Mayor Mamdani Activates Unprecedented Heat Emergency Plan as Dangerously High Heat Approaches This Week 

Mamdani administration launches never-before-used COOL vans and expanded pop-up cooling stations for outdoor workers   

City will activate hundreds of cooling centers across all five boroughs on Wednesday and intensify outreach to vulnerable neighbors   

More than 2,200 LinkNYC kiosks will display real-time walking directions to the nearest cooling center within a 10-minute walk   

Extreme heat indices will begin Wednesday, peak as high as 109 degrees on Friday and continue into weekend   

What would Fourth of July be without fireworks, parades, picnics and pool parties?  

Peaceful, for many autistic people.   

What seem like patriotic traditions to many, can be sources of sensory overload for autistics. But it doesn’t have to be that way.  

Fourth of July tips 

Here we have compiled some tips to help  you and your autistic loved one take part in July 4th festivities, including fireworks: 

Prepare in advance