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When we feel the need to get away from the city without actually leaving the city, we head up to the Bronx. Places like City Island, Wave Hill, The New York Botanical Garden, and The Bronx Zoo are some of our favorite places to visit in all of New York, and we realize that's only the tip of the iceberg when considering the Bronx's appealing features.

While we're on the topic of the Bronx, this week's classic New York trip is to one of the only mainland boroughs many treasures: Wave Hill. A gorgeous property in Riverdale with views of the Palisades, it has been stunning visitors since Wave Hill House was first built in 1843.

A heat advisory is normally issued when the heat index, a combination of temperature and humidity, is expected to reach 100 degrees. The heat index may not reach 100 today but in this morning's forecast discussion the Weather Service was taking a less rigorous approach to today's weather misery: