STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The National Weather Service reported an updated air quality alert in effect until 11 p.m. tonight for ...

New York City’s air quality index of 183 remained the worst of any major world city Thursday morning, but the conditions were far better than Wednesday’s record-setting air pollution in the ...

Air quality in the Bay Area on Sept. 11, 2020 versus in New York City on June 7, 2023. At one point, NYC had the worst air quality of all the major cities in the word , according to IQAir . Local ...

"Air quality is expected to improve over the weekend, but may vary," the latest update from the city says. "If the air quality index worsens to above 150, all New Yorkers should limit outdoor ...

Mayor Eric Adams said in a news release late Tuesday that by 10 p.m. air quality in parts of New York City had become “very unhealthy,” rising to 218 on the Environmental Protection Agency’s ...

The air quality alert for New York was in effect until 11:59 p.m. ET, according to the DEC. fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.

New York City has ranked as either the top or second most polluted city in the world Thursday, and Detroit is back in the top 5 for the dubious honor. New York and much of the U.S. Northeast, in a ...

Canadian wildfires have created dangerous air quality conditions in New York City. The state’s Department of Health recommends that “individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical ...

By late afternoon, New York City’s air quality index, or AQI, reached more than 400, a measurement of various air pollutants on a scale that goes up to 500. For comparison: last weekend’s ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation extended an air quality health advisory into Thursday, for New York City, Long Island, and nearby counties from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Early Wednesday morning, New York City was second only to Delhi, India for the worst air quality and pollution out of 100 tracked countries, according to Swiss air quality technology company IQAir.