NYC's new Canadian wildfire smoke response plan

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday May 30, 2024 [Donate now]( [NYC officials preparing for Canadian wildfire smoke after widely panned response last year]( [A photo of a smoky haze over NYC during last year's wildfire season.]( [Serious air quality concerns will now trigger changes in hours for schools and outdoor events.]( More Stories From Today [A rent sign advertising apartments hangs on the corner of a brick red building.]( [NYC is set to unlock its Section 8 waitlist. But don’t wait to apply.]( [New Yorkers can apply for the Section 8 waitlist from June 3 to June 9.]( [An NYPD vehicle seen in New York City on March 18, 2024.]( [3 in custody after man stabbed in legs with machete in Times Square, NYPD says]( [Multiple people are in custody, according to police.]( [A woman gives pointers to another woman holding a tennis racket.]( [Popular Brooklyn tennis coaches ousted in bidding war over community courts]( [Coaches at the Jackie Robinson courts in Bed-Stuy and Lincoln Terrace courts in Brownsville lost bids for their permits by tens of thousands of dollars.]( [Gov. Kathy Hochul smiles with a man in a silly heat pump costume.]( [NYC homeowners get $14k incentive for climate-friendly upgrades. Here's who qualifies.]( [U.S. Secretary Energy Jennifer Granholm and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the new rebate for heat pumps and insulation.]( [Workers tend to the crops at Red Hook Farms, Brooklyn. An Amazon warehouse looms in the background.]( [NYC's 'last-mile' delivery warehouses face a potential reckoning with regulation]( [The Adams administration is committing to regulate the sites, which often bring pollution and traffic woes to communities.]( [A photo of the intersection in East Flatbush where a man allegedly tried to mow down a group of Jewish men with his car.]( [Brooklyn man who targeted Jewish men with his car charged with hate crimes, police say]( [Asghar Ali said he would "kill all the Jews” as he drove his car onto a sidewalk in East Flatbush]( [An Uber/Lyft driver allegedly killed a pedestrian in Midtown.]( [NYPD: Midtown pedestrian struck and killed by Uber/Lyft driver]( [John Horan was crossing 36th Street at about 11:30 p.m.]( [A bowl of pasta with marinara sauce.]( [Extra Extra: Is this the best jarred marinara sauce from a NYC Italian restaurant?]( [Because if you can't get to Carbone, you can at least have their jar marinara, here are your afternoon links: fighting for Whitestone Lanes, New York's Youth Workers Bill of Rights, lightning strikes the Empire State Building, and more from around the city and internet.]( [A group of people participate in New York City's outdoor dining.]( [This summer is the end of outdoor dining in NYC as we know it]( [New outdoor dining rules will change the economics of running an NYC restaurant, again]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.