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Latest Articles Tagged "heatwave"

News

NYC utility workers could strike amid heat wave if union, Con Ed don't reach a deal

The contract for roughly 8,000 workers expires at midnight on Saturday.

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David Giambusso

News

Heat-related deaths in New York City soar in the last decade, report says

Hotter summers are to blame, with Black residents and those in high-poverty areas getting the worst of it.

By

Arya Sundaram

Food

City Says NO BEER Or Alcohol Or Fun During This Heat Wave

We should probably listen but... mmmm, beer in this weather.

By

Jen Carlson

News

Visualize How Hot Manhattan Is With Thermal Images

This is exactly the kind of idea that pops into your brain when it's 95 degrees in Manhattan and your soul is dripping through a sewer grate.

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Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Let These Old New Yorkers Teach You How To Keep Cool During A Heatwave

Drag a bench into Central Park Lake!

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Jen Carlson

Arts & Entertainment

It's So Hot We're Going Into The Subway To Cool Down

We checked a couple of deep subway platform temperatures just one stop from Manhattan and confirmed that it's cooler down there than up here.

By

Marc Yearsley

Food

Spend Your Heatwave At One Of These Happy Hours

Not sure about you guys, but we sure could use a cold one right about now...

By

Jen Carlson

Arts & Entertainment

Video: How To Slip N' Slide On The Streets Of New York

Check out this gorgeous video of kids slip n' sliding on the streets of Washington Heights.

By

Jen Carlson

News

Hot Weather Photos: Release The Fire Hydrants!

Saturday treated us to another record-breaking temperature, and there's only one way to truly celebrate this sustained feeling of being enveloped inside a thick fuzzy blanket: pictures of people frolicking with fire hydrants!

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Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Video: Ten Songs To Help You Cool Down During The Heatwave

It's so oppressive outside, we're trying to do whatever we can to take out minds off of the hot breath of mother nature—so click through to hear some icey songs!

By

Ben Yakas

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