The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period.
With wildfire activity flaring in the Northeast and continued burns in California, scientists are concerned by coast-to-coast ...
A significant forest fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park underscores the growing threat of wildfires in the Northeast, ...
Parks department data shows firefighters responded to more than 400 fires in city parks between 2020 and August 2024.
As of Tuesday, the FDNY has responded to 229 brush fires across the five boroughs, Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said.
New York City has had over 230 brush fires since Oct. 29, after its driest month since record-keeping began in 1869.
The fire was in an “extremely dense” part of Prospect Park on a hill, and there were no structures nearby to be threatened, ...
A little fall of rain on Sunday wasn't enough to end the drought in New York City, though conditions in Brooklyn have ...
BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Firefighters have contained a wildfire that erupted in Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Friday evening. Fire crews remained stationed in the park overnight if it re-ignites, officials ...
New Yorkers encountered an unsettling smell on Saturday, a day after fires broke out in Prospect Park and across the Hudson ...
An NYPD officer was struck by a reckless driver during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Tuesday night — leading another cop to open fire at the motorist who has a history of fleeing from police ...
Brush fires broke out in a major New York City park and in New Jersey on Friday as the worst drought in more than two decades gripped the US Northeast.