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The city will also install an air conditioning system in the school's auditorium, Gale Brewer said.
Running 30 sewing machines inside classrooms without AC "becomes unbearable," a fundraising page says.
From sprinklers to pools and community centers, check out a map of where to stay cool this summer.
Here's where to find the most rental units with central air conditioning in the city.
During the steamy days of summer, some New Yorkers choose to live without air conditioning.
No artwork was damaged during the closure, museum staff said.
Guide to sprinklers in each borough, where to take your dog swimming, sweat-proof makeup tips and more.
Temperatures are climbing. DNAinfo wants to know how you deal with the heat.
The new piece of legislation changes a 2008 law to include all NYC businesses, regardless of size.
People with illnesses like asthma were advised to stay in air conditioned places Monday.
It's illegal for many stores to keep their outside doors open in this weather. That's not stopping them.
A high heat advisory will remain in effect through 8 p.m. Thursday.
Are May AC users monstrous energy gluttons, or sensible folk deserving of reasonable temperatures?
Friedrich is donating 150 air conditioners to 38 NYCHA Community Centers across the city.
Con Edison is giving out free devices to control air conditioning remotely and monitor energy use.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.