THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Ghost of Firefighter Schwartz is a New York City legend involving a firefighter who reportedly continues to watch over his former firehouse. Witnesses have described an apparition in vintage firefighting gear, unexplained footsteps, and mysterious sounds inside the station. Many firefighters regard the spirit as a protective presence.
Author and TV personality Anderson Cooper is said to own this former fire station that was converted into a home. Firefighters who lived and worked here before the building was converted say it is haunted by the ghost of a firefighter named Schwartz who, distraught after learning of his wife’s affair, hanged himself from the rafters here in the 1930s. The apparition of a hanging corpse and strange noises coming from the attic have been reported for many years.