{"id":300768,"date":"2026-07-20T16:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/300768\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:31:07","slug":"wildfire-smoke-could-damage-nyc-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/300768\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire Smoke Could Damage NYC Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exposure to contaminated cabin air may irritate the eyes, nose and throat and could worsen symptoms for people with asthma, allergies or other respiratory conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People often assume they&#8217;re protected once they get inside their car, but that&#8217;s not necessarily the case,&#8221; Oswald said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If your cabin air filter is already dirty or overdue for replacement, smoke particles can continue circulating through the ventilation system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> What Should NYC Drivers Do Now? <\/p>\n<p>Experts recommend several steps after wildfire smoke exposure:<\/p>\n<p> 1. Check For Damage And Review Insurance <\/p>\n<p>Drivers should photograph ash buildup, residue or visible damage and ask their insurance provider whether smoke-related damage is covered under their policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exposure to contaminated cabin air may irritate the eyes, nose and throat and could worsen symptoms for people&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-300768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}