""Even though these numbers are small, they do have health risks," said Zander De Jesus, a PhD student who worked on the project. Respiratory illnesses increase by 2.07 percent, and hospital visits by 8 percent, for every additional 10 micrograms per cubic meter of daily PM2.5 exposure, so 0.22 micrograms barely moves that needle - but the needle is nonetheless moving in the wrong direction."
"Of the 19 monitors, 17 showed upticks in air pollutants in the first year of congestion pricing tolls in Manhattan, according to researchers at Columbia University who work with the local advocacy group South Bronx Unite."
"The average increase of PM2.5 particulate matter was 0.22 micrograms per cubic meter - an increase of 1 to 10 percent, according to air quality monitors run by the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene."
"Yet Hochul's proposal to widen the highway shoulder lanes would saddle the area with more smog, according to the state's own environmental review."
Gov. Hochul has postponed her decision on widening the Cross Bronx Expressway's shoulder lanes to May 7. Advocates express concern over increased car pollution in the Bronx, particularly after new air quality readings showed 17 out of 19 monitors indicated higher air pollutants since congestion pricing began. The average increase of PM2.5 particulate matter was 0.22 micrograms per cubic meter, which poses health risks, especially for residents already suffering from high levels of vehicle-based pollution. Widening the highway could exacerbate these issues.
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