24-06-2025
NYC grapples with historic heat wave as temps surpass 100
Coney Island resident Chrystelle Davis makes sure her dog Luigi Cohart is kept cool while on the boardwalk in Coney Island. Aristide Economopoulos FDNY members Anthony Rizzo, front and Roman Roumiantsev of Ladder 166 in Coney Isalnd cool off after working a fire. Aristide Economopoulos A person walking with an umbrella in Midtown. Billy Becerra/NY Post A woman inside a tent on Coney Island. Aristide Economopoulos A man squints at the sun. AP Coney Island Lifeguard Nnaemeka Okoli looks over bathers in the water during a heat wave. Aristide Economopoulos A Black Bear cooling off in the water at the Bronx Zoo. Robert Miller A worker splashes water on their face ahead of the opening of the pool at the new Davis Center. Michael Nagle Bed–Stuy resident David sells his umbrella hats for $5 at Coney Island. Aristide Economopoulos People on the beach in Coney Island. Aristide Economopoulos People cross the Brooklyn Bridge during the heat wave. AP A woman takes a bite of an ice cream cone during the heatwave. AP NYC Lifeguard Sam Artov, who is starting his 5th season as a lifeguard in Coney Island, looks over the crowd in the water from his stand. Aristide Economopoulos A man using an outdoor shower at Coney Island. Aristide Economopoulos Alison Mortier, a vistor from Belgium, finding some shade in Columbus Park. William Farrington A family cools off on the Brooklyn waterfront. AP People cool off in the waters in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Aristide Economopoulos A man reads a newspaper while sunbathing in Washington Square Park. AFP via Getty Images A digital thermometer at a bus stop in Midtown, Manhattan. Billy Becerra/NY Post A Swan at the Bronx Zoo during the heat wave. Robert Miller A woman cools off with a portable fan while walking in Midtown during the heatwave. AP Aaron Miles, a fashion designer, cools off in the Washington Square Park fountain on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 in New York City. Michael Nagle