The cremated remains of Willy Ley, a science writer and 'space prophet' who died in 1969, were recently discovered in the basement of a New York City apartment building. Ley, who has no living ...

Patrick Kirton couldn’t escape the basement after the fire broke out in his small apartment building on E. 40th St. near ...

Willy Ley was a German-American science writer who died on June 24, 1969, at the age of 62; Ley's cremated remains were discovered in a cluttered co-op basement in New York City in 2024, though ...

The New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit was called in, and officers could be seen in tactical gear. Police said a fire then started at the apartment building.

It’s part of Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to add as many as 108,850 new homes over the next 15 years. We’ve all witnessed the mad rush to secure an apartment in NYC. We’ve seen the lines around ...