A series of wildfires ravaging parts of rain-starved New Jersey were sending plumes of smoke across the Hudson River and into New York, leaving much of the city blanketed in an eerie haze. At least six fires,

Residents across New York City awoke to a thin brown haze, the smell of smoke Saturday, and worsening air quality as a nearby wildfire and chilly morning temperatures led to an inversion that trapped smoke near the ground.