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

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

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

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 woman said she was left "feeling vulnerable" after being approached by a man pretending to be a police officer in Dagenham. At around 3.40pm on Monday, October 28, Hanna Niks said she was ...

Crews were able to extinguish an early morning brush fire in South Park. According to a Facebook post from the Library Volunteer Fire Company and the Broughton Volunteer Fire Department ...

Two fires reportedly ignited around 3 p.m. and spread rapidly across a large area of brush, sending a smoke blanket moving over Manhattan toward the George Washington Bridge.

Marc Palmer, a 74-year-old building inspector who lives right next to the park, agreed with the mayor about the FDNY’s speedy work. “The Fire Department put it out really quickly,” he said.

The city is under a red flag warning due to "critical fire weather conditions." Firefighters managed to contain a large brush fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Friday night, officials with the New ...

By Shayla Colon About 100 firefighters were called to put out a two-acre brush fire in a heavily wooded section of Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Friday night, prompting officials to warn residents ...

NEW YORK - A brush fire in Van Cortlandt Park is causing smoke and traffic delays in the area. The fire broke out just before ...