FOG BLOG U.S. LOG: NEW YORK MAYOR TELLS NEW YORKERS TO STAY INSIDE DUE POOR AIR QUALITY DUE TO SMOKE

Mayor Adams warns about ‘dangerous’ haze from wildfires, urges NYers to stay inside Mayor Eric Adams warned New Yorkers against the “dangerously high levels of wildfire smoke” that were choking the city and metro area Wednesday – and cautioned residents to wear masks outside and prioritize remaining indoors with their windows shut.

“This is something that has never impacted [the city] on this scale before,” Adams said at a press conference Wednesday morning.

“We had dangerously high levels of wildfire smoke from thousands of miles away … from the gloom over Yankee Stadium to the smoky haze obscuring the skyline…we could see it, we could smell it and we felt it.”

Adams cautioned residents to remain inside with air conditioning “to the greatest extent possible,” and to wear masks if they needed to venture outside.

“This is not the day to train for a marathon or do an outside event with your children,” he said.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) peaked at an unprecedented 218 Tuesday, and Adams subsequently confirmed that the AQI in The Bronx was 174 on Wednesday morning.