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If you know anyone who might like this newsletter, send it to them. If this was sent to you by someone else, subscribe here — it's free!  Dear New Yorkers, In the urban landscape of New York City, some areas have higher temperatures than others. New research shows just how much hotter and for how many people. More than 6 million New Yorkers, or nearly 78% of the city’s population, are exposed to temperatures elevated at least 8 degrees over other areas, according to a report released yesterday (just in time for the city’s first official heat wave of the year) by the nonprofit research organization Climate Central.  The city as a whole feels about 9.5 degrees hotter for the average New Yorker. With extreme heat in the forecast for at least the next day or two, here are some resources to help you keep cool. You can use this interactive map to look up your address, and find out how much hotter your area gets because of the heat island effect. Plus, THE CITY has put together a guide on what you can do if your apartment overheats. Also good to know: nearly three dozen municipal pools will have extended hours during the heat wave…though beachgoers won’t be so lucky. Also out of commission: the multimillion-dollar “mist garden” that the Department of Parks and Recreation installed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens a few years ago, where cooling jets have been out of commission all summer. In other news: Mayor Appoints New Chief Counsel Lisa Zornberg, the one-time chief of the criminal division for the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, will be the new chief counsel to Mayor Eric Adams. A native of Sea Gate, Brooklyn, Zornberg called her appointment “the honor of a lifetime” even as the city faces legal battles connected to Rikers Island, right-to-shelter agreements, and the asylum-seeker influx. “I love the city dearly,” the Midwood High School alumna said Thursday. “I have never worked anywhere but New York City, I’ve never even thought of working anywhere but NYC — why would anyone?” — Katie Honan Some other items of note: New York City officials are moving ahead to open a sprawling tent shelter to house 1,000 migrant men at a parking lot on the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in Queens, officials confirmed yesterday. They said they expect to open the new shelter by early August. Meanwhile, a proposal to erect a second 1,000-person tent structure at Aqueduct Racetrack has been nixed due to fire safety concerns and the fact that the state needs the parking lot back by early September for race season. The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a petition to oust the union at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Manhattan. The Roastery workers who had acted to purge the union from their Chelsea location are represented pro bono by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a longtime adversary of organized labor that focuses on helping workers to opt out of unions. Hey, Scoop subscribers: We’re a small nonprofit newsroom and could use your help in figuring out how best to serve you. Your insights aid our mission in helping New Yorkers across the five boroughs engage in civic life. Consider taking our 10-minute survey — and helping shape the future of our newsroom. As an added incentive, we’re giving a $100 gift card for Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore to one respondent.  For the latest local numbers on COVID-19 hospitalizations, positivity rates and more, check our coronavirus tracker.  Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Thursday's Weather Rating: 1/10. Real-feel temperatures surging over 100° F this afternoon with heat and humidity — plus a chance of storms, a few of which could be severe. The vibes are not good at all. Things To Do Here’s what’s going on around the city this week. Saturday, July 29: Learn to ride a bike in Van Cortlandt Park, at a free event hosted by the Parks Department. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free.  Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30: The 12th annual New York City Poetry Festival, featuring headliners Danez Smith, Franny Choi, Saeed Jones and torrin a. greathouse. Governors Island, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Free or sliding scale.  Sunday, July 30: Latin American Foto Festival Closing Block Party. Portraits, exhibition tours in English and Spanish, family-friendly activities and games, face painting, arts and crafts, sports, and more. Bronx Documentary Center, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free. THE KICKER: Good news for city foodies: La Caridad, the beloved Upper West Side Cuban-Chinese restaurant that closed during the pandemic after a 52-year run, is slated to reopen soon at a new location in the neighborhood.  Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Thursday. Love, THE CITY P.S. If you liked something about today's newsletter, or didn't, let us know at zshah@thecity.nyc

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