Heat briefing, question
Should I go running in Astoria Park in this heat today?
Response
Riprap does not answer this question.
It reports public heat evidence for a place: the measured surface temperature, the Health Department's vulnerability index and heat illness counts, station records and the Weather Service's forecast, each cited to its source. It does not give health or safety advice, or say what to do in the heat. For that, see the NYC Health Department's extreme heat guidance (nyc.gov/health), the National Weather Service (weather.gov/safety/heat) or call 311; in an emergency call 911.