NYers scramble to cool off as Big Apple bakes in “heat dome” forecast for official start of summer

A scorching “heat dome” blanketed the city ahead of the official first day of summer on Thursday, as New Yorkers flocked to park fountains and municipal swimming pools on Wednesday to cool off. In the muggy conditions, with temperatures soaring to 89 degrees, children splashed around in the fountains of Washington Square Park to cool […]