A severe drought in the Northeast, that isn't expected to lessen up soon, has caused an "unprecedented number of brush fires" ...

The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week ...

A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about four acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, ...

The fire ignited and spread rapidly across a large area of brush inside the park on Wednesday, and another fire in the park ...

Two fires reportedly ignited around 3 p.m. and spread rapidly across a large area of brush, sending a smoke blanket moving over Manhattan toward the George Washington Bridge.

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

Nearly 150 firefighters and EMS personnel were deployed to battle a brush fire in the Inwood section of Manhattan on ...

Firefighters are very busy battling several wildfires in Manhattan, Queens and New Jersey as dry conditions, brush and ...

The FDNY said it has responded to 229 brush fires since Oct. 29, calling it the most in city history over a two-week stretch.

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

The Inwood Hill Park fire is the latest in an unusually high number of fires in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut amid dry conditions and gusty winds.

A brush fire broke out at Alley Pond Park in Queens Wednesday evening. The fire was first reported around 6:45 p.m., ...