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The 21-year-old defendant faces multiple charges in the Thanksgiving Eve incident.

Tuesday’s oversight hearing follows growing concern over battery farms and the risks posed by lithium-ion fires.

Unique Cherry faces multiple charges for the fires, which officials say began in December.

The dual blazes broke out in Yorkville and Midtown, including one at an e-bike shop.

The blaze in the borough’s “most ancient forest” was the latest in a series of brush fires in the metro area amid record drought conditions.

Parks department data shows firefighters responded to more than 400 fires in city parks between 2020 and August 2024.

Tucker, a former CEO of a private security company, replaces Laura Kavanagh, who left the role last week.

Fazil Khan came to New York from India to get a master’s degree in journalism and most recently worked at an outlet focused on education issues.

Alleged violations are up nearly 40% since 2022, when the deadly Bronx blaze killed 17 people, including eight children.

Fires broke out in Harlem, the Bronx and Queens Monday