A worker vacuums up debris in downtown Manhattan on Sept. 15, 2001 after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. ( Photo: AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson) Newly Opened Records Show Fears Over Air Quality After 9/11 Attacks In the months after the Sept. 11 attack, New York City set up a hotline for residents and workers in Lower Manhattan who... News 11 Sep 2026 | 01:34
July 16 haze on the downtown Manhattan skyline. ( Photo: Madeleine Farr) Blame Canada: Wildfire Smoke Shrouds NYC in Summer Haze (Again) It seems that hazy orange skies and an air quality health advisories are now staples of summer in New York City, as already... News 16 Jul 2026 | 10:54
Photo from the summer of 2023, when Canadian wildfires sent NYC into a haze, though this week’s advisory is not expected to reach the same levels. ( Photo: @ESB Daily on TikTok) NYC enters an air-quality health advisory As of Monday, Aug. 4, New York has entered an air-quality advisory due to 744 active wildfires raging in Canada. The Department... News 04 Aug 2025 | 04:25
Health experts say fireworks caused the already compromised air quality in New York City to worsen. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Fourth of July Fireworks Add to Air Quality Woes in NYC New Yorkers experienced another day of poor air quality on July 5, however this time, Canadian wildfire smoke is not solely... News 06 Jul 2023 | 02:37
