LATEST: Flights from the Northeast, Ohio and the Mid-Atlantic bound for New York City's LaGuardia Airport have been paused due to the smoke, FAA says.
Waves of smoke will continue to move south Thursday from New York City to Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.
By Friday morning the AQI levels will drop for New York City. Smaller smoke plumes will linger from Detroit to Pittsburgh to D.C.-ABC News' Max GolemboSome school districts in New Jersey and New York announced closures or updated schedules for Thursday amid the heavy smoke in the area. In New York, school has been canceled in the Freeport, Long Beach and Yonkers districts, according to New York ABC stationIn New Jersey, school has been canceled in the Newark, Elizabeth, Union and Orange districts, WABC reported.
Officials at Elizabeth Public Schools said they'd attempted to continue a normal schedule by holding indoor recess on Wednesday. "As the day advanced and the air quality worsened, we consulted with both health officials who updated their recommendation to close school buildings tomorrow, Thursday, June 8," Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyer said in a
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