Study: Gotham under a cloud

All five boroughs received failing grades in a new study by the American Lung Association for their levels of soot, which is considered the deadliest air pollutant. According to the analysis, Staten Island has the worst ozone pollution. Air pollution is “an everyday threat to just about every single New Yorker,” said Corri Freedman, director of advocacy at the association’s New York City chapter. more [NYDN]