Air quality advisory in NYC due to Canadian wildfires

An Air Quality Health Advisory remained in effect Tuesday for most of the state — including all of New York City — as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift into the area, reducing visibility and raising health concerns.

Young children, older adults, and people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid strenuous or prolonged outdoor activity, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Tuesday morning in a statement shared on social media.

Gov. Kathy Hochul had initially announced that the advisory for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) would remain in effect through 11:59 p.m. Monday for regions including the New York City Metro, Lower and Upper Hudson Valley, the Adirondacks, Eastern Lake Ontario, and Central and Western New York. The alert was later ext