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 string of wildfires has ignited across the Northeast, from a small burn in Prospect Park in Brooklyn to the 5,000-acre ...

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 ...

A historic lack of rain. Dozens of brush fires, including one Wednesday in Inwood Hill Park. Rail disruptions fueled by a ...

Long Island volunteer firefighter Jonathan Quiles is accused of intentionally setting a brush fire in Medford, New York.

Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan has become the latest site for a wildfire amid the city’s ongoing drought, as FDNY members ...

Burn bans and drought watches have been announced throughout New York State counties as responders fight widespread wildfires ...

A report by the center says that New York City already has more than 270 start-ups that “are powered by or innovating with” A ...

Though some rain fell earlier this week, officials say weeks of abnormally dry conditions have created a high risk for more ...

In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Sunday, onlookers gawked at a charred hilltop, where newly fallen leaves had already obscured ...

Wildfires are rarer in North Jersey and the southern part of New York than other regions, but a record dry spell has put all ...

Wildfires in New Jersey and New York are part of a growing trend of increased fire weather in the Northeast U.S. Here's how.