(29 Jul 2025)
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New York – 29 July 2025
1. Tilt down from sun to the pool in Central Park
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Focht (FOHK), New York City, Acting First Deputy Commissioner:
"So here at New York City Parks, we have 52 pools across all five boroughs. They opened at 11 o’clock this morning, and because it’s a heat wave, we extend an additional hour into the evening."
3. Wide, Central Park pool
4. Girl jumping into the water
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Focht (FOHK), New York City Parks, Acting First Deputy Commissioner:
"Make sure you stay hydrated, take frequent breaks, seek out shade. The city has cooling centers all over the city."
6. Life guard twirling a whistle
7. Life guard watching over swimmers
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Focht (FOHK), New York City Parks, Acting First Deputy Commissioner:
"Wear light colored cotton clothing, you know, dress light, stay cool, stay shaded, stay hydrated."
9. Kids jumping into the water
10. People swimming
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Focht (FOHK), New York City Parks, Acting First Deputy Commissioner:
"So many cities are facing heat waves. We talked about the fact that Tampa’s facing a heat wave in Florida in July when it’s always hot. It’s just the increasing temperatures. I think, you know, people have to be very cognizant of how they manage themselves during these heat waves."
12. Life guard watching swimmers
13. Kids playing in the water
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Will Spencer, Lower Manhattan:
"I’m a summer guy anyway. I was born in the summer, so for me, I don’t mind it. I mean, I think it’s a good thing. I mean climate has been kind of funny lately, so I don’t mind it at all. And you see where I’m at, so it’s kind of apropos for what the weather is right now."
15. Will Spencer on a lounge chair under an umbrella
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingie Vasquez, Bronx:
"It’s really, really hot. That’s why I’ve been here since about 9:30, but there was no line. But I came just in case, and now I’m inside. It’s a really cool pool."
17. Various, kids and adults in a spray fountain at the Central Park pool
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Soto, Harlem:
"What do I worry about most? That there are somebody looking out for the elders and making sure they’re safe. Your neighbors, pets, I have animals at home, but they’re in the AC."
19. Various, people swimming
STORYLINE:
New York City is experiencing its second heat wave of the summer with temperatures feeling like they are in the triple digits.
New York City officials have activated the city’s Heat Emergency Plan.
City agencies and partners are working together to provide access to cooling centers, conducting outreach to at-risk people and working with utility providers to remind people to limit power use at home so they can maintain grid reliability.
The Parks department’s 52 public pools are staying open an extra hour in the evening while the extreme heat bakes the city.
"Make sure you stay hydrated, take frequent breaks, seek out shade," Mark Focht, New York City Parks acting first deputy commissioner, said.
"Wear light colored cotton clothing, you know, dress light, stay cool, stay shaded, stay hydrated."
Relief from the heat is expected to come by the end of the week as temperatures drop to highs in the 70s and 80s by Thursday and Friday.
The extreme heat was expected to set new records across Florida on Tuesday, with highs around 100 F. Heat index values in the Tampa Bay area were expected to range from 113 to 118 F (45 to 47.7 C).
Will Spencer made the trip up from Lower Manhattan to escape the heat.
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