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29 Jun

Air quality to remain unhealthy into weekend from Canadian wildfire smoke

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Gov. Kathy Hochul is warning New Yorkers that unhealthy air quality conditions are expected to remain into the weekend, but it’s still uncertain how it may affect the July 4 holiday. Speaking in New York City, the governor said the current winds bringing the smoke from the Canadian wildfires into New York should start to dissipate over the next few days, but it is impossible to predict anything further into the future. “Much of this weather is going to be lingering across the state all the way through tomorrow. So, we'll be expecting to have another air quality alert tomorrow. Hazardous conditions…

28 Jun

Air quality conditions from Canadian wildfires expected to deteriorate through Thursday

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Gov. Kathy Hochul is warning that the state is expected to experience low air quality conditions similar to earlier this month, when New Yorkers could see and smell the smoke due to the Canadian wildfires. Hochul’s office first warned of possible deterioration of the state’s air quality on Tuesday and her office issued advisories for Western, Central and Eastern Lake Ontario regions. Since then, the advisory has been expanded and is expected to impact residents throughout the state. Significant near-surface smoke levels began to reach Eastern New York late afternoon Wednesday and are expected to worsen. “You don’t feel it happening until all…

26 Jun

Former Lieutenant Governor and MTA Chair Richard Ravitch dies at 89

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ALBANY - Former Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch died on Sunday in Manhattan, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office confirmed on Monday. He was 89. Ravitch was a well-known figure in the New York political scene, despite never having been elected to political office. He was appointed to serve as lieutenant governor by former Gov. David Paterson from 2009 to 2010 after former Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned due to the public fallout from a sex scandal involving a prostitute. He is probably best known for having been appointed in 1979 by then-Gov. Hugh Carey to run the Metropolitan Transportation Authority during a four-year period of transit strikes…