NYC ALERT Live console

LIVE · updated Nov 12, 2026, 3:10 PM ET

FDNY · BROOKLYN · Fire

Unstable Facade Reported at 2506 Newkirk Avenue in Brooklyn

FDNY units are responding to a report of an unstable facade at 2506 Newkirk Avenue, between East 26th Street and East 25th Street in Brooklyn.

Location
2506 Newkirk Avenue
Map of 2506 Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn
📍 2506 Newkirk Avenue, BrooklynOpen on the live map

Map tiles © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Radio audio

Latest transmission
Transmission 1

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio Ladder 157 reported the job was an investigation into a collapse from the previous day and that the unit is available.
  2. Unstable Facade Reported at 2506 Newkirk Avenue in BrooklynUnstable facade reported; address 2506 Newkirk Avenue between East 26th and East 25th Streets
  3. Radio Engine 255 advised incoming units that the best route due to the collapse is via Rogers Avenue to Newkirk Avenue against traffic.
  4. Radio Units on scene reported an unstable facade and confirmed the address and box number.
  5. Technical Rescue at 2506 Newkirk Avenue in Brooklyn
  6. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Look, phone alarm box 3742, address 2506 Newkirk Avenue between East 26 Street."
    2. Radio Citywide units are responding to the scene for a minor technical rescue involving an unstable facade.

Units on this call

Battalion 41 Engine 248 Engine 255 Ladder 157

Heard on the FDNY radio for this call and checked against the FDNY unit roster.

How this story was produced: NYC Alert summarizes public FDNY and NYPD radio transmissions with AI and checks every published fact against the radio before it appears. Details can change as a call develops; verify independently.