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September 29, 2016 by by Sarah Gonzalez and Alan Palazzolo From WNYC

Hear the Heat: Our Song Demonstrates What it Felt Like Inside Harlem Homes This Summer

As part of the Harlem Heat Project, AdaptNY partner WNYC's Data News team looked at the average heat index throughout the day and turned each feels-like temperature into a musical note. We then condensed a full 24 hours of readings into 20-second songs: one for the outdoor temperature, and one for the indoor temperature.

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September 8, 2016 by By Julia Longoria, WNYC News

Neither Ice Blocks Nor Cooling Centers Protect New Yorkers Entirely from Heat Risks

New York City tackles extreme heat today through long- and short-term strategies. But some of its initiatives are poorly executed or stuck in the planning stages. An estimated 140 people still die every year due to heat.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]
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