On Wednesday 4/8 at 5:30pm, my business partner at All Night Skate, Olivia Hu, was told that the unit above her apartment was on fire. Thankfully the FDNY extinguished the fire and no people or animals were harmed. Olivia’s apartment is directly beneath the unit on fire, and there were 5 leaks in Olivia’s apartment: above her bed, 2 in her bathroom, and 2 in her kitchen. The FDNY thankfully broke down the door into her apartment to save her dog, Yuna. In the process glass and debris are scattered in her apartment. Unit 2L had their entire wall demolished to extinguish the fire. The FDNY told Olivia that the apartment is untenable because the ceiling drywall could collapse at any moment.

Sadly, Olivia paid for renters insurance for many years, but because of an expired card, the insurance was cancelled and Olivia didn’t realize the cancellation until the evening of 4/8.

While packing her belongings, Olivia was only able to bring one pair of pants because the rest was covered in debris and water that leaked through the walls.

Olivia is currently staying with the American Red Cross. The landlord is on Jewish holiday, his phone is off, and is unresponsive. The superintendent is delaying cleaning the broken glass and debris to document the space for insurance purposes. The super does not have the necessary information for insurance so the entire process is at a standstill.

The FDNY informed Olivia that the drywall ceiling could collapse at any time. The landlord is not prioritizing ceiling repair currently.

In addition, Olivia planned to go to her birth place Reno, Nevada for her birthday on Sunday 4/12 to spend time with her family. The trip is cancelled in order to handle the fire. Olivia has not seen her sister Hetty or Hetty’s child for 3 years.

With your donation you will help Olivia with:

- Clothing

- Food

- Moving Expenses

- Deposit + rent for a new apartment

- Toiletries

- Potential hiring of lawyer on behalf of the tenants for failing to maintain building codes

- Pet Supplies

- Furniture destroyed by water damage

- Cancellation fee

for flight

- Birthday Present

- Morale because she is very sad and 2026 is the worst birthday ever

- Therapy and traumies

Let’s help Olivia get her feet back on the ground!!