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New York heat wave

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A child plays in a fountain in Battery Park. EPA
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Rising temperatures push kids towards fountains in Battery Park. EPA
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A group of children use a fountain in Battery Park to cool down. EPA
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Sunbathers wash off and cool off at drinking fountains on the boardwalk at Brighton Beach. AP
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Kristi Moy, right, helps Kinari Sakamoto apply sunscreen before laying out on Brighton Beach. AP
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Water is pored over Andrey Krivetc, 11, while he is buried in the sand on Brighton Beach. AP
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People seek relief from the extreme heat on Brighton Beach. AP
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Tori Chebere, 17, left, and Sarah Marcano, 18, right, cool off at the edge of the ocean on Brighton Beach. AP
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Construction workers assemble a scaffold on 14th Street. AP
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A woman adjusts her music player while she sun bathes on the High Line. AP
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Children find solace from the heat by playing in a fountain in Battery Park. EPA