It’s Climate Week in NYC!
Using our Environmental Health and Data Portal, we track important data to protect New Yorkers from climate effects.
You can use the portal to see how your neighborhood’s climate indicators compare with other NYC neighborhoods.
Some climate effects we track include:
The New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) evaluates how air quality differs across New York City. This program studies how pollutants from traffic, buildings (boilers and furnaces), and other sources impact air quality in different neighborhoods.
NYCCAS monitors pollutants that cause health problems such as fine particles, nitrogen oxides, elemental carbon, sulfur dioxide and ozone. Air pollution measurements are taken at about 100 locations throughout NYC each season.
The goal of the OneNYC plan is for the city to have the best air quality among all large U.S. cities by 2030. Efforts will be taken to reduce greenhouse emissions to improve air quality and provide public health benefits.
Some NYC neighborhoods have higher risk for heat illness than others. Both environmental and social factors can affect a neighborhood’s heat risk.
Climate change means that heat waves will increase in number, strength and severity in NYC. Led by the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency, multiple NYC agencies teamed up to create the Cool Neighborhoods initiative to adapt to a changing climate.
Extreme heat can be dangerous and even deadly. During extreme heat waves, be sure to check in on older neighbors and those who may be more vulnerable to heat illness.
