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Westchester Native Killed In Trump Tower Fire Was Unable To Sell Apartment Westchester Native Killed In Trump Tower Fire Was Unable To Sell Apartment
Westchester Native Killed In Trump Tower Fire Was Unable To Sell Apartment The Westchester County native who was killed in his 50th-floor apartment in Trump Tower over the weekend was dealing with bankruptcy issues and was unable to sell his multi-million dollar apartment, according to a New York Times report. Renowned art dealer Todd Brassner, who grew up in Harrison, was reportedly unable to sell his $2.5 million Trump Tower apartment on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan before his death in the Saturday night fire. He reportedly began efforts to sell the residence following President Donald Trump’s election in 2016. The four-alarm fire broke out in the 58-story high ris…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Victim Of Four-Alarm Fire At Trump Tower ID Released For Victim Of Four-Alarm Fire At Trump Tower
ID Released For Victim Of Four-Alarm Fire At Trump Tower The man who was killed when a raging fire broke out in his apartment on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan early Saturday evening has been identified as a Westchester native. The blaze, which was upgraded from three alarms to four alarms, erupted at the 58-story, 664-foot high mixed-use skyscraper on Fifth Avenue near West 56th Street just before 6 p.m. Firefighters found the man, identified as 67-year-old Todd Brassner, unconscious and unresponsive when they entered the apartment.  "The apartment was entirely on fire," FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. "M…

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by Joe Lombardi