Neighborhoods like Morris Heights exposed to roadway pollution face potentially higher COVID-19 mortality rates

Respiratory hazard index for air pollutants from highway and road sources by census tract.

Respiratory hazard index

0.35

0.25

0.15

0.05

Major Deegan

Expressway

The Bronx

Morris Heights

Cross Bronx

Expressway

Manhattan

Queens

Source: 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment

WILL WELCH / THE CITY

Neighborhoods like Morris Heights exposed to roadway pollution face potentially higher COVID-19 mortality rates

Major Deegan

Expressway

The Bronx

Respiratory hazard index for air pollutants from highway and road sources by census tract.

Morris Heights

Respiratory hazard index

0.05

0.15

0.25

0.35

Cross Bronx

Expressway

Manhattan

Queens

Source: 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment

WILL WELCH / THE CITY

Neighborhoods like Morris Heights exposed to roadway pollution face potentially higher COVID-19 mortality rates

Respiratory hazard index for air pollutants from highway and road sources by census tract.

Respiratory hazard index

Major Deegan

Expressway

0.25

0.35

0.15

0.05

The Bronx

Morris Heights

Cross Bronx

Expressway

Manhattan

Queens

Source: 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment

WILL WELCH / THE CITY