NYC Right Now, 3:00 PM: 2 Reports and New Events · Oct 22

2 reports in NYC before 3:00 PM: building fire (Atlantic Ave and Chestnut St, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn), building fire (Atlantic Ave and Chestnut St, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn). Details may change.

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What happened in New York City in the 30 minutes before 3:00 PM on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from the agencies to your pocket: no middlemen, no gatekeepers.

Right now

2:48 PM · Building fire · Atlantic Ave and Chestnut St, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn

  • Status: Working fire: more units called (2:48 PM)
  • Where: Atlantic Ave and Chestnut St, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn · FDNY Box 1846
  • Responding: FDNY
  • Timeline: 2:48 PM first report · 2:37 PM high-rise fire signal · 2:45 PM all hands working
  • Heard on: FDNY Brooklyn radio · 8 transmissions, 2:48 PM–2:49 PM

2:43 PM · Building fire · Atlantic Ave and Chestnut St, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn

  • Status: Working fire: more units called (2:48 PM)
  • Where: Atlantic Ave and Chestnut St, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn · FDNY Box 1846
  • Responding: FDNY
  • Timeline: 2:43 PM first report · 2:37 PM high-rise fire signal · 2:45 PM all hands working
  • Heard on: FDNY Brooklyn radio · 8 transmissions, 2:43 PM–2:49 PM

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