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August 31, 2016 by A. Adam Glenn
UPDATED: Voices of Harlem Heat Project
(UPDATED SEPT. 12) As AdaptNY’s Harlem Heat Project evolves, we’re not just gathering indoor heat data from residents there. We’re also inviting our community collaborators to share their heat-related stories. With the help of our project partner ISeeChange, the citizens of Harlem can offer their insights and observations as the summer season brings heat, and occasional […]Archives
August 18, 2016 by by Sarah Gonzalez
As Temperatures Climb, the Elderly, Frail and Poor Are Put at Risk
After sitting in her un-airconditioned fifth-floor apartment as the temperature surpassed 90 degrees Fahrenheit for several days in a row, 69-year-old Helen called 911. “I couldn’t deal the heat,” she says with some difficulty. “It was too hot for me, and then I had feel weak.” An ambulance brought her from her building in East Harlem […]Archives
August 18, 2016 by By Saif Choudhury
Meet the Heat: How Hot Weather Harms Health for NYC Residents
Facts about how New Yorkers experience the heat and its effects.Archives
August 17, 2016 by Saif Choudhury
Heat Waves by the Dozen
While New York’s temperate climate may not conjure up the image of a sweltering desert, the city has seen numerous stretches of scorching temperatures almost every year since 2001 - often three or four heat waves annually and sometimes as many as half a dozen.Archives
August 13, 2016 by Kathleen Culliton
Extreme Heat Threatens Electrical Infrastructure in Upper Manhattan
New York’s July 21-25 heatwave hit all of city, but only in Upper Manhattan did hundreds of residents lose power for an entire day. As temperatures spiked to 95 degrees on July 24, more than 1,000 East Harlem residents were unable to turn on their air conditioners or fans. The outage may not have been […]Archives
August 1, 2016 by AdaptNY
CURATION: NYC Heat Wave Recap
A recap of the July 2016 New York City heat wave, lasting five days.Archives
July 28, 2016 by by Sarah Gonzalez, WNYC
Life in New York Public Housing: No AC, but Maybe a Fan Blowing Soot from Outside the Window
Tammy has lived on the 18th floor of the same public housing building her whole life. She didn’t have air conditioning — until she could afford to buy her own unit when she was well into her 30s. “A brand new, big, AC,” she said with a laugh. “But it took a long time to get to that […]Archives
July 27, 2016 by Saif Choudhury, AdaptNY
Hot Blast from NYC’s Past – A History of City’s Heat Waves
UPDATED: This week’s heat wave in New York, which brought the city five consecutive days of 90 degree+ temperatures from July 21-25, may have felt like it would never end. In fact, it didn’t even make the city’s top 30 longest heat waves. It fell a full week short of the record 12-day heat wave […]Archives
July 21, 2016 by AdaptNY