Officials warned young children and those with respiratory illnesses to take precautions. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has been drifting across the border.

New York was hit with an air quality alert Saturday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted across the state, pushing levels of fine particulate pollution into the unhealthy range for sensitive groups.

Wildfire smoke from Canada has triggered air quality alerts across New York and the Northeast, with hazy skies and unhealthy conditions expected through today.