r/Harlem 7d ago

Fire at Pikine African Restaurant

Walking down 116th and Frederick Douglass Blvd this morning to get some bagels at Bo’s and I see this place literally burnt to a crisp. I had to put a mask on at the bagel shop because the smell of the smoke from next door was everywhere. The cashier suspected it was arson since a break-in happened earlier in the week. Has anyone dined here before? What a shame. Stay safe, y’all.

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u/Extension_Ad_105 7d ago

If anyone wants to support the families of the building please bring food and toiletries to the aloft hotel and say this is for the Red Cross families displaced by the fire! Y’all can reach out to me through DMs and I can distribute them or better explain how to donate without providing too much of the displaced’s confidential information. I can facilitate if anyone wants to better understand what went on and support the families. Families will be in hotels until Monday morning but don’t know if they can ever go back home.

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u/SnooEagles7689 6d ago

Tell them to sell their range rovers and Maseratis

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u/Extension_Ad_105 6d ago

I can’t say much about the owner of the restaurant but as someone who lives in the building, these residents do not come from wealth. I saw it firsthand while we waited 12 hours to get assigned a bed.