New York faces bad combo of heat and air pollution that has health officials concerned

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City’s air quality will suffer Sunday and Monday as pollutants fill the air.

According to AirNow, a website run by the Environmental Protection Agency and its partners, New York City’s air is — and will continue to be — “Unhealthy of Sensitive Groups.”

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued an air quality advisory from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday for over a dozen counties, including Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester.

The complete list is available here.

Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, and Westchester counties are additionally under an air quality advisory until 11 p.m. Sunday night.

Those who have lung-related illnesses, regardless of age, are urged to limit their outdoor activity during this time. Those illnesses include asthma and lung disease, AirNow said.

If you fall into that category but cannot escape the great outdoors, it is being advised that you “reduce your exposure by choosing less strenuous activities or shortening the amount of time you are active outdoors.”

This means if you like to do your daily run, opt for a walk instead as to not aggravate your illness during this time period.

If you don’t have any lung-related illnesses, you are invited to continue your day as usual.

This week is projected to skyrocket back into the 90-degree range after cooling down the past week or so. A heat advisory is expected to come, as well. An odd storm or two is anticipated, as well.