Smoke conditions, heat to stick around in NY, NJ causing air quality issues

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The intense heat and a frontal boundary made it a stormy end to Wednesday. While most of the storms shifted away from the city, the smoky conditions will remain across the region.
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