NYC's air quality spiked to hazardous levels after July 4th fireworks

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday July 5, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [NYC's air quality after July 4th fireworks was as bad as wildfire pollution]( [A stock image of NYC's 4th of July fireworks]( [Despite the hit to air quality, there's little sign the fireworks show is going anywhere.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Open fire hydrant.]( [Is NYC ready for summer heat? An environmental watchdog doesn’t think so.]( [A Q&A with Eddie Bautista, executive director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.]( [A sign warning people about sharks.]( [Four shark bites reported off NY coast over holiday weekend]( [State and local officials are on a heightened state of vigilance, though experts urge calm]( [A view of the entrance at the Rikers Island jail facility in New York.]( [Rikers detainee was given Narcan before his death]( [The fourth death in city custody this year has led to officer suspensions.]( [Bloomfield College of Montclair State University]( [Once feared doomed, Bloomfield College in NJ merges with Montclair State University]( [The school, which has a predominantly Black and Latino student population, has a new lease on life – and a new name.]( [Dog paws]( [Extra Extra: The search for the Long Island bandit who stole Bandit]( [Because who doesn't want some faux skin pigmentations, here are your afternoon links: it's really hot lately, the end of the Christmas Tree Shops, a stolen dog and more stories from around the city and internet.]( [Yusef Salaam speaks as Stonyfield Organic announces the transition of eight NYC Parks to organic maintenance by 2025 as part of the StonyFIELDS Initiative on June 1, 2023 in New York City]( [Salaam a bigger winner after NYC elections board posts 1st ranked-choice primary tallies]( [Elections officials conducted the first round of ranked-choice tallies clarifying results in two races and confirming the results of another.]( [Mondaire Jones speaks at the "Just Majority" Supreme Court Reform Press Conference With Gun Violence Prevention Advocates on April 30, 2023 in White Plains.]( [Mondaire Jones to run for Congress again — but not in NYC this time]( [Jones, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday that he will make another run for the U.S. House of Representatives next year. But it won’t be in New York’s 10th District, the seat he unsuccessfully sought in 2022.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.