Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Mayor Eric Adams is urging New Yorkers to limit their time outdoors today, and city schools have canceled all outdoor activities as a blanket of bad air engulfs the city and surrounding areas.
The smoky haze descended on the Northeast from blazing wildfires in eastern Canada, covering swaths of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware. A stalled nor’easter in Maine isSmoke from the Quebec and Ontario fires is blanketing the East Coast bringing with it fine particulate matter that can lodge deep in the lungs. Public health experts say some basic precautionary measures can limit your exposure.
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