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Disparities in heat-related deaths persist among Black New Yorkers, report says

A delivery person sits with his head down and his hands clasped in sweltering heat. He is wearing green shorts and a black shirt.


People try to stay cool in midtown Manhattan as much of the Northeast brace for a heat wave on June 18, 2024 in New York City.

A new report from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene says systemic inequities in heat-related mortality rates, with Black residents of New York City twice as likely to die from heat stress compared to their white counterparts. [ more › ]

Ramsey Khalifeh , 2024-06-19 23:12:47

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