Overview

• Unique Cherry, 25, was arrested and charged with three counts of second-degree arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment.
• FDNY fire marshals linked Cherry to fires in three Crown Heights NYCHA buildings, including 12 separate blazes in a single apartment on January 26, 2025.
• Cherry provided detailed confessions to setting the fires during interrogation, according to FDNY officials.
• No serious injuries were reported in the incidents, which officials described as posing extreme risks to public safety in densely populated housing.
• Cherry was arraigned and released without bail, with his next court appearance scheduled for August 2025.