Strengthening winds and bone-dry conditions were hindering firefighters working to gain control of a stubborn wildfire burning in a forested stretch along the New York-New Jersey state border about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of New York City.

Wildfires are rarer in North Jersey and the southern part of New York than other regions, but a record dry spell has put all forested areas in danger. A wildfire broke out over the weekend in Prospect Park,

Trains approaching Penn Station in Manhattan were being moved out of the area at reduced speeds using diesel engines.

Amtrak service between New Haven and Penn Station remains suspended this morning after crews battled a transformer explosion and fire in the Bronx. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has what riders need to know.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering ways to revive a program that would charge drivers a toll to enter parts of Manhattan

A $15 toll on vehicles entering the busiest parts of New York City could be revived, as the state’s Democratic governor considers enacting the program before President-elect Donald Trump takes office and can block it.

But so did Trump, who has vowed to terminate congestion pricing once he returns to the Oval Office in less than two months. Hochul long insisted the program would eventually reemerge, but previously offered no clear plan for that — or to replace the billions of dollars in was supposed to generate to help New York City’s ailing public transit system.