Massive Heat Wave Smothers New York City

Temperatures could reach the hundreds in New York City over the next week. City officials are setting up hydration stations around high traffic areas to help citizens keep cool.
Massive Heat Wave Smothers New York City
COOLING OFF: With temperatures in the mid-90s on Thursday, passersby fill water bottles and get some much needed refreshment from a portable water fountain, part of the city's Water-On-The-Go program, outside Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday. Ivan Penchoukov/The Epoch Times
Ivan Pentchoukov
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COOLING OFF: With temperatures in the mid-90s on Thursday, passersby fill water bottles and get some much needed refreshment from a portable water fountain, part of the city's Water-On-The-Go program, outside Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday. (Ivan Penchoukov/The Epoch Times)
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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