Sam Wu

Purported Boiler Meddling in 106 Rivington Basement Worries Neighbors
Posted October 7, 2015 at 5:00 am
The deadly explosion in Brooklyn over the weekend has some Lower East Side residents back home a bit worried, reinforcing fears of a repeat. And with good reason. 106 Rivington Street gave Hell Square a scare of its own last spring. The tenement building is owned by landlord Sam Wu, whose purported negligence is now […]
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Yesterday’s Cellar Fire Highlights Hazardous Situation at 106 Rivington Street
Last modified August 29, 2017 at 11:37 pm
In the days following the Second Avenue blast, we reported on the potentially dangerous situation unfolding at 106 Rivington Street. Specifically an alleged faulty boiler in the basement that caused a smoke incident. At the time, neighboring residents and businesses were extremely on edge, worried that the adjacent buildings might suffer a similar fate. Those […]