In
The Bronx, As Dozen Killed By Fire On
Prospect Ave, Of Happy Land &
Woodycrest, Blame-Games
By Matthew
Russell Lee
BRONX, NY ,
December 28 – The Bronx has
suffered another tragedy, a
December 28 fire on Prospect
Avenue near 187th Street which
killed at least twelve people,
including a one-year old. 2363
Prospect Avenue was like any
other building in the
neighborhood; newspapers
search NYC housing databases
trying to find in code
violations an explanation,
someone to blame. This is the
pattern.
2363
Prospect is a short walk from
where 87 were killed in the
Happy Land Social Club fire on
March 25, 1990. Bodies were
laid out in a public school
just across Southern Boulevard.
What is it, about our Bronx
and fire? Disinvestment plays
a role, but there is more.
Further west in The Bronx, 10
died on March 7, 2008 in a
fire at 1022 Woodycrest
Avenue. Then, despite the
victims being from West
Africa, as Inner City Press
noted the United Nations did
nothing. Now, UN Secretary
General is on vacation
in Portugal, robo-tweeting
about the UN's solidarity with
the poor. We'll see. Rest in
peace.
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