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Friday Fast Fact: Bushwick Ranks as Higher Risk on Heat Vulnerability Index

Based on factors like poverty levels, green space and air conditioner ownership, Bushwick and a number of other city neighborhoods are more vulnerable than others to the effects of extreme heat.

Friday Fast Fact: Bushwick Ranks as Higher Risk on Heat Vulnerability Index

Friday Fast Fact: Bushwick Ranks as Higher Risk on Heat Vulnerability Index

Based on factors like poverty levels, green space and air conditioner ownership, Bushwick and a number of other city neighborhoods are more vulnerable than others to the effects of extreme heat.

Friday Fast Fact: Bushwick Ranks as Higher Risk on Heat Vulnerability Index
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This summer, coming to a close on Wednesday, September 22, brought heat waves, record-breaking rainfall and floods. However, it is extreme heat that kills more people than all the other “extreme weather events” — floods, winds, cold, tornadoes and so on — combined.

You may have seen some trees with serial numbers around the neighborhood. NYC Parks’ street tree planting (call 311 to request a free tree on your block!) is just one…

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