A brush fire broke out in a park on the northern tip of Manhattan, sending smoke billowing across New York City.

The fire, in Inwood Hill Park at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the past week.

The FDNY is fighting two stubborn wildfires in upper Manhattan and Queens tonight, as dangerously dry conditions endure across the region.

New York plans to revive a congestion mitigation charge for driving in Manhattan that the state indefinitely put on hold in June, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference during the Jennings Creek wildfire in the town of Greenwood Lake in New York, U.S., November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo (Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday plans to announce the state plans to revive a congestion charge in Manhattan that she indefinitely put on hold in June,

Gov. Hochul will propose a modified version of congestion pricing Thursday, according to at least four sources briefed on her plans. Hochul is expected to propose a 40% cut in the tolls already approved by the MTA,