Damage to NYC Fire Museum may get fixed by Disney, which may also be the cause

HUDSON SQUARE, Manhattan -- It's a landmark that's been a destination for generations of schoolchildren, history buffs, experts and others, but the New York City Fire Museum has been closed for nearly a year, due to structural problems.

The city's law department has now filed a formal summons in State Supreme Court saying that construction on Disney's new production and management building across the street from the nearly 121-year-old museum building is connected to the structural damage, which is apparently extensive.