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Photos: New Yorkers Swelter Through The Hot Hot Heat Wave
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Scott Heins
Published Jul 7, 2016
Modified Jul 7, 2016
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The first heavy heat wave of summer is upon us, and New Yorkers are doing whatever it takes to endure it. For some, that means carrying around an extra sweat towel as they commute on the subway. Temperatures at the West 72nd Station climbed towards 90˚ yesterday afternoon, and the seventh-circle-of-hell pit known as West 4th Street topped out at 94˚.
Meanwhile, temperatures above above ground were much the same, and the midday crowd at both Bryant and Washington Square Parks was sweltering and conspicuously underdressed. With the "RealFeel™" edging above 100, the forecast shows nothing but more hot weather smothering us for the rest of the week. A heat advisory is in effect for NYC until 8 p.m. tonight, and there's an air quality alert from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursday. That means "active children and adults, and people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors." Oh, and just to keep things interesting, a flash flood warning from noon to 6 p.m.
There's no use fighting it: summer is here to stay.
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Scott Heins
Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.
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