Massive wildfires in US West bring haze to East Coast GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 23 1of23The Staten Island Ferry departs from the Manhattan terminal through a haze of smoke with the Statue of Liberty barely visible, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York. Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon that's currently the largest in the U.S., are creating hazy skies as far away as New York as the massive infernos spew smoke and ash into the air in columns up to six miles high.Julie Jacobson/APShow MoreShow Less 2of23Smoke blocks the view looking toward Manhattan from Yankee Stadium before the Philadelphia Phillies played the New York Yankees in a baseball game Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York.Adam Hunger/APShow MoreShow Less