Over 200 Without Power In Yorktown, Ossining: Here's Estimated Restoration Time
More than 200 customers are without power in Northern Westchester thanks in part to falling branches.
The outages happened on Thursday morning, June 26 in several Yorktown neighborhoods, as well as the Park Avenue area of Ossining, according to Con Edison's outage map.
Affected roads include:
Park Avenue, Spaulding Place, Ward Place, and Flavelle Place in Ossining;
Old Logging Road, Hayes Drive, Rustic Ridge Court, Wilson Road, Bridge Pointe Lane, and Croton Lake Road (Route 129) in Yorktown.
According to Con Edison, the Yorktown outage is expected to be resolved b…
Air Quality Alert In Effect For Westchester: Here's When It Ends
If the air feels a little heavier today, you're not imagining it.
A health advisory for elevated air pollution levels remains in effect through 11 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 25, across much of the Hudson Valley, New York City, Long Island, and parts of the lower Hudson region.
The alert, issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, includes Westchester, Rockland, and all five boroughs, as well as Nassau and Suffolk counties. The concern: elevated levels of ground-level ozone, a pollutant that can make the air hazardous to breathe — especially for people with ast…
Air Quality Alerts Issued Across NJ/NY As Temps Hit 90s, Pollution Risks Rise
It’s not just hot — it’s hazardous.
Air quality across New Jersey and New York is expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups on Thursday, June 12, as temperatures climb into the 90s and Code Orange Alerts are in effect.
Health officials say that ground-level ozone and fine particulates will combine with heat to pose risks for children, seniors, and people with heart or lung conditions.
⚠️ Air Quality Alerts
Code Orange Air Quality Alerts issued by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Counties affected: Bergen, Essex, Union, Hudson, Passaic, Middlesex, Mercer, Ocean, Burling…
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts
With summer-like heat moving in, health officials have issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for much of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia metro area on Wednesday, June 4 (scroll down to check your town's air quality index).
The alerts, in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., warn that ground-level ozone pollution could reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, including children, the elderly, and those with heart or lung disease, authorities in each state said. Click here to see today's air quality forecast.
In New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection iss…
