🚨 Weather alert 🚨
It's Friday in New York City, where we are currently experiencing a historic heat wave. Yesterday, the temperature in Central Park reached 100 degrees, the first triple-digit reading in the city in more than a decade, according to the city’s emergency management office. An extreme heat warning remains in effect through Saturday night.

Read this before making moves.👇

• Heat-related 911 calls and emergency room visits across the city have surged this week. 
• You should stay inside with the AC on when you can, but if you can't, find the nearest coolest center here. The city has opened more than 500. 
• Here's a look at the signs of heat-related illness and tips on how to avoid getting sick.
• There's a lot going in the city this weekend. Here's a breakdown of the events that could affect your New York existence even if you aren't attending.

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And here's what else New Yorkers should know about today:

• Would a $10 prescription fee help pharmacies or drive up New Yorkers’ medical bills?
• Judge orders supervised release for lovebirds charged with scaling Empire State Building
• Staten Island Ferry to shut down for hours on July 4 due to Navy celebration
• NYC’s street homeless population reaches record high in annual tally
• Here's a list of the best movies to see this month in NYC
• Shark sightings trigger intermittent swimming closures at Rockaway Beach
• Why Mamdani canceled a plan to expand the NYPD
• Hip-hop began in the Bronx. One critic says it sounds best close to home.