New York City had a weekend of mostly blue skies marred by acrid smoke and air-quality advisories after a series of brush fires, fueled by extremely dry conditions, erupted around the region. People sensitive to pollution were advised that the air quality through Sunday could be at unhealthy levels because of smoke and particulate matter.

There’s a bit of good news for our air quality after millions woke up Saturday morning surprised to find a troubling amount of smoke in the air around the New York City metro area. A health advisory was in place through the end of Sunday for people in and around New York City following worsening air quality conditions thanks