NYC air quality

At a New York City Council hearing on Wednesday, municipal agency heads were grilled about what they knew and when they acted during the wildfire smoke crisis in early June.

The City Council is holding a hearing on Wednesday to hear testimony concerning the city’s recent handling of wildfire smoke and air quality alerts.

The state's Department of Environmental Conservation issued an air quality advisory for much of New York City and Mid-Hudson counties.

The Air quality index was in the unhealthy range for all groups late Thursday and early Friday

The air quality stayed unhealthy for the general public overnight Thursday and into Friday, but the latest predictions show less haze this weekend.

Forecasters say the smoke is likely to hover in the sky and will not be as bad as last week.

Wildfire smoke fouled the city’s air quality last week, but how bad was it compared to inhaling cigarette smoke? Is there a remedy for lingering health symptoms?

Neighborhoods in northern Manhattan, the Bronx and central Brooklyn saw the highest number of asthma-related emergency department visits.

Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the White House to deploy more people to help put out wildfires in Canada after smoke from them caused hazardous air conditions in New York.

The haze should settle in sometime Saturday evening, but won't be as bad as Wednesday, forecasters say.