THE BAKED APPLE: Mamdani urges New Yorkers to make a heat plan as index could hit 111 later this week

Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned New Yorkers of a multi-day heat emergency with heat index values up to 111 degrees, urging residents to create heat plans. The city will open over 500 cooling centers, deploy COOL vans for outreach, and use LinkNYC kiosks to direct people to cooling locations.