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Your Neighborhood's Air Quality

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

Air Quality Impacts of Congestion Relief Zone Tolling

Key Takeaways This report is the most complete evaluation to date, using deeply detailed models and methods that control for a wide variety of other …

NYC is working to protect your health — but we can’t do it alone

New Yorkers benefit from one of the largest health departments in the world. And at the NYC Health Department, we have one of the most robust …

Initial data from Congestion Relief Tolling

In January 2025, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridge and Tunnels (MTABT) started charging a toll for vehicles entering Manhattan’s …

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

New York City’s air quality is generally good and has been improving over time. Still, air pollution threatens health: two pollutants, ozone and …

The New York City Community Air Survey

NYCCAS Report: 2008-2024 The New York City Health Department (Health Department) established the New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) in 2007, …

An update on air quality during COVID-19

On March 20, 2020, New York State announced the COVID-19 shutdown, officially known as NY Pause. In NYC, it lasted until June 8, 2020. With …

Real-Time Air Quality: PM2.5 in NYC

Fine particles (PM2.5) are among the most harmful pollutants. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 contributes to an estimated 2,000 excess deaths from lung …