The NYC smoke scared me — now I’m obsessively checking the Air Quality Index

The NYC smoke scared me — now I’m obsessively checking the Air Quality Index

Before last Wednesday, Lizzie Stoldt, a 27-year-old Manhattan publicist, had barely given a thought to New York City’s air quality. “I had heart surgery when I was younger, and even I had no idea air quality was something I should be concerned with,” she said.  But as the skies turned smoky over the Big Apple … Read more