Early Learning Centre ELC– Happyland Fire Station – Fire Station Playset for Children Ages 18 Months to 5 Years

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Misdemeanors Charged in Happy Land Fire". New York Times. February 2, 1991 . Retrieved July 20, 2012. The street outside the former Happy Land social club has been renamed "The Plaza of the Eighty-Seven" in memory of the victims. [26] Five of the victims were students at nearby Theodore Roosevelt High School, which had a memorial service for the victims in April 1990. [27] A memorial was erected directly across the street from the former establishment with the names of all 87 victims inscribed on it. [28] Hevesi, Dennis (May 9, 1992). "Guilty Plea By Landlord In Fire Case". New York Times . Retrieved July 21, 2012. González was charged with 174 counts of murder, two for each victim, and was found guilty on 87 counts of arson and 87 counts of murder on August 19, 1991. For each count, he received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life. He was eligible for parole during March 2015 as New York law states that the sentences for multiple murders occurring during one act must be served concurrently, rather than consecutively. [12] [13] Chunky figures for little hands to hold• Happyland doors are designed to be removed easily during play so little hands can discover cause and effect

Happyland is a place of wonder, fuelled by the imagination of each child who travels there! Designed for little hands with five sounds to add to the fun, playing with the Happyland Fire Station helps little ones discover the world and develop social skills. They're based in convenient locations including supermarkets, newsagents and train stations. Plus they're often open late and on Sundays. a b Moore, Tina; Tracy, Thomas (March 18, 2015). "Happy Land mass murderer Julio Gonzalez denied parole". Daily News . Retrieved July 10, 2016. In the early morning hours of March 25, 1990, in New York City, many young people, mostly Hondurans, entered the Bronx social club for a night of fun, dancing and drinking to celebrate Carnival. One patron argued with his girlfriend, who worked at the club, and he was ejected by a bouncer. Angered, he returned with gasoline and set a fire in the only means of entry and exit. As a result of his act of revenge, 87 people were asphyxiated or burned to death from the vicious fire that raced up the stairwell to the second floor.Happyland doors are designed to be removed easily during play so little hands can discover cause and effect

Nee-naw nee-naw, let’s see how many people, places and animals we can save with the firefighters from the Happyland Fire Station. Celona, Larry; Marques, Stuart; etal. (March 17, 2015). "Fire kills 87 people at the Happy Land Social Club in the Bronx in 1990". Daily News . Retrieved July 10, 2016. fushia pink Fun Toy for Tots! I bought this for my Grandsons 1st Birthday, he played with it immediately and it was clearly just the right size and simplicity for him. It is a colourful nice quality toy which I’m sure he will enjoy playing with for some time. Airtight case' against Happy Land arsonist in 1990". NY Daily News. March 17, 2015 . Retrieved December 6, 2016. anniversary of Happy Land nightclub fire that killed 87". CBS News Crimesider. March 25, 2015 . Retrieved December 29, 2017.The firefighters of the FDNY were pushed to the limit that day: Ladder 33, Ladder 44 and Engine 92 received Unit Citations, and three firefighters received individual awards for bravery. 1990 Happy Land social club fire Six weeks before the fire, he split up with his girlfriend, Lydia Feliciano. Before that, González had lost his job at a lamp factory in Queens. [5] At the time of the fire, he was two weeks behind on the rent of his room, and the owner of the boarding house where he was staying said of him: "From what I know, he was down to his last hope." [5] Incident [ edit ]

TREADWELL, DAVID; GOLDMAN, JOHN J. (March 26, 1990). "Blaze Kills 87 in N.Y. Social Club: Fire: An employee's ex-boyfriend is arrested on arson and murder charges. Nightspot was operating illegally". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 25, 2017. The building that housed Happy Land club was managed partly by Jay Weiss, at the time the husband of actress Kathleen Turner. [21] The New Yorker quoted Turner saying that "the fire was unfortunate but could have happened at a McDonald's". [22] The Bronx District Attorney said that the building's owner, Alex DiLorenzo III, and leaseholders Weiss and Morris Jaffe, were not responsible criminally, since they had tried to close the club and evict the tenant. [23] In 1987, Weiss and Jaffe's company, Little Peach Realty Inc., had leased the building space for seven years to the club owner, Elias Colon, who died in the fire. [21] [24] An eviction trial against Colon had been scheduled to start on March 28. [21] Even if Colon had survived the fire, the eviction trial would have been moot, as the building that housed the Happy Land Social Club was condemned and demolished within 24 hours of the fire. [25] Legacy [ edit ] The 150 firefighters who raced to the scene managed to extinguish the Happy Land fire in five minutes, but even that was too late. “There was one in the street telling us there was loads of people inside, trapped,” Dennis Devlin, one of the first firefighters to arrive, said. “We couldn’t hear anybody screaming, we didn’t hear anybody yelling. There was no one hollering.” a b c Blumenthal, Ralph (March 26, 1990). "Fire in The Bronx; 87 Die in Blaze at Illegal Club; Police Arrest Ejected Patron; Worst New York Fire Since 1911". New York Times. a b c Barbanel, Josh (March 27, 1990). "Fire in The Bronx; Tracing the Club's Owners". New York Times.Though the arsonist had been caught, he wasn’t the only guilty party in the devastating Happy Land fire. Investigators then had to hold someone accountable for why 87 Happy Land fire victims were unable to escape the building in the first place. Julio González served three years in prison in Cuba during the 1970s for desertion from the Cuban Army. [4] In 1980, he faked a criminal record as a drug dealer to help him gain passage in the Mariel boatlift. [4] The boatlift landed in Florida; he then traveled to Wisconsin and Arkansas and eventually settled in New York, sponsored by the American Council for Nationalities in Manhattan. [4] Lamar Lovely little toy I liked the idea that this toy could be carried by a small child by the handle! Felipe Figueroa, a patron at the club, heard people screaming, “Fire! Fire!” Seeing smoke, Figueroa ran down the stairs. He would be one of the only other people who managed to escape that night.