The metro area could see a high level of fine particulate matter drifting down from Canada where 121 fires are burning in the ...

"We started in 1992 with 15 swimmers, and we raised $15,000. Today, we have 615 swimmers and will probably break our $2 million goal," said event director Jean Fufidio.

New York City health officials say they're investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease in Central Harlem and bordering areas.

An air quality alert has been issued for the state of New York, including the five boroughs and Long Island, on Saturday. The alert from the State Department of ...

Organizers say Saturday's Swim Across America - Long Island Sound event raised more than $2 million total, a Swim Across America single-event record, with over $6,000 of that coming from Aaron ...