Forty firefighters responded to a blaze near the LeFrak ice skating rink at about 2:40 p.m. and put out the flames by 3:22 ...

The smell of acrid smoke spread throughout New York City on Saturday and persisted into the evening, after brush fires broke ...

Firefighters are working to contain a large brush fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, the New York City Fire Department said in ...

On Friday night, flames could be seen piercing through trees in the 526-acre New York City park in the middle of the borough.

After an illustrious 37-year career, firefighter Duane Wood of Rescue Company 2 in Brooklyn has retired. His final tour at ...

The fire was in an “extremely dense” part of Prospect Park on a hill, and there were no structures nearby to be threatened, ...

A little fall of rain on Sunday wasn't enough to end the drought in New York City, though conditions in Brooklyn have ...

near the center of the Brooklyn park. Firefighters worked to determine the fire’s cause while looking out for possible rekindlings, with drones assisting them overhead. On Saturday, hundreds of ...

Adams said city dwellers can conserve water by refraining from unnecessarily flushing toilets or running the tap, reporting open fire hydrants and taking shorter showers. On Friday, the mayor praised ...