Warning: Air Quality Health Advisory in effect today until 10 p.m.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory today from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be higher than an Air Quality Index (AQI) value of 100 for the pollutant of Ozone. The higher the AQI value the greater the health concern, the alert states.
The counties under the advisory include Richmond, Kings, Queens, New York, Bronx, Westchester and Rockland.