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Efforts to reduce air pollution should focus on neighborhoods with the worst health impacts.
Every year in NYC between 2015 and 2017 (the most recent years for which this analysis is …
ZAPPA: A tool to understand air quality policies
How do we know what air quality policies will have the biggest effect? New York City’s air quality …
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Every year in NYC between 2015 and 2017 (the most recent years for which this analysis is available), fine particulate matter pollution from motor …
Cold weather can be dangerous. Here are some tips for staying safe this winter.
How do we know what air quality policies will have the biggest effect? New York City’s air quality is generally good and has been improving over time. …
The Environment and Health Data Portal looks a little bit different! We recently redesigned our site to make it easier for you to find important data …
Big improvements in outdoor air quality during COVID-19 reveal impacts of traffic and commercial cooking On March 20, 2020, New York State announced …
Imagine your child has asthma. One summer night, a powerful storm rolls in and knocks the power out. Your child starts to have trouble breathing. …
In New York City and across the country, more people die from extreme heat than from all other natural disasters combined. To understand how to keep …
As city life changes, so does its air quality, as sources of emissions that affect the city’s outdoor air quality, like truck traffic, building …
Using public health to prevent violence Experiencing violence affects people in many ways. It not only causes physical injury or death, but being …
Inside the 90-year-old financial policy that harms our health In public health, we often cite structural racism to help explain health patterns in our …
For health, place matters What determines whether or not you’re healthy? You may think about what you eat, whether you exercise, whether you smoke and …
The COVID-19 public health emergency has changed New York City in many ways - including how we get around the city. As the city continues to adapt to …
Hot weather is dangerous. In New York City and across the country, more people on average die from extreme heat each year than from all other natural …
New York City has hundreds of neighborhoods and nearly as many ways of drawing neighborhood boundaries. When you visit the Environment & Health Data …
What happens when NYC stays home? The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of all New Yorkers. The outbreak has affected many aspects of our daily …
Skip Nav Air quality snapshots: 10 years of NYC air quality monitoring A traffic health threat: air toxics Noise levels that harm health The benefits …
Violence has profound effects. An assault, a shooting, a homicide, or any use of force affects people in many deep ways. Violence causes physical and …
We’re making changes, and we need your help. A few months ago, when we redesigned the home page of the Environment & Health Data Portal, we wrote that …
Does the air improve in car-free zones? People often ask us this, and it’s a great question. To answer, we turn to the NYC Community Air Survey, or …
In Part 1, we looked at data from the New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) - a network of about 100 air quality monitors - to see if air …
The air we breathe can have a major effect on our health — air pollution can make asthma worse and can cause heart disease, lung disease, strokes, and …
New Yorkers eat out more than a billion times a year. To help keep diners safe, the Health Department educates restaurant operators about food safety …
Poverty affects health in many ways. In New York City, the story of asthma clearly illustrates this connection. To understand the connection between …
Every year in NYC between 2015 and 2017 (the most recent years for which this analysis is available), fine particulate matter pollution from motor …
How do we know what air quality policies will have the biggest effect? New York City’s air quality is generally good and has been improving over time. …
Big improvements in outdoor air quality during COVID-19 reveal impacts of traffic and commercial cooking On March 20, 2020, New York State announced …
As city life changes, so does its air quality, as sources of emissions that affect the city’s outdoor air quality, like truck traffic, building …
What happens when NYC stays home? The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of all New Yorkers. The outbreak has affected many aspects of our daily …
Skip Nav Air quality snapshots: 10 years of NYC air quality monitoring A traffic health threat: air toxics Noise levels that harm health The benefits …
Does the air improve in car-free zones? People often ask us this, and it’s a great question. To answer, we turn to the NYC Community Air Survey, or …
In Part 1, we looked at data from the New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) - a network of about 100 air quality monitors - to see if air …
The air we breathe can have a major effect on our health — air pollution can make asthma worse and can cause heart disease, lung disease, strokes, and …
Every year in NYC between 2015 and 2017 (the most recent years for which this analysis is available), fine particulate matter pollution from motor …
How do we know what air quality policies will have the biggest effect? New York City’s air quality is generally good and has been improving over time. …
Big improvements in outdoor air quality during COVID-19 reveal impacts of traffic and commercial cooking On March 20, 2020, New York State announced …
The COVID-19 public health emergency has changed New York City in many ways - including how we get around the city. As the city continues to adapt to …
What happens when NYC stays home? The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of all New Yorkers. The outbreak has affected many aspects of our daily …
Skip Nav Air quality snapshots: 10 years of NYC air quality monitoring A traffic health threat: air toxics Noise levels that harm health The benefits …
Does the air improve in car-free zones? People often ask us this, and it’s a great question. To answer, we turn to the NYC Community Air Survey, or …
In Part 1, we looked at data from the New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) - a network of about 100 air quality monitors - to see if air …
Every year in NYC between 2015 and 2017 (the most recent years for which this analysis is available), fine particulate matter pollution from motor …
Imagine your child has asthma. One summer night, a powerful storm rolls in and knocks the power out. Your child starts to have trouble breathing. …
Using public health to prevent violence Experiencing violence affects people in many ways. It not only causes physical injury or death, but being …
Inside the 90-year-old financial policy that harms our health In public health, we often cite structural racism to help explain health patterns in our …
For health, place matters What determines whether or not you’re healthy? You may think about what you eat, whether you exercise, whether you smoke and …
Hot weather is dangerous. In New York City and across the country, more people on average die from extreme heat each year than from all other natural …
Violence has profound effects. An assault, a shooting, a homicide, or any use of force affects people in many deep ways. Violence causes physical and …
Poverty affects health in many ways. In New York City, the story of asthma clearly illustrates this connection. To understand the connection between …
Cold weather can be dangerous. Here are some tips for staying safe this winter.
Imagine your child has asthma. One summer night, a powerful storm rolls in and knocks the power out. Your child starts to have trouble breathing. …
In New York City and across the country, more people die from extreme heat than from all other natural disasters combined. To understand how to keep …
Hot weather is dangerous. In New York City and across the country, more people on average die from extreme heat each year than from all other natural …
New Yorkers eat out more than a billion times a year. To help keep diners safe, the Health Department educates restaurant operators about food safety …
Cold weather can be dangerous. Here are some tips for staying safe this winter.
Using public health to prevent violence Experiencing violence affects people in many ways. It not only causes physical injury or death, but being …
Inside the 90-year-old financial policy that harms our health In public health, we often cite structural racism to help explain health patterns in our …
For health, place matters What determines whether or not you’re healthy? You may think about what you eat, whether you exercise, whether you smoke and …
Poverty affects health in many ways. In New York City, the story of asthma clearly illustrates this connection. To understand the connection between …
Big improvements in outdoor air quality during COVID-19 reveal impacts of traffic and commercial cooking On March 20, 2020, New York State announced …
As city life changes, so does its air quality, as sources of emissions that affect the city’s outdoor air quality, like truck traffic, building …
New Yorkers eat out more than a billion times a year. To help keep diners safe, the Health Department educates restaurant operators about food safety …
The Environment and Health Data Portal looks a little bit different! We recently redesigned our site to make it easier for you to find important data …
New York City has hundreds of neighborhoods and nearly as many ways of drawing neighborhood boundaries. When you visit the Environment & Health Data …
We’re making changes, and we need your help. A few months ago, when we redesigned the home page of the Environment & Health Data Portal, we wrote that …