NYC placed under drought warning as reservoirs dry up, fire risk high
The city announced a drought watch earlier this month, and Adams previously banned city-dwellers from grilling in parks. Fire department officials said last week the ongoing drought has resulted in 215 brush fires in just two weeks, including that destroye ...
Red flag warning throughout NYC region as historic drought brings threat of more fire
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Saturday for the entire New York City region — illustrating dangerous potential for rapid fire spread throughout the area as dry conditions show little hope of alleviating.
NYC Issues Drought Warning and Pauses Aqueduct Repairs
New York City issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out of concern for the lack of rainfall
NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water
They had already prompted New York City and state officials to implement water-conservation protocols when Mayor Eric Adams upgraded the drought warning and temporarily halted a $2 billion aqueduct repair project that had stopped drinking water from flowing from some reservoirs in the Catskill region.
NYC under drought warning as dry streak continues
New York City is instituting a drought warning, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The Big Apple had previously been under a drought watch​.
All of Upstate NY state is now under drought alerts as the long dry spell plods on
A drought watch has now been issued for nearly all of Upstate New York, with the southeastern corner of the state under a more severe drought warning. The state remains under a burn ban through the end of the month,
Scaffolding collapse in NYC sends 3 people to the hospital: FDNY
The New York Fire Department responded to a scaffolding collapse in Manhattan early Monday morning that sent three people to ...
Video captures smoke billowing over Manhattan after apartment building catches fire in NYC
Smoke billowed over Manhattan after a fire broke out at a luxury apartment building in New York on Thursday. The fire started ...
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Jennings Creek fire: Smoke causing temporary impact to air quality in NYC metro area
The battle against the Jennings Creek wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border has entered its second week. See the latest ...
NYC-area residents slammed with more smoke from wildfire when flames breach containment line overnight
The smoke was wafting down from the stubborn Jennings Creek blaze, which so far has consumed more than 5,000 acres of forest ...
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Fire Weather Watch: Forecast, updates, maps of NJ and NY wildfires
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 ...
Hudson Yards rooftop fire sends plumes of dark smoke into NYC skyline
A fire on the roof of a 44-story luxury apartment building sent plumes of dark smoke into the New York City skyline on ...
Apparent homless man lights himself on fire outside NYC church as horrified witnesses look on: police
A witness called 911 to report that the man had set himself ablaze around 2:30 a.m. at East 16th Street and Rutherford Place, ...
In wake of Van Cortlandt Park brush fire, NYC officials lay out drought watch guidance
NEW YORK - A brush fire in Van Cortlandt Park is causing smoke and traffic delays in the area. The fire broke out just before ...
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FDNY launches Brush Fire Task Force to tackle wildfires amid recent spike across historically-dry NYC
FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the establishment of the department’s first-ever Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday as ...
Vagrants may have accidentally started NYC’s Prospect Park fire: sources
Homeless people camped out in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park might have started the weekend blaze that torched two wooded acres in ...