reporting mallory hoff is at the scene. mallory. >>reporter: joe, that fire is out. crews wrap things up as they head out after fighting this fire. look at these photos taken earlier this afternoon. the fire in east 5th street and isabella avenue. this because of dry conditions and some wind today. there's been an elevated brush fire risk this afternoon. at one point the fire was threatening the board of education bus expo. everything is okay now. the buses were not damaged in this fire. a fire boat went across the river to contain the blaze. fire crews were able to get this fire under control and eventually able to put it out. back out here, live, the cause of this fire is still under investigation. we're told in the hours ahead, these roads will be reopen as crews prepare to head out. live in bayo, mallory hoff. >>> more on the brush fire risk through the area you talked about. jeff smith in the weather center with more. >> we've had nice, dry wealth, but that's the problem. we've had nice, dry weather. 60 degrees in central park. look at the humidity levels. down

mallory hoff has the story. >>reporter: the department of health services says this restaurant is safe for customers. the restaurant owner tells me this bartender had no idea she had hepatitis a. he it is okay. empty tables at trent italian american restaurant in farmingdale this after after the sussex county department of health services says an employee has been diagnosed with hepatitis a. >> she didn't know she was sick. she started to feel sick and she went to the doctor. >> restaurant owner amilio says when the -- the department says to when a drink at the restaurant on july 19th, 23rd, 30th are at-risk. >> anybody who was receiving drinks in that timeframe could have been exposed to hepatitis a. >> hepatitis a causing an inflammation of the liver. it may be spread by consuming food or drink handled by an infected person. >> it's a self-limited illness. it comes ill for a couple -- up with very -- mild symptoms. you make a recovery >> a recovery can lessen the illness, but it has to be given within 2 weeks

live in the williamsburg section of brooklyn, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> mallory, thank you. >>> now to the weather. another hot one out there. on this 5th day of the heat wave, we are experiencing some of the warmest temperatures yet and that's not all. meteorologist lee goldberg is outside with much more on the heat and when we might see a break. lee. >> reporter: end of the line for the heat wave. day 5 the hottest day. 93-degree level. we hit it this hour and this will be it for the heat waves. this is what it looked like. we began this sunday. we alternating between 90 and 91 for a while. we will wait for the official climate summary after 9:30. 94 between hours. 93 newark and teterboro. the feel like readings are in the middle 90s. cooler on the shoreline with the wind off the water at times. we have more of a northeast wind as we advertised during the day today. feels like readings have been in the mid-90s and will continue to be there the next hour or two. air quality warnings are in effect. through tonight the air quality will improve the next few hours. now we

live in newark, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you mallory. well, turning to the weather, and after a rainy morning, there are new concerns, high winds. meteorologist lee goldberg outside our studios with the accuweather forecast. leigh. >> -- lee. we have brightened up, dried out. i wish we could hit the pause button because it's perfect. the next few hours, these winds will go up. you can just start to notice the breeze picking up right now. you look over new york harbor. it's beautiful, clouds racing by from west to east. we're up to 57. we were at 46 two hours ago. we have climbed eleven degrees just with the late afternoon sunshine. we had over a third of an inch of rainfall, even 8/10 in ivy, but that rain -- islip. that rain is long gone. there are instability showers that could push into the far northwest suburbs. look at the wind streamlines, they kicked in. the flood gates opened for the stronger winds getting into the area right now. you're going to notice a huge difference during the evening commute. gusts up to 31 miles per hour a

with more on the warning from the fire commissioner, eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff joins us from queens village. mallory. >>reporter: joe, this is the site of what the nydy is calling fires. continued work is going on this afternoon. this is the commissioner a parents to start a conversation with their children about fire safety with their children at a young age. the fdy says fires were started by kids. dan yell urging adults to start a conversation. >> parents should insure that children have no access to lighters or matches or don't play with the stove or other sources of fire. all times. >> on august 9th in the wakefield session of the bronx, the fdyn said a fire spread after kids were spraying with a fire and dish towel on a stove top. kids playing with matches started a fire in queens village. on august 18th, another fire. kids were also playing with matches. >> these fires damed or destroyed 14 homes. made homeless at least 100 people and injured 35 people. two of our firefighters nearly lost their lives in one of these fires. >> the fdny visited a fire in queens to talk f

mallory hoff has the story. >>reporter: this is the area the mother was pulled over in back in 2010. she says what happened next that day, she will never understand. and now she wants nypd requirements to change. her mother was attempting to rush her from a carol garden's play ground to the hospital when she was stopped for driving the wrong way on a one-way street. at that time, she says nypd mendez did not provide cpr. >> said i don't do cpr and i don't know cpr. at that moment it was, like, so what do you know? he told me to call 911. i mean, you are 9 -- 91 # 1. you're stopping me from getting to a hospital. >> he drove behind her to a hospital. 6 years later, a lou suit filed against the city and the officer has been dismissed and the father's attorney says that decision by a brooklyn judge was based on the fact that there is no not an nypd -- >> they will continue their our city require all officers to perform cpr when necessary. >> as a mom and dad remember their daughter, they hope their story will bring

. >> mallory hoff at one of the most violent parks in new york, she's in queens at the flushing meadows corona park. >> this can be a very dangerous place to be and a lot of park goers just hearing about these numbers say they are in fact on edge. out today a lot of people remember in the summertime, this is a free activity. >> reporter: new york city park advocates say violent crime has increased 23% in the last nine months compared to the previous nine months. >> obviously the world is changing. it's not like we used to know it. anything can happen. >> reporter: in the last nine months at city park, six people were murdered. 14 were raped. 254 were robbed. felony assaults. >> the only dedicated full-time park police are the park patrol. >> reporter: president of nyc park advocates says increased safety measures are necessary. >> for years we've been calling on the mayor and city council to dramatically increase our park place and unfortunately we've been told over and over again that protecting parks and the people in parks is simply not a priority. and that's absolutely shameful. >>

live in south brunswick mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we'll keep you posted on that story. >>> now a deadly fire in the bronx. investigators saying burning incense was the cause of the fire that killed two little girls that had had been left home alone. >> the video shows their panicked mother running from the laundromat across the street as she realized that was happening. >> eyewitness news reporter darla miles is in the clairmont section with more. >> reporter: i'm hearing this mother walked out of the laundromat and almost did a double take as if she was in disbelief her apartment was really on fire. we are told at the same time someone who lives in the the family could not get in because the door was locked and right now this mother is home she went to the laundry and wash her clothes. she was about to come back quick but it takes long there. >> reporter: a 26-year-old mother pregnant with her third child and now preparing to bury her first and second born. >> they know that nobody want to do this. but it happened. >> reporter: what happened is that her two little gir

. >> as mallory hoff posted on twitter, mobile pay will soon be an option at all the city's 85,000 meters. more now on how it all works. >> pay by phone. >> i do everything on my phone. >> the future is here. >> reporter: an upgrade for parking in new york city, eliminating meter anxiety with technology. >> if you don't get to the meter, it's like ahh. >> an app will allow drivers to pay for parking and add time to the meter all on their cell phones. >> if you can just reload from your phone, thumbs up. >> reporter: parking will be monitored via the nypd's new devices. traffic enforcement agents will know immediately whether a parked car is paid up. announce the plan at his state of the city this thursday. >> so you're going to test this one out with us. let's see how it goes. how long you going to be here? >> i'm probably going to be here for about an hour. then i'm going to run back. >> reporter: a pilot program in the belmont seck of the bronx was successful and de blasio says by the end of 2016, mobile parking will be implemented for all 85,000 metered parking spaces citywide. >> love

live in long beach, long island, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> and the weekend getaway also bringing with it welcomed news if you drive a car. gas prices are the lowest we have seen in more than 10 years. eyewitness news reporter rob powers has the details -- rob nelson has the details. >> reporter: in addition to perfect summer weather also another treat in store for those making the big labor day weekend getaway, drastically lower gas prices. >> i can't remember the last time it was this low. >> reporter: at 7:00 a.m. this morning gas along the jersey turnpike and garden state for regular, marking the lowest labor day weekend prices in a decade. >> the gas prices are favorable right now. let's see how long it lasts, though. but they are favorable right now so let's enjoy it while it lasts. >> reporter: last year the average price was about $3.28 a gallon, more than $1 higher than right now and that, of course, is music to the ears and wallets of many folks hitting the roads today. did you expect it to be this low when you got here this morning? >> no. i though