Brush fires on New York's Long Island have picked up quickly amid high winds. They are spewing thick gray smoke into the sky and have closed a major highway.

Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County as ...

filling a New York City station with smoke, MTA officials said. Thick gray smoke billowed out of the 191st Street No.1 train station in Manhattan's Washington Heights on Tuesday afternoon.

Eighteen people were treated following a smoke condition on Tuesday along the 1 subway line in Washington Heights, officials said. Fortunately, none had serious injuries. The New York City Fire ...

This photo provided by the New York Air National Guard shows smoke from the fires in the Pine Barrens off Sunrise Highway in New York's Long Island, on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Cheran Campbell ...

The fires — in Center Moriches, East Moriches, Eastport and Westhampton — blanketed part’s of Long Island’s East End shortly after 1 p.m., filling the sky with thick black smoke ...

A fire in the Bronx's University Heights destroyed several businesses, causing a five-alarm emergency and subway delays.

New York — The New York State Department of Health has launched a new campaign, "Clear the Air!", aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of secondhand smoke exposure, particularly for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-moving brush fires fanned by high winds burned through a large swath of land on New York's Long Island on Saturday, spewing thick gray smoke into the sky and prompting the ...