Outdoor Air Quality: the NYC air quality data hub
New York City's air contains particles, drops of liquid, gasses, and other pollution that can affect health - it can affect our breathing, and bad air quality can be particularly dangerous for older adults, children, and people with heart or lung conditions.
Air quality can vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, based on local levels of emmissions and many other factors. We monitor air quality using the New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS). NYCCAS is NYC's comprehensive air quality monitoring and modeling network, and it allows us to understand neighborhood differences in air quality - and what contributes to those differences.
Key features: explore NYC's air quality
Annual Report
Neighborhood Air Quality 2008-2018: pollutants, key factors, and air quality trends over time in New York City.
Snapshots
Brief summaries of key findings: how traffic affects air toxics, the health impacts of noise, eliminating SO2 from our air, and more. Read more...
Get the data: related indicators on the EH Data Portal
Environmental factors