NYC air quality unhealthy as smoke blankets tri-state; mayor bans park grilling
Wildfires continue to burn around the tri-state as red flag warnings remain and drought conditions persist. The fires are leading to smoky skies and diminished air quality. Nearly a half-dozen ...
Smoky Smell Engulfs New York City After Fires in Brooklyn and New Jersey
New Yorkers encountered an unsettling smell on Saturday, a day after fires broke out in Prospect Park and across the Hudson ...
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Plaistow ballerina feature in 'Nutcracker'
Natalie Elizabeth Maranian, 13, of Plaistow, will grace the stage as Clara in the New England Dance Ensemble’s full-scale ...
DEC officers union says public misled in seizure and death of Peanut the Squirrel
The union that represents New York State's Environmental Conservation Officers is speaking out Friday, calling for a "calm" ...
A man who paid $200.57 for a night at a famous NYC hotel and then lived there rent-free for years is unfit to stand trial, court says
Mickey Barreto lived rent-free in the iconic New Yorker Hotel for years before his arrest. Doctors now say he is unfit to ...
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Raccoon drops from ceiling at LaGuardia Airport and goes on the run
Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York got quite the wake-up call on Monday morning when a raccoon fell from the ceiling ...
Invasive Species Are Threatening the Quality of New York’s Tap Water
The quality of New York’s drinking water—and the complex system that delivers it to each New Yorker’s tap—has long been a ...
New NYC trash bin rules start Nov. 12: How to buy one, what to do if you don’t have a bin and how much the fine will be for not complying
Starting Tuesday, all homeowners will need to adhere to new trash containerization rules requiring the use of official New ...
Lead investigator behind P’Nut the Squirrel’s death ID’d as NY state probes critter’s demise
The state is probing how its agents bungled the hours-long raid on an upstate New York home that led to the tragic death of ...