An off-duty firefighter leapt over the pews during an Easter Sunday service at St. Teresa’s Church in Woodside to put out a small blaze in a back room that sent hundreds fleeing, the New York Post reported.
O’Conner attacked the blaze until city Fire Department crews responded and brought the fire under control by 1:01 p.m. A fire official said the all-hands blaze was reported at 12:26 p.m.
Msgr. Denis Herron discontinued Sunday services to asse
Msgr. Denis Herron discontinued Sunday services to asse
Sunnyside Woodside group works for peace
A few of these residents knew each other from past events in the community, but most were strangers to one another. Yet the group instantaneously recognized that they shared a common conviction that a war with Iraq would be wrong. As passengers from the s
Woodside man found dead on Ridgewood street
Police said no criminality was suspected but the investigation was ongoing.
Unidentified body left on Woodside street
The two men were seen leaving a black livery cab with the number 51 on the rear side of the vehicle, police said. They were then seen heading east on 44th Avenue.
The woman, who was wearing tan denim shorts, a white T-shirt and white sneakers, has
The woman, who was wearing tan denim shorts, a white T-shirt and white sneakers, has
Man falls under subway train, sustains scrapes in Woodside
A 38-year-old man apparently fell onto the subway tracks at the 69th Street station in Woodside during Friday’s morning rush hour, with several train cars passing over him before he was finally removed with only minor bumps and bruises, police said.
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