World’s Worst Air Cloaks New York City in Smoky Orange Haze (1)

New Yorkers are pulling out their masks again.

In a city where emergencies rarely affect the steady flow of commerce, the metropolis came to a near standstill in the face of what local officials called an “unprecedented event.”

WATCH: Heavy smoke from the Canadian wildfires has drifted south and created an orange fog around New York City.

Source: Bloomberg

Heavy smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires drifted South, creating an apocalyptic orange fog enveloping much of the state and neighboring regions, as far south as Mexico.

“This is not the day to train for a marathon or to do an outside event for your children,” Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference Wednesday, urging people to remain indoors or ...