A woman uses an umbrella to block out the sun while walking through Times Square.

How to Beat the Heat

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 20, 2022

Christina Farrell, first deputy commissioner of the NYC Office of Emergency Management, talks about what her office is doing to help New Yorkers most at risk during the heat wave. Then Mark Levine, Manhattan borough president, shares more tips on how to beat the heat, as well as his plan to help slow the monkeypox outbreak.

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