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New York is the third worst city—behind Newark, N.J., and New Orleans, La.—in terms of urban heat islands, with temperatures reaching an average of more than 7.6 degrees higher than…

ByLiz Donovan 8Comments

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Jul 2021

Uncategorized

Many NYC Cooling Centers Closed by Dinner, Despite Heat Emergency

Of the hundreds of dedicated cooling centers in the city, only a portion were open around 7 p.m. Wednesday, while temperatures continued to hover in the low 90s.

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Jun 2021

Climate and Environment

Mayor Urges New Yorkers to Turn Appliances Off As City Endures Record-Breaking Heat Wave

This is the city’s second heat wave this year, less than two weeks into summer—and it is breaking a more than 50-year record. Temperatures at LaGuardia Airport were at 100…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Oct 2019

Climate and Environment

The Summer of 2019 is Over but the Heat Risk to NYC is Not Going Away

Summers are going to get hotter, and heat waves more common, longer and more extreme, exacerbating what is already the deadliest weather-related risk to life and health in the United…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Nov 2018

Housing and Homelessness

NYC Residents: Tell Us About Your Gas, Electric, Heat or Water Problems

Have you experienced a utility outage for more than one day since January 1, 2016?

ByCity Limits 0Comments

29

Jun 2018

Climate and Environment

Heat Will Pose a Health Risk for Several Days … and Decades

Heat is the No. 1 weather killer in the United States. And New York City is about to get a big batch of it.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2018

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

See a Map of NYCHA’s Heat and Hot Water Problems

The outages after the ‘bomb cyclone’ touched every borough, according to data retried by the Pratt Center.

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Jan 2018

Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

Should NYCHA Be Treated Like a Private Landlord?

When it comes to making repairs, NYCHA follows a somewhat different set of procedures and rules than private landlords. There are differing views on whether this makes sense.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

To Measure NYC’s Heat Islands, Scientists Recruit Residents in Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods

Many NYC Cooling Centers Closed by Dinner, Despite Heat Emergency

Mayor Urges New Yorkers to Turn Appliances Off As City Endures Record-Breaking Heat Wave

The Summer of 2019 is Over but the Heat Risk to NYC is Not Going Away

NYC Residents: Tell Us About Your Gas, Electric, Heat or Water Problems

Heat Will Pose a Health Risk for Several Days … and Decades

See a Map of NYCHA’s Heat and Hot Water Problems

Should NYCHA Be Treated Like a Private Landlord?

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