Smoky Smell Engulfs New York City After Fires in Brooklyn and New Jersey
New Yorkers encountered an unsettling smell on Saturday, a day after fires broke out in Prospect Park and across the Hudson ...
New York State Parks Worker Dies While Fighting Wildfire
The employee, Dariel Vasquez, was killed while fighting a fire in the Sterling Forest in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., the State ...
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Brush fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park extinguished, NYC drought watch continues
NEW YORK — New York City firefighters were looking for hot spots overnight in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, where a brush fire ...
Second brush fire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park snuffed out as mayor bans park grilling
Firefighters extinguished a second brush fire in Prospect Park on Saturday, roughly a mile away from the site of Friday night ...
Brush fire breaks out in Brooklyn's Prospect Park as Northeast drought continues
The fire was in an “extremely dense” part of Prospect Park on a hill, and there were no structures nearby to be threatened, ...
Wildfire Erupts in New York's Prospect Park
A Red Flag warning is in place across the northeastern U.S. on Saturday with an "increased risk of fire danger." ...
Smoke lingers in Brooklyn after FDNY knocks down Prospect Park brush fire
A 2-acre brush fire broke out in Prospect Park on Friday night amid a lengthy drought and windy conditions that have led to ...
Central Park's Wollman Rink unveils new murals by Harlem students
The elections may have many of you feeling a sense of division, but new murals at Central Park's iconic Wollman Rink send a ...
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Sprawling new rec center at Central Park's Harlem Meer lake to open next spring
A sprawling new recreation center is set to open up next to the Harlem Meer lake in Central Park next year, marking the ...
New York voters pass constitution change that supporters say will protect abortion and trans rights
New York voters have approved an amendment to expand the state Constitution’s anti-discrimination language. Voters passed the ...
Brooklyn brush fire erupts during one of most extensive droughts in recent memory in New York
The New York City Fire Department said it responded to a brush fire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Friday. The agency ...
NYC air quality unhealthy as smoke blankets tri-state; mayor bans park grilling
Wildfires continue to burn around the tri-state as red flag warnings remain and drought conditions persist. The fires are leading to smoky skies and diminished air quality. Nearly a half-dozen ...