Forest fires in New York City are nearly unprecedented. None have been recorded in Prospect Park in recent history, and while ...

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

A little fall of rain on Sunday wasn't enough to end the drought in New York City, though conditions in Brooklyn have ...

Forty firefighters responded to a blaze near the LeFrak ice skating rink at about 2:40 p.m. and put out the flames by 3:22 ...

The fire was in an “extremely dense” part of Prospect Park on a hill, and there were no structures nearby to be threatened, ...

On Friday night, flames could be seen piercing through trees in the 526-acre New York City park in the middle of the borough.

A 2-acre brush fire broke out in Prospect Park on Friday night amid a lengthy drought and windy conditions that have led to ...

A little fall of rain on Sunday wasn’t enough to end the drought in New York City, though conditions in Brooklyn have ...

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

Drought has parched the Northeast United States for weeks, draining reservoirs, priming the landscape for damaging wildfires ...

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