Forty firefighters responded to a blaze near the LeFrak ice skating rink at about 2:40 p.m. and put out the flames by 3:22 p.m. An earlier fire nearby burned a 2-acre wooded area.

The fire was in an “extremely dense” part of Prospect Park on a hill, and there were no structures nearby to be threatened, an FDNY official said.

A 2-acre brush fire broke out in Prospect Park on Friday night amid a lengthy drought and windy conditions that have led to red flag warnings for nearly the entire tri-state area.

The Boston Celtics had a strong bench performance in their recent 121-107 win against the Brooklyn Nets this past Friday evening. Reserve Boston big man Luke Kornet played well and made important cont

Boston found a cohesive, hard-playing Nets squad that punched them squarely in the mouth in the game's early going, but ultimately could not keep up.

GP2 praises Warriors' second unit in win over Celtics Warriors guard Gary Payton II joins "Warriors Postgame Live" and describes Golden State's energy in the Warriors' 118-112 win