Abdoulie Touray is believed to have been the first Gambian to move into 333 E. 181st Street. He drew scores of compatriots to the building where 17 died in a fire. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Deaths (Fatalities)”
A Look Inside Rikers: ‘Fight Night’ and Gang Rule, Captured on Video
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2022
Videos obtained by The New York Times reveal scenes of violence as the Department of Correction struggles to restore order in the jail system. Source: New York Times
Desperate Search for Those Missing in Bronx Fire: ‘We’re Still Waiting’
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
Two days after the fire, the city released a partial list of the deceased. Source: New York Times
What We Know About Victims of Bronx Fire
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
The day after his 12th birthday, Muhammad Drammeh died along with his mother and two of his sisters. Source: New York Times
Why a Closed Door Can Save Lives During a Fire
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
After a fire in a Bronx high-rise killed 17 people, fire officials are focusing on simple safety measures that can help in the earliest moments of a blaze. Source: New York Times
A Family Tried to Flee the Bronx Fire. Smoke Overwhelmed Them.
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
The Dukuray family had left Gambia over a decade ago and settled into a top-floor apartment in the Bronx building that burned on Sunday. Source: New York Times
Two Open Doors Created ‘Flue Effect’ of Deadly Smoke at Bronx High-Rise
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
Smoke inhalation appeared to cause all 17 deaths related to the fire — a number officials feared could climb. Source: New York Times
What We Know About the Bronx Apartment Building Fire
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
The blaze began just before 11 a.m. on Sunday in a building on East 181st Street. Nine children were killed. Source: New York Times
The Happy Land Nightclub Fire in 1990 Left 87 People Dead
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
An arson at the Happy Land Social Club killed 87 people more than 30 years ago. Source: New York Times
Fire in Bronx Apartment Building Kills At Least 19
By Gotham Rex on January 9, 2022
Nine children were among those who died when a space heater malfunctioned in a Bronx apartment building, city officials said. Source: New York Times
Bronx Apartment Building Was Home to a Large African Community
By Gotham Rex on January 9, 2022
Many residents of the high-rise sought it out for its close-knit feel and proximity to area mosques. Source: New York Times
Connecticut High School Hockey Player Dies After Fall on the Rink
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2022
Teddy Balkind, a sophomore at St. Luke’s School, died after he fell and his neck was cut by another player’s skate, police and school officials said. Source: New York Times
New York Plans to Install ‘Vending Machines’ With Anti-Overdose Drugs
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2022
In addition to naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, the machines will distribute free syringes, toiletries and safe-sex kits. Source: New York Times
Man Dies After He Is Shot by the Police With a Stun Gun and Catches Fire
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2021
New York’s attorney general said her office would investigate the man’s death, which followed an altercation in an upstate police station. Source: New York Times
On Rikers Island, Two Deaths in Four Days Push Jails Toll to 16
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
A Brooklyn man late Tuesday became the latest detainee to die as the Department of Correction grapples with a crisis at the city’s main jail complex. Source: New York Times