Spectrum News NY16d
City plans to create waterfront greenway connecting Long Island City to Bayside
Soon, he may be able to extend his ride to Long Island City, on the other side of Queens. The city Department of Transportation is in the process of planning a Queens Waterfront Greenway that ...
New York Post27d
Plane in fatal Long Island crash had smoke in cockpit just weeks prior, says surviving daughter in lawsuit: ‘Just fly the damn airplane’
A fatal plane crash on Long Island that left a mother dead and her daughter gravely injured was “entirely preventable” following a federal crash report citing an electrical short as the likely ...
CNN23d
Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Amid Sunday’s strong winds, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a burn ban “across Long Island, New York City, and parts of the Hudson Valley” to guard against additional flames. Those who ...
NPR22d
Long Island brush fire is 22% contained, as firefighters battle high winds
Firefighters are making progress battling a series of brush fires on Long Island that burned over 400 hundred acres of land and prompted evacuations east of New York City, local officials say.
The Washington Post21d
The likely cause of Long Island’s major brush fires? S’mores.
Hochul has issued a burn ban for Long Island City and parts of the Hudson Valley, citing “increased wildfire risks due to the combination of dry conditions and strong winds.” It comes ahead of ...
USA Today22d
'Elevated wildfire risk' remains as crews gain control of Long Island blazes
Gov. Kathy Hochul issues burn ban for Long Island, New York City Following the fires, Hochul issued a burn ban on Sunday for Long Island, New York City, and parts of the Hudson Valley due to the ...
NBC News22d
Brush fire on Long Island that has scorched 400 acres is 80% contained
The region affected by the risk — southeastern New York state, northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut — included Long Island and all five of New York City’s boroughs. On Sunday ...
SFGate23d
New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island
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 ... towns east of New York City. She said homes, a ...
CBS News22d
Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul
Carolyn Gusoff has covered some of the most high profile news stories in the New York City area and is best known as a trusted, tenacious, consistent and caring voice of Long Island's concerns.
CBS News22d
Long Island brush fires trigger state of emergency in New York
Crews are battling brush fires on New York's Long Island amid dry conditions and strong wind gusts. An official estimate Sunday said the wildfire in Westhampton, Suffolk County is 80% contained ...
The New York Times24d
Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say
The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley still faced a high fire risk on Sunday, officials said. By Chelsia Rose ...