'Somebody heard our prayer': Emotional reunion after Easter fire destroys two homes

'Somebody heard our prayer': Emotional reunion after Easter fire destroys two homes

A Buffalo family, overcome with emotion over the generosity of their neighbors, after a fire tore through their Glenwood Avenue home on Easter Sunday. "I heard people banging and yelling," Jason Despaw said. "Then I started hearing banging. I opened my eyes. I opened the curtains in my bedroom and saw flames rolling against the window."Jason and his family were able to get out safely, but they lost everything. His wife, Brandy, started a GoFundM…

Support grows for Astoria families who lost homes in four-alarm Easter fire - Astoria Post

FDNY crews work to contain a massive Easter Sunday fire at 21-33 31st Ave. in Astoria. Photos by Ramy Mahmoud April 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Several online fundraisers have raised more than $90,000 for Astoria residents displaced by a four-alarm fire that ripped through two buildings on 31st Avenue on Easter Sunday. The blaze ignited inside a three-story mixed-use building at 21-33 31st Ave. shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 20, before …

Support grows for Astoria families who lost homes in four-alarm Easter fire - Queens Post

FDNY crews work to contain a massive Easter Sunday fire at 21-33 31st Ave. in Astoria. Photos by Ramy Mahmoud April 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Several online fundraisers have raised more than $90,000 for Astoria residents displaced by a four-alarm fire that ripped through two buildings on 31st Avenue on Easter Sunday. The blaze ignited inside a three-story mixed-use building at 21-33 31st Ave. shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 20, before …