When Daniel Penny wrapped his arm around the neck of a homeless man on a Manhattan subway last year, the 25-year-old veteran appeared to be deploying a non-lethal chokehold long drilled into U.S.

On Thursday, officials said containment on the New Jersey side jumped to 75%, but in Orange County, New York, the terrain has ...

This all comes as New York City deals with a historic streak of dry weather. The city is also reminding New Yorkers to cut ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is bringing back the congestion pricing program that would charge drivers who enter the busiest parts of ...

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.

Emergency services battled a brush fire that broke out in Manhatan’s Inwood Hill Park on Nov. 13. The New York City Fire ...

A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect as the New York City Tri-State is the driest it’s been in nearly 120 years, creating ...

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

New York City faces rising fire risks amid historic drought. Learn about precautionary measures, recent fires and tips to ...

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

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