Articles about “Heatwave”
Forecast: We Just Have To Make It To Tuesday Night... We Can Do This
(JD Urban/Flickr) Yesterday's high of 93 degrees was the warmest it has been in Central Park in nearly two years! It hasn't been this hot since the park topped off at 96 degrees on September 11th,...
Visualize How Hot Manhattan Is With Thermal Images
Artist and web researcher Nickolay Lamm, who previously visualized the extent of wealth inequality in the neighborhoods of Manhattan with a series of 3D maps, is back with a new series of maps this week, inspired...
Photos: This SUV Driver Put AC Unit In The Window, Plugged It Into Street Lamp
Photograph by Austin Calhoon The oppressive heat wave is basically over, but while we were in the thick of it, people got creative. A reader sent us these photos yesterday, noting, "Sometimes it's so hot you...
NYC Broke All-Time Power Usage Record Today!
A man in Coney Island yesterday (Getty Images) On a day that feels like 110 degrees (which is hotter than it feels in Death Valley!), New York City broke its nearly two-year record for electric usage....
Let These Old New Yorkers Teach You How To Keep Cool During A Heatwave
If our modern day tips on beating the heat weren't your thing, well, that's just crazy, because sharing a tiny bathtub with a friend is quite simply the perfect way to cool down. But here are some...
10 Cities In The Western Hemisphere That Feel Cooler Than NYC Right Now
"I generally refrain from speech during gustation. There are those who attempt both at the same time. I find it coarse and vulgar." According to NY1, the temperature at JFK hit 94 degrees at 1 p.m.,...
[UPDATE] Record-Breaking 100 Degree Heat Recorded At JFK Airport
An airport worker at JFK prepares to check the thermometer. (FILE PHOTO) [UPDATE BELOW] JFK airport hit 100 degrees earlier this afternoon, setting a new record for blistering, Great Pit of Carkoon Sarlacc-level inflammation. The previous...
It's So Hot We're Going Into The Subway To Cool Down
Photo by Marc Yearsley/Gothamist First, let's get the mandatory stock phrase out out of the way—New Yorkers are trying every fathomable way to beat the heat today, boiling their brains to cook up new methods of...
Heat Wave Marches Merrily Along, Taking No Prisoners
Great Lawn at Wave Hill by EddieC3 on Flickr Happy Hot Wednesday! Today is the fourth straight 90-degree day, with 2-3 more expected before the heat breaks. We caught a bit of break yesterday when some...
Quinn Blasts FDNY, Says NYC Was "Not Prepared For Today's Heat Wave"
Getty Council Speaker Christine Quinn is highly displeased about the 31 minutes it took to get an ambulance to an intern who collapsed during a midday press conference earlier today, charging that the Fire Department was...
8 Essential Tips For Beating NYC's Record Heat Wave
(via Emily Raw's Flickr) New York is poised to endure one of the hottest weeks in 18 years, as today is expected to be the third of seven uninterrupted days featuring temperatures of 90 degrees or...
NYC Hit Record Sunday Electricity Use To Battle Heat, Humidity
One way to beat the heat (Brent Eysler Photography) It felt like 105 degrees yesterday, and naturally that meant New Yorkers were left with two options: Opening up fire hydrants and/or cranking the air conditioning. And...
Summer In The City: It's Going To Be Hot As Hell Outside This Weekend
"It's a living." (Flickr User Occipital Lobe) If you feel like frying an egg on the sidewalk, today would be as good a day as you'll get in NYC—it's going to feel like it's in the...
It's Going To Be Brutally Hot For The Next Three Days
Via flickr user thoth1618 If you were planning on trying to look nice today—really put some effort into your Monday wardrobe selection—just stop. Run your hair under some cold water, pick something up off the floor,...
Some Like It Hot: Temps Expected To Be Over 100 Degrees Today
"It's a living." (Flickr User Occipital Lobe) If you're sitting there wondering if high blood pressure has gotten a hold of you, or if you've been struck by Cupid's flaming arrow of love, you probably haven't—NYC...
Photos, Video: Con Ed Workers Picket Outside HQ, Say Management Is "Playing Games With People's Lives"
Around a thousand people are currently engaged in a boisterous demonstration outside ConEd's headquarters to protest the utility's termination of over 8,000 union employees on Sunday. "They're playing games with people's lives," says David Guh, a ConEd...
Jump Into The Fire: Con Ed Dismisses Over 8,000 Workers As Heat Wave Continues
Phil Davis NY As was feared, negotiations broke down between Con Edison and Local 1-2 of the Utility Workers Union Of America early this morning—but instead of striking, Con Ed dismissed over 8,000 workers, essentially locking...
Great Balls Of Fire: Heat Wave Continues As Con Ed Threatens Strike
chrisgoldNY's flickr With temperatures in the mid-to-high 90s for the second day in a row, NYC is in the midst of its second heat wave of the summer already! With the storms in Virginia knocking out...
Video: Brooklyn Bridge Jumper Reportedly Just "Wanted To Go For A Swim”
Yesterday, tipsters reported seeing a 22-year-old man plunge from the Brooklyn Bridge into the East River around 1:45 p.m. One witness got video of him being picked up by a water taxi (see below), while another...
Heat Advisory, Crappy Air Quality Alert For NYC Today
(John Del Signore/Gothamist) Try not to breathe or move around outside for the next 24 hours or so. The Office of Emergency Management has announced that a heat advisory is in effect today through tomorrow night....
Stupid Mayor Tricks: Bloomberg Pimps His SUV With Window A.C. Unit
In April 2009, Mayor Bloomberg signed a bill giving NYC the toughest laws against vehicular idling, with stiff fines for repeat offenders. Three months later, AP reporters caught the mayor repeatedly flouting the law, with his...
Orthodox Website Blocks Out Tempting Local News Necklines
The ultra-Orthodox website Behadrei Haredim wanted its readers to know about last week's heat wave, but without any further humidity prompted by local news anchor Marci Gonzalez's neckline. So they solved this steamy problem with the...
Photos: 14 Hot Dogs Doing Everything They Can To Cool Off
Thanks to that brief but memorable lightning storm a little while ago, the three-day heat wave we've all been suffering through seems to have been somewhat broken. But this heat wave has been hardest on our little...
1,400 Con Ed Customers Without Power In Brooklyn Since Yesterday Afternoon
(Gary He) A power outage, most likely heat-related, has knocked out electricity for 1,400 Con Ed customers in Brooklyn, mainly in the Borough Park area. Con Ed spokesman Chris Olert tells us that 700 of those...
Spend Your Heatwave At One Of These Happy Hours
Photo by Benjamin Lozovsky It's that magic hour... when our brain drifts to thoughts of cooling down with a nice Lime-A-Rita or melting into some cheap booze. It's hot out there, and we're seeking out some...
Dog Day Afternoon: 14 More Pups Trying To Beat The Heat
From what we can tell, it's even hotter outside today than it was yesterday—and tomorrow won't be much better, at least until the thunderstorms start. But if you think we have it bad, just imagine how our...
Don't Go Barefoot In The Playground, You Could Get Burned
Just because there's a heat wave in full effect doesn't mean that kids are deterred from playing outside. Which makes now as good a time as any for your annual reminder to, please, for the love of...
Photos: The Dog Days Of Summer Are Literally Here
So yeah, when you walk outside, it feels like you're standing directly under a heat lamp, only IT NEVER STOPS. Between the frozen treats, office air conditioning and the bar stops we plan to make after work,...
Five NYC Bars To Freeze Out The Heat Wave
Inside the "Ice Cage" (Facebook). It is getting a bit toasty out there, eh? Almost hot enough to make a person eschew NYC's many lovely rooftop and waterfront spots in favor of some nice, dark, over-air...
Summer Starts With A Heat Wave
washers by Pine Ear on Flickr The eight day string of cool weather will go out in style today. The record high for Central Park for this date is 98 degrees set in 1923. High pressure...