In this edition of 'Eyewitness News Extra Time,' we begin with another air quality across our region as we head into a major holiday weekend and public pools across the Tri-State begin to open.In this edition of 'Eyewitness News Extra Time,' we begin with another air quality across our region as we head into a major holiday weekend and public pools across the Tri-State begin to open.
Friday's air quality in New York City reached unhealthy levels for the sixth time this year. For comparison, the total number of unhealthy air quality days last year was zero in the city. At one point on Friday, New York City ranked second worst in air quality out of all the major cities in the world.
With the poor air quality, New Jersey's Park Service is alerting visitors that beaches may be temporarily closed for swimming. The haze lingered over the Jersey Shore on Friday, but that hasn't stopped people from heading to the beach and boardwalk at Point Pleasant Beach.Dry and hopefully smoke-free weather is expected to return Tuesday morning just in time for the Fourth of July.
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