Several small businesses were destroyed in a devastating fire on Thursday morning -- and firefighters say their efforts were hindered by a car parked in front of a hydrant.

Firefighters’ response to the Morris Heights blaze was briefly delayed by a car parked in front of a hydrant, Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Kaz Daughtry said.

When New York City faces Code Blue weather — those bone-chilling days when temperatures drop below freezing — everything gets ...

Months after hundreds of brush fires burned through Brooklyn’s green spaces, its parks are still recovering — and girding themselves for a future where those ...

A fire destroyed at least six stores in the Bronx Thursday morning, leaving dozens of people out of work. The fire broke out around 8:20 a.m. on Jerome Avenue near ...

For the first time in city history, the FDNY issued a criminal summons to a vehicle owner who illegally blocked a fire ...

Two people died in a fire that erupted at a Bronx Thai Buddhist temple early Wednesday, authorities say. The fire broke out in Fordham Heights on Anthony Avenue, between East Burnside Avenue and East ...

One person was killed in a fire at a West Village residential building Wednesday morning, according to the FDNY.  The blaze ...

"Seconds count in an emergency and blocking a fire hydrant is a selfish decision that can kill people and endanger FDNY ...

Two window washers in New York City were pulled to safety 78 floors up after their scaffolding broke, sending them on a wild ...

It’s the first time a section of the city’s fire code has been used to fine a driver of a car blocking a fire hydrant.