The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an air quality health advisory for much of New York State, in effect until midnight Aug. 4. The alert includes regions across ...

An air quality alert went into effect for the metropolitan area went out Monday at midnight and continues until midnight ...

Wildfire smoke from Canada has triggered air quality alerts across New York and the Northeast, with hazy skies and unhealthy ...

Officials warned young children and those with respiratory illnesses to take precautions. For weeks, smoke from Canadian ...

This week, the Department of Health held a so-called "Rat Academy" to educate people on how to reduce rats. Click here to view of a map of rat hotspots in New York City.