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Long Island, brush fires

Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say

Arson could be the cause of several wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, officials said.

New York Daily News · 3h

Long Island fires started by person making s’mores, officials say

The Long Island brush fires that injured two firefighters and damaged two buildings were started by a person cooking s’mores, police said.

CBS News on MSN · 3h

Long Island brush fires accidentally sparked by making s'mores, officials say

An attempt to make s'mores accidentally sparked the massive brush fires that impacted the East End of Long Island, Suffolk County police said Monday.

Kathy Hochul, burn ban and Long Island

Gothamist · 21h

Gov. Hochul expands burn ban as Long Island wildfires highlight growing fire risk

Gov. Kathy Hochul expanded emergency measures as firefighters continued battling the aftermath of weekend brush fires in Suffolk County, issuing an immediate burn ban for Long Island, New York City and parts of the Hudson Valley.

The Journal News on MSN · 11h

Gov. Hochul issues burn ban for Lower Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island

New York City, the Lower Hudson Valley and Long Island are now under a burn ban through March 16 as crews battle fires in Suffolk County.

Long Island Business News · 7h

After Long Island brush fires, Hochul issues burn ban

The ban follows a state of emergency declared in Suffolk County by Hochul to deploy ground and air support to assist with the effort to control the fire. Firefighters from across Long Island battled the blaze. Air National Guard helicopters dropped water on the flames.

New York, brush fire

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Long Island brush fires trigger state of emergency in New York

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled several brush fires on Long Island.

The Washington Post · 1d

Multiple brush fires break out in New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency as quick-moving brush fires burned through a large swath of land on New York’s Long Island on Saturday.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Brush fires erupt in New York amid strong winds

Brush fires have erupted in Long Island and near Brooklyn as strong winds in New York created an elevated risk of fire spread Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

Gothamist4h

Weekend Long Island wildfires sparked by s’mores fire gone wrong, Suffolk police say

Investigators say embers from a backyard fire spread rapidly, fueling blazes that prompted evacuations and an emergency burn ...

1don MSN

Wildfires break out on Long Island, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency

At least two commercial structures have burned down, Suffolk County officials said. One firefighter suffered second-degree ...

ABC7 New York on MSN7h

Burn ban in effect for Long Island, New York City and Hudson Valley after Suffolk County brush fire

The fires broke out in the same vicinity of the Pine Barrens in which a much worse wind-driven blaze devastated thousands of acres along the Sunrise Highway in the late summer of 1995. Drought ...

1don MSN

New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island

NEW YORK (AP) — Quick-moving brush fires burned through a large swath of land on New York's Long Island on Saturday, fanned ...

20hon MSN

'Elevated wildfire risk' remains as crews gain control of Long Island blazes

The state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services warned that wind gusts up to 40 mph were likely, complicating ...

Texas push to rename New York strip steak doesn't sit well with Long Island merchants

LI meat merchants say a Texas Republican's proposal to change the name of the iconic NY steak to the “Texas Strip" is an ...

Streetsblog New York City5h

Siena Poll: Support for Congestion Pricing Keeps Rising

Congestion pricing is climbing out of the Valley of Death. A new poll released Monday from Siena College found that more New ...

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What was Manhattan like in the Roaring Twenties? See for yourself

From admiring art deco skyscrapers to sipping cocktails like Gatsby in a speakeasy, here’s how to spend an opulent day ...

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