and one man were trapped by a rising tide. The incoming tide and pounding surf knocked one of the people, a young woman, off of the jetty, where she was badly bruised and cut--one FDNY official said she......

Passover, which begins tomorrow night, never passes by without a surge in emergency room traffic, according to one area physician. Dr. Tucker Woods, chairman at Long Island College Hospital’s emergency department, tells the Post he sees “an uptick in total patient volume during Passover.” It seems the heavy cleaning leading up to Passover – intended to rid the home of chametz – is taking its toll: “We see a little bit of everything. Dizziness from......

Almost all of the injuries suffered by tenants in Thursday night's high rise fire on the Lower East Side were preventable and the result of panic and poor decision making by residents. In addition to the 30 firefighters who reported injuries fighting the blaze on Grand St., 16 tenants of the 26 story building were injured--two seriously. FDNY officials say that all of the injuries to the tenants could have been avoided. Roy Holloway was......

Cleveland 119 Knicks 105: If you were looking for a game where the Knicks should have beaten a quality opponent, this was it. New York battled Cleveland almost evenly over three quarters and although they ended up out-shooting the Cavs, they did not walk away with the win. That was because the best player on the floor took over the game. LeBron ended up with 50 points and 10 rebounds, scoring almost at will when......

New York 99 Miami 93: Trying to figure out the Knicks will drive you insane. Off of a terrible loss against the Nets, the Knicks played a decent basketball game against a better team and won. They took care of the basketball, only 10 turnovers and had three scorers with 20 or more points. Eddy Curry had a very nice offensive game, going 9-17 from the field and adding 11 boards. He still doesn’t play......

-Brooklyn 3 Staten Island 0: Jacob Ruckle was dominant going eight innings while allowing only four hits and striking out ten as Brooklyn increased their division lead to two games. -Knicks Sign Jared Jeffries: Stop the presses, the Knicks added someone who plays defense! Sure it comes too late for Larry Brown and five years and $30 million just increases their salary cap woes, but this is actually a decent move by Isiah. Jeffries gives......

Last year, the MTA outlawed walking between train cars, and police beileve a 49 year old woman died doing just that. Glady Julien's family, on the other hand, cannot imagine she would ever do that, since she was a cautious, careful person - and they believe she would only move between cars if she was in danger. The Daily News outlines what happened on April 8:At 11:23 a.m., the train's emergency brakes were triggered near......

The Giants return to the playoffs for the first time since 2003 when they take on the Carolina Panthers Sunday at 1pm. Carolina was a popular pick for the Super Bowl before the season started and looked like they would live up to that billing before late season losses at home to Dallas and Tampa. They still finished 11-5 and will present a formidable challenge to the Giants. The first rule of playoff football is......

This will be a stern test for the Giants. They have yet to beat a winning team on the road in the Eli Manning era and Saturday they will face a Redskins squad with its’ season on the line and 90,000 hostile fans supporting it. Washington will also be trying to erase the memory of the 36-0 humiliation they suffered at the hands of the Giants in October. To make matters worse, the Giants injury......

You know its been a tough season when Jets fans look back so fondly to last season's cardiac-inducing AFC Divisional playoff victory over the San Diego Chargers. Remember linebacker Eric Barton's penalty, which could have been the costliest in franchise history? Anyhow, with things looking down but not yet out for the Jets (2-5), a date with a San Diego (4-4) team that looks like last year was no fluke does not seem like an......

Back in March, Gothamist wrote that, “(this edition) of the Yankees should be an improvement over last year’s, especially when you consider the starting pitching.” Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case. High-priced imports, Randy Johnson, Carl Pavano and Jaret Wright have combined for a 15-14 record with an ERA well over 4.50. Wright has not pitched since April and will probably not do so again until August. If you want to find a reason the......

Reader, you can choose the way to start this post: 1. Isiah fiddled while The Garden burned. 2. He who is ignorant of Layden's history is destined to repeat it. 3. How many small forwards do you need, anyway? The Knicks are officially heading for the lottery after a hugely disappointing season. Stephon Marbury's acquisition last year and the addition of Jamal Crawford made the Knicks appear interesting (if not dominant) to start the season.......

A rare photo to accompany Gothamist's weekly top 15 rankings. War Eagle indeed. Later this week, we're going to give you a list of places to watch some of the teams on this list. Last week's list and the BCS Rankings are out. 1. Oklahoma – Kansas St. game probably should not have been that close, but somewhat understandable given the let-down after the Texas win. Jason White and Adrian Peterson give the Sooners......