UWS residents displaced by apartment building fire holding on to hope

Dozens of families are coping with losing everything after last week’s fire that tore through a six-story apartment building on the Upper West Side.

Now in the midst of holiday season, displaced residents are in search of other places to live, all while holding on to their faith.

“I have nothing”

As crews boarded up the building on 107th Street, the memories of a lifetime lingered for many.

“It’s hard to me because what do I have right now? I have no house, no clothes, no apartment. I have nothing,” said victim Milly Martin, who had called the building home for 50 years. “Yes, all my life. My kids were born there.”…

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