In 2019, when the FDNY first started tracking these fires, only 13 blazes were attributed to the batteries. By 2020, the number had more than tripled to 44, according to FDNY officials.

The FDNY suspended Michael Pena last month after he allegedly ran a red light while speeding and under the influence on Northern Boulevard in Corona, slamming into LaGuardia Airport worker Justin ...

Burned patches of foliage can still be spotted throughout the 798-acre park — as well as some scorched golf balls from the ...

The FDNY firefighter who collapsed from a medical episode while battling a fire in Brooklyn over the weekend remains in critical condition, officials said. The firefighter was among more than 100 ...

Officials said a hazmat team was requested at the fire in Williamsburg. Advertisement About Our Ads ...

An FDNY firefighter suffered critical injuries during a two-alarm fire in Brooklyn Sunday. Firefighters were called to the fire at 1133 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood and ...

Months after hundreds of brush fires burned through Brooklyn’s green spaces, its parks are still recovering — and girding ... More than 500 brush fires broke out across the city between October and ...