Millions in New York Told To Limit Exercise As Wildfire Smoke Hits
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued an air quality alert for the New York City metro ...
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 ...
Volunteer forest ranger, 18, dies responding to New York wildfire that sent smoky haze over NYC
An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger volunteer and state employee died Saturday while responding to a wildfire near ...
New Jersey wildfires trigger smoke warnings in New York City
Wildfires were burning from one end of New Jersey to the other on Friday after one of the driest months on record, leading ...
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Air quality concerns linger in New York City as officials ready for more serious drought warning
Throughout the metro area any outdoor burning is strongly discouraged, according to the National Weather Service, and much of ...
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 ...
Wildfires in New Jersey, New York claim life of first responder, trigger unhealthy air quality readings
Residents across New York City awoke to a thin brown haze, the smell of smoke Saturday, and worsening air quality as a nearby wildfire raged, causing at least one fatality.