The record-breaking statistics come as several Northeast states battle extremely dry conditions and multiple wildfires.

The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period.

In the past few weeks, the FDNY says they have responded to at least 229 fires citywide. According to officials, at least 67 ...

NYC firefighters battle wildfires in Manhattan's Inwood Park and Queens' Alley Pond Park due to dry conditions.

New York City’s ongoing drought has sparked a record 215 brush fires in just the past two weeks, FDNY officials said ...

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

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

The Red Flag Warning in effect for Long Island and much of downstate New York was lifted Thursday but the National Weather ...

The blaze in the borough’s “most ancient forest” was the latest in a series of brush fires in the metro area amid record ...

Parks department data shows firefighters responded to more than 400 fires in city parks between 2020 and August 2024.

A historic lack of rain. Dozens of brush fires, including one Wednesday in Inwood Hill Park. Rail disruptions fueled by a ...

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