City Councilmember Joann Ariola is proposing legislation creating harsher penalties for drivers who block fire hydrants, following a deadly fire in Elmhurst, Queens, on Sunday.

NYC officials propose increased fines and penalties for blocking fire hydrants after such incidents may have impacted firefighting efforts during fatal fires.

BELLMORE, Long Island (PIX11) — A person is dead, and another three are recovering after a fire engulfed two homes on Long Island early Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to the incident around ...

The Northeastern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross is currently helping all nine people who lived in the home and are now displaced. Volunteers provided financial assistance to six adults and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK — Five firefighters were injured as they battled a massive five-alarm fire in a Queens apartment building early Tuesday, ...

BOROUGH PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Multiple people were injured in a building fire in Brooklyn in which the windows were blocked by illegal bars on Wednesday, according to sources. Sources say eight ...

ELMHURST, Queens (PIX11) — An elderly man is dead after an apartment fire in Elmhurst on Sunday night, according to the NYPD.

Nine people were displaced after a house fire in Mooers on Monday. The family who lived there is now recovering and trying to move forward. "Everything is gone," said Clifford Bellville, one of the ...