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Efforts to reduce air pollution should focus on neighborhoods with the worst health impacts

This story was recently updated with new data. Every year in NYC between 2017 and 2019 (The most recent data available. See all recorded years of …

ZAPPA: A tool to understand air quality policies

Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Health impacts of air pollution New York City’s air …

An update on air quality during COVID-19

Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Air quality On March 20, 2020, New York State announced …

Tracking changes in New York City's sources of air pollution

Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Fine particles (PM2.5) As city life changes, so does its …

The public health impacts of PM2.5 from traffic air pollution

PM2.5—or fine particulate matter—are tiny particles that pollute the air and result from everyday urban activities like driving. PM2.5 can be solid or …

Air quality during COVID-19

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Air quality snapshots: special findings from 10 years of NYCCAS

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Air quality in car-free areas

Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: seasonal Nitric oxide (NO) seasonal fine particles …

What our air quality monitors tell us about NYC's neighborhoods

Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: seasonal fine particles (PM2.5) In Part 1, we looked at …