New York City firefighters are working around the clock to contain multiple wildfires in Manhattan and Queens as dry ...

For millions of New Yorkers in the concrete jungle and beyond, the spate of wildfires at their backdoor was unthinkable.

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

A severe drought watch with no rain in sight has gripped the Northeastern U.S., creating “unprecedented” conditions for fire, ...

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 ...

New York and the Northeast are in the midst of their worst fire season in more than a decade, with little relief in sight for ...

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

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

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

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

The blaze in the park, at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New ...