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October 19, 2013- The LA Times reported on the recent declaration from the WHO that links lung cancer to air pollution. This is relevant to people in Downtown Manhattan because several common complaints also cause air pollution. The idling illegally parked tour buses belch tons of harmful exhaust. Also, the NY Waterway ferry boats still belch black exhaust onto the nearby playgrounds.
The program funding new diesel engines for the NY Waterway boats