Friends,
As the the temperature is rising this week and next, it is important that
you have all the information you need to be safe and beat the heat.
Make sure you stay well hydrated, check in on your elderly neighbors,
and if you see a child or pet locked in a car, please call 911 immediately.
Here are more useful tips about beating the heat.
Throughout New York City there are cooling centers that you can also take
advantage of if temperatures in your home are too high. These centers
are located in public libraries and spaces in all five boroughs and you can
find your nearest location here.
Please be safe and enjoy this Sunday.
In Case You Missed It
After years of forcing children with disabilities to sit in dangerously
hot school buses during the summer time,
last week my office settled a lawsuit against the Department of Education on behalf of two students.
This month, New York City took a powerful stand against the nation's
largest retailers that sell dangerous firearms. Our City's largest
pension fund, NYCERS,
passed my resolution to divest from gun and ammunition retailers.