Outdoor activities at NYC public schools cancelled amid poor air quality

Outdoor activities at New York City public schools are cancelled for Wednesday due to ongoing poor air quality, Mayor Adams announced.

School will still take place, he said in a Tuesday statement.

The mayor urged children, the elderly and people with respiratory problems to stay indoors as Canadian wildfires have created dangerous air quality conditions in New York City.

The city recommended strong masks like N95s for the elderly and people with heart or breathing problems.

The recommendations may change based on fluctuations in the atmosphere, Adams said.

On Tuesday, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation issued an air quality health advisory for all five boroughs.

“While conditions are anticipated to temporarily improve later tonight through tomorrow morning, they are expected to deteriorate further tomorrow afternoon and evening,” the mayor stated Tuesday night.

“We are taking precautions out of an abundance of caution to protect New Yorkers’ health until we are able to get a better sense of future air quality reports,” he explained.