Wildfire smoke in the New York City area is clearing out just in time for several big events, including one of the biggest horse races of the year. Christinafantv reports.
introduced enhanced safety measures earlier in the week to protect horses and spectators after smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada caused an air quality health advisory.
"Maintaining the track is the most important thing," said John Velazquez, who won the Preakness Stakes."More vets, more screening for the horses. It's important. These are the important things to keep both the horses and jockeys safe." In the city, there's a fresh appreciation for clean air among music fans getting ready for the Governors Ball and those who will march in Brooklyn's Pride parade on Saturday.
"After you've had a full day of activities, what better way to celebrate than having a parade. And as you stated, we start on Lincoln Place at 5th Avenue and we go gayly forward," said Mickey Heller, co-chair of Brooklyn Pride Inc. "We're gonna have a lot of fun being on the avenue marching," said"We're at capacity with floats, so we ran out of floats," said Louis Maldonado."We're expecting a good turnout.
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