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An amateur's guide to air conditioning your New York City apartment this August.
The 84-year-old man died from overheating on July 21.
Eight people have died in the city so far this summer from hyperthermia.
Three heat deaths of elderly residents over the weekend upped the city's death toll to 5.
A 57-year-old Staten Island man died of hyperthermia on July 8, the Medical Examiner ruled.
Heat and humidity were expected to envelop New York through Sunday, the NWS said.
EMS took 30 minutes to arrive when a City Council intern collapsed at a press conference.
Temperatures won't drop until Sunday with high humidity all week.
Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside and Sunnyside offer plenty of parks where the kids can cool down.
New Yorkers used a record amount of electricity Sunday, though temperature records were not broken.
Temperatures are expected to reach 90 on Wednesday for the third straight day.
Con Edison was asking customers in certain Brooklyn neighborhoods to conserve energy Tuesday evening.
A heat advisory is in effect across the city until 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Residents across the city have devised ways of keeping cool.
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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.