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New York City declares first drought warning in 22 years

Jennings Creek fire: Gov. Hochul announces drought warning in Hudson Valley, New York City

The battle against the Jennings Creek wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border has entered its second week. See the latest updates.

USA Today · 5h

New York City declares first drought warning in 22 years amid historic lack of rain

New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday issued the first drought warning since 2002 amid historically low rainfall and blazing brush fires.

The New York Times · 13h

New York City Drought Warning Declared for First Time in Over 20 Years

The warning, which extends beyond the city to include 10 other counties in New York state, was announced as wildfires burned and residents continued to await meaningful rainfall.

Hundreds asked to evacuate in NY

New York Post on MSN · 1d

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 straddling the two states.

NBC New York · 1d

Hundreds asked to evacuate in NY after wildfire breaches containment line

Windy conditions have renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted a voluntary evacuation for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border. The New York Parks Department says the voluntary evacuation on Saturday impacted about 165 houses in Warwick,

YAHOO!News · 1d

Jennings Creek wildfire prompts over 100 evacuations in NY

Over 100 homes were evacuated Saturday night after winds worsened the Jennings Creek fire, New York fire officials said. Winds caused the massive fire to escape its containment lines near Edgemere Avenue in Warwick,

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Car fire leads to partial closure of Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge; massive backup

The fire is causing a major traffic jam on the Staten Island Expressway Brooklyn bound during the Tuesday morning rush hour.

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 ...

WINS Radio New York on MSN1d

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 ...

14hon MSN

NYC placed under drought warning as reservoirs dry up, fire risk high

NEW YORK — City has been placed under a drought warning, with city agencies now under water restrictions and repairs to the ...

FOX 5 New York on MSN2d

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 ...

3don MSN

Apparent homeless man lights himself on fire outside NYC church as horrified witnesses look on: police

A 48-year-old man died after he set himself on fire on the steps of a Manhattan church – before collapsing onto the street in ...

4don MSN

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 ...

Gothamist2d

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 ...

8don MSN

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 ...

Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSN17h

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 ...

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