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NJ wildfire sends smoke billowing into NYC as crews battle multiple blazes

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NJ wildfire sends smoke billowing into NYC as crews battle multiple blazes

New York City awoke Saturday to the acrid smell of smoke that left a haze hanging over the skyline as several wildfires burned in the region, including a new blaze sparked in the early morning hours near the northern New York-New Jersey border. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service battled the latest outbreak in Pompton … Read more

We’re getting smoked out by a coal chimney in Bushwick

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We’re getting smoked out by a coal chimney in Bushwick

New York City’s hipster capital has been hit with a problem straight out of a Charles Dickens novel.  Brooklyn residents say a newly built smokestack has ruined the air quality in their corner of Bushwick — but despite their coughed complaints, they claim it continues to pollute the neighborhood with its burning odor. “This business … Read more