Air quality today in the New York City area could be unhealthy for sensitive groups amid brush fires in New Jersey and Brooklyn.

If you’re worried about the wildfires affecting the air quality outside, there are several ways to check. The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation tracks the air quality index (or AQI) throughout New York.

While an air quality alert was issued for the NYC area on Sunday, it expired at midnight and skies cleared Monday.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the entirety of Downstate New York, including the city, is in the midst of a moderate drought. These conditions have spurred officials to issue a citywide drought watch and urge residents to conserve water.

Wildfires across New Jersey sent smoke billowing across the Hudson River and an eerie yellow-brown haze lingering over New York City, prompting an air quality health advisory through Sunday night

Wildfires across New Jersey have sent smoke across the Hudson to New York City, prompting health officials to issue an air quality health advisory. “Out of nowhere, for about two or three hours, it was so smoky and hazy,

Amid New York City officials issuing an air quality alert on Saturday, firefighters continued battling a 2,000-acre wildfire that spread from New Jersey into New York, officials announced Saturday evening.

An air quality alert has been issued for New York City, the Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey through 12 a.m. Monday due to smoke from wildfires in the area.

Firefighters in New Jersey and New York were working to contain blazes fed by dry conditions and gusty wind.