Stay Puft Marshmallows at the Ladder Eight Firehouse building in Tribeca

S.I. from Wired and Alexis from Breadpig (purveyors of Awesomesauce and the new SMBC book) dropped by the Ladder Eight Firehouse building in Tribeca. It might look familiar.  They brought some Stay Puft Marshmallows to share, naturally:

What's a shame is NY Daily News' recent report that Ladder 8 is on the chopping block due to budget cuts:

Four Queens companies are on the chopping block, while three each in Manhattan and the Bronx - and two on Staten Island - are also scheduled to be shut down, according to the list, which was obtained from a FDNY source.

Ladder 53, the only such unit on City Island, is slated to be closed, according to the list.

Additionally, Engine 4 and Ladder 8 - two lower Manhattan companies within response range to the World Trade Center site - are set to be shut down.

Lets hope it at least goes the way of Ralphie's house, and doesn't just get boarded up indefinitely.