There's no heavy haze in Ohio itself and the air quality in East Palestine was only a concern on February 8th, the day of the controlled burn of the spilled chemicals.

Since then the air in East Palestine has been tested frequently doesn't appear to be a concern.

So no, it's probably not related to any air quality concerns in NYC. We have high AQI days pretty often, mostly from high levels of vehicle traffic. Also I went on a walk earlier and the air seemed fine anyways.