by Emma Davey New York City is experiencing extreme, record-breaking temperatures this week.
And if you’ve spent even one minute here in the summer, you know that the city’s tall buildings and relative lack of green space work to trap heat and intensify its effects (and it’s not just your imagination—the 14th Street/Union Square station is actually the hottest station in the MTA system).
Several city-run cooling centers offer a chance to beat the heat. Call 311 to…
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