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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 available), fine particulate matter pollution from motor …

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 is generally good and has been improving over time. …

The New York City Community Air Survey

Neighborhood Air Quality 2008-2020 In 2007, the Health Department established the New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS), the largest ongoing …

An update on air quality during COVID-19

Big improvements in outdoor air quality during COVID-19 reveal impacts of traffic and commercial cooking On March 20, 2020, New York State announced …

Real-Time Air Quality

NYC’s air quality is generally good and has been improving over time. But hour to hour, there’s large variation in our air quality - even in …

Air quality

New York City’s air contains particles, drops of liquid, gasses, and other pollution that can affect health. Bad air quality can be particularly …

Your Neighborhood's Air Quality

We combine data from our air quality monitoring network, NYCCAS, with other data to understand what makes one neighborhood’s air quality different …

Air quality

Air quality is a measure of the condition of the air around us. The less air pollution there is, the better the air quality. Like many cities, New …

Health impacts of air pollution

Air pollution is an important environmental threat to the health of New York City residents. Exposures to two common air pollutants, fine particulate …