Gov. Kathy Hochul expanded emergency measures as firefighters continued battling the aftermath of weekend brush fires in Suffolk County, issuing an immediate burn ban for Long Island, New York City and parts of the Hudson Valley.
There is a theory that claims the closer people live together, the less civil they are. On Long Island, where people practically live on top of one another, that theory appears to be true. However, in the South where homes are more spaced out, people are far more civil.
At least four wildfires broke out on New York's Long Island over the weekend, threatening the Hamptons as people on social media shared videos of the flames and smoke billowing into the sky above.
The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley still faced a high fire risk on Sunday, officials said.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has made state resources available as multiple fire departments respond to a major wildfire in Suffolk County.
A hundred years after The Great Gatsby shone a light on extravagant Long Island mansions and secret speakeasies, the spirit of the Roaring Twenties is returning to New York.