The Hempstead Town Board's repeal of the zoning code will stop future housing developments and halt application process that ...

Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from ...

A drought in the northeast United States, combined with high winds, is creating record-breaking numbers of wildfires with dangerous smoke conditions in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.

The restrictions, meant to curtail more fires and conserve the city’s water supply, will mandate that city and state agencies take actions that mean fleets of LIRR, MetroNorth and MTA trains ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul elevated 15 counties, including New York City, to drought warning status on Monday due to a ...

The National Weather Service issued a special statement Sunday warning about the elevated risk of wildfires spreading in some ...

Firefighters in New York said Sunday that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a ...

New York issued a voluntary evacuation order over the weekend for some residents near the border with New Jersey as the ...

Controversial Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is heavily favored to win re-election next year despite being seen as ...

For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the ...

A Fire Weather Watch will once again be in effect this weekend as the New York City Tri-State is the driest it’s been in ...