New York will suffer discomfort in this week’s hot spell. Sixteen years ago, Chicago endured a public health calamity when a heat wave claimed as many as 700 lives. An author who studied the disaster speaks to City Limits.
This Sunday, and two others this summer, a stretch of E. 204th Street will become a car-less pedestrian plaza as part of the Department of Transportation’s “Weekend Walks” program.The event is designed to highlight local shops and merchants and to bring the community together for an outdoor good time. This one will run from 12 to 5 p.m. on E. 204th Street between Bainbridge and Hull Avenues, and will feature face painting, cooking demonstrations, giveaways and more.More events our listed in our community calendar, below.Editor’s note: What did we miss? Send details to bronxnewsnetwork[at]gmail.com.
Here’s a rundown of scheduled service changes for trains that run through the Bronx for this weekend, July 22-25. Not much trouble in the Bronx, but those of you traveling to other boroughs might be forced to endure a transfer or a train going local.2 train(3:30 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday July 23-24)-No trains between East 180 Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse. (Free shuttle buses provided for alternate service.)(12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, July 23-25)-Manhattan-bound trains run express from Franklin Avenue to Atlantic Avenue.-To Eastern Parkway, Grand Army Plaza and Bergen Street, take a Manhattan
With temperatures reaching triple digits today, Mayor Bloomberg just sent out an announcement saying all city pools will remain open until 8 p.m. With little relief on the way, pools will be open again tomorrow, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tonight and tomorrow, spray showers at city parks will stay on until 9 p.m. To find a pool near you, call 311 or visit nyc.gov.
Welcome to Friday’s Bronx news roundup. Let’s get down to business, starting with the scorched earth we are all living through here in the Boogie Down and elsewhere around the country.Weather: The National Weather Service says temperatures could reach 104 this afternoon and have issued an Excessive Heat warning. (My question: is there an Egregious Heat warning?) Tomorrow it is supposed cool down to a high of 100. We won’t see any real relief until Monday when temperatures are expected to drop down into the relatively frigid low-80s!
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