It’s not in your head—certain areas of New York City actually are hotter than others.
The area surrounding Newtown Creek exemplifies this phenomenon. The New York Times, citing a recent heat map published by the New York City Council, referred to it as “[t]he largest single zone of superhot average temperatures.”
An upcoming presentation should help explain why. Newtown Creek Alliance is hosting a Lunch & Learn webinar on Thursday, July 24, at 12 pm.
The webinar will cover:
– How extreme heat impacts community health and business operations;
– Why does the lack of tree canopy —on both public streets and private properties—is making it worse;
– What we learned from our 2024 street tree survey;
– And where new trees could thrive, based on an analysis of tree planting opportunities on private properties near the Creek
Sign up here.
Lots industrial buildings, heavy truck traffic
Why do they keep building these multi level concrete buildings it what was a neighborhood of three or two story buildings. That and the black roofs add to the absorbed heat,
Also, people seem to forget (although I don’t know how!) that the subway (G line, in this case) runs under our feet 24/7. You know how hot a subway platform can get??? Welp, hot air rises. Walk over one of those vents with shorts on and you’ll get it. Anywhere you have a subway line, you’re going to get MORE heat emanating from underneath!