Heat is the deadliest weather New York City gets, not blizzards, not hurricanes. The Health Department says roughly 500 New Yorkers die from heat-related causes every year, and its new report finds most of those deaths happen on ordinary hot days, not during heat waves, just as the federal program that helps low-income New Yorkers get an air conditioner has closed for the season.
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Heat kills about 500 New Yorkers a year, mostly on days that aren’t even that hot. The program that helps you get an AC just closed for the season.
Roughly 500 New Yorkers die annually from heat-related causes, mostly on ordinary hot days between 82-94°F, not heat waves, as the federal AC assistance program closed early this season.
Heat kills about 500 New Yorkers a year, mostly on days that aren’t even that hot. The program that helps you get an AC just closed for the season.
Roughly 500 New Yorkers die annually from heat-related causes, mostly on ordinary hot days between 82-94°F, not heat waves, as the federal AC assistance program closed early this season.
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