Things got tense between State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (right) and City Council Member Eric Ulrich at last Thursday’s debate in Middle Village.
Smoke is shown rising out of the basement of a Ridgewood apartment house that caught fire on Sunday night, Feb. 2, it was reported. According to Fire Department sources, the one-alarm blaze broke out at about 6:30 p.m. in the cellar of a threestory dwelling in the vicinity of Grove Street and Cypress Avenue. Responding to the scene (listed in the order of arrival) were Engine companies 271, 277, 218 and 237; Ladder companies 124, 112 and 140; Squad Co. 252; Rescue 4; and Battalions 28 and 37-under the direction of Division 14-along with the 104th Precinct and EMS units. There were no reported injuries. One hose line was used by firefighters to bring the inferno under control, an FDNY source said.