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With New York City ranking at the top of the list of the world’s major cities with the poorest air quality Tuesday and Wednesday, according to IQAir, city and state officials said they would be giving out free masks throughout the five boroughs. Here’s where you can get one.

Itchy eyes, a scratchy throat and a cough probably come as no surprise when the air is thick with wildfire smoke. But poor air quality can contribute to less expected symptoms, too. It is not uncommon for people to also experience chest pain, headaches and dizziness, according to Dr. Gregory Wu, a critical care medicine physician at ...

On Wednesday afternoon, as New York City residents attempted to make sense of the orange haze that blanketed the area, a Chinese delivery worker who services restaurants in south Brooklyn carried on despite  the dangerous air conditions, dropping off orders over the course of his 10-hour shift.  “If you’re out for long periods of time, yo...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned the Belmont Stakes could be called off if the air quality index exceeds 200 on its scale.

A climate pattern called El Nino has been expected for months and on Thursday NOAA said it has arrived. It is expected to strengthen into the winter in the US.

ChatGPT is all the rage, and it turns out businesses are hiring experts in the tool to help them create content. Here’s how to start the side hustle.

Read the 49-page indictment detailing the federal charges Donald Trump now faces.

Gaby Acevedo reporting on Governors ball still on, other events uncertain

Air quality levels are nearing back to normal levels for the New York City area, but still may reach unhealthy levels on Friday — so could plans for scheduled events go up in smoke again?

City officials have said they expect the advisory to remain in place for the next few days but added it’s particularly difficult to forecast smoke conditions. News 4’s Checkey Beckford reports.

A federal grand jury has indicted Donald Trump on seven criminal charges in connection with his mishandling of more than 100 classified documents that were discovered last year at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. News 4’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

Fifty years to life in prison. That’s the sentence handed down to the man convicted in the deadly shooting inside a Long Island grocery store in 2021 that wounded three workers, one of which died. Gabriel DeWitt Wilson was found guilty in May on seven of nine counts, including a second-degree murder charge in connection to the deadly shooting...