Parts of New York and New Jersey may get walloped by a wintery storm in a few days as brutal weather threatens the country — and millions of Americans’ travel plans — just in time for the start of Thanksgiving week. Temperatures are expected to drop to the mid-40s as rain and high winds wrack … Read more
Don’t hold your breath – the smoky air and fire smell isn’t going anywhere fast. New Jersey residents woke up on Friday to yet another day of haze and a distinct burning scent as teams continue to battle the Jennings Creek blaze in Passaic County – and experts warned that the wind could shift the poor air … Read more
Congestion pricing is full speed ahead — again. Gov. Kathy Hochul officially announced Thursday that she will lift her “pause” on the controversial toll program for New York City — paving the way it to take effect by the New Year. Cars entering Manhattan below 60th Street will face $9 day-time base tolls starting in … Read more
NEW YORK – Raindrops of relief are expected to begin falling Sunday night for parched regions of the US, including the Northeast and mid-Atlantic plagued by extreme fire weather and poor air quality. This rain event won’t be drought-ending, but it’s a start. The first rounds of rainfall in weeks will help improve conditions for firefighters … Read more
A forest ranger died battling a brush fire along the New York-New Jersey border Saturday night – as dangerous wildfires continued to cause bad air quality across the tri-state region amid a historic drought. Firefighters responded to a 2,000-acre forest fire near the Greenwood Lake Turnpike along state lines in Orange County when a tree … Read more
New York City awoke Saturday to the acrid smell of smoke that left a haze hanging over the skyline as several wildfires burned in the region, including a new blaze sparked in the early morning hours near the northern New York-New Jersey border. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service battled the latest outbreak in Pompton … Read more
Time for these trees to take a bough. Dozens of leafy legends across the five boroughs have been added to the city’s tree hall of fame this week — which is the first time the Big Apple’s official roll call of top timber has been updated since 1985. One of the impressive additions to the … Read more
Models may have worked the runways during New York Fashion Week, but couriers did the legwork. The bike messengers dashing around NYC, delivering designer duds to star-studded shows and photo shoots, said the city’s biannual celebration of style, held earlier this month, is their busiest yet most profitable season — and they make up to … Read more
Memorial Sloan Kettering is slated to spend millions of dollars to limit the amount of carcinogenic dust nearby students are exposed to during a massive UES construction project — but parents say the cancer hospital still isn’t doing enough to curb the toxins. Parents like Yasmina Caleo, say the $10 million the hospital has spent … Read more
Fall has arrived — but the mosquitoes haven’t left. A New York resident who tested positive last week for a rare mosquito-borne illness has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday as State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald declared Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) an imminent threat to public health. The unidentified Ulster County patient, the state’s first … Read more