The New York Police Department says a 45-year-old man was lit on fire by an attacker early on March 16 Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

A man suffered severe facial burns after being "set on fire" in a shocking arson attack in New York’s Times Square early Sunday morning. According to the New York Post, Police responded to ...

New York City police are hunting for a suspect who set a man on fire in the middle of Times Square early Sunday in a gruesome attack that echoed a subway murder earlier this year. The 45-year-old ...

A huge manhunt has been launched after a 45-year-old man was set on fire in the middle of New York City's iconic Times Square. The horrific attack took place in front of terrified tourists just ...

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

"Our biggest problem is the wind," Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said. "It is driving this fire." New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-moving brush fires fanned by high winds ... Officials said three of the four fires were fully contained, with the fire in Westhampton 50% contained. Two commercial buildings were ...

Streets and towns in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the New York National Guard had already begun ...

Did you see pictures from Long Island this past week? Downstate wildfires had burned more than 600 acres. As a result, we wondered if we have any fire concerns here in Western New York?

Hochul said that the New York National Guard was deployed to provide air support, along with personnel from the "Office of Emergency Management, Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Department ...

According to York County dispatchers, crews responded to reports of a structure fire on New Park Road, close to Woolen Mill Road. The building had been evacuated. According to the Citizens ...