AGBC News Episode 32: The Midtown Power Outage and Steam Explosions

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AGBC News Episode 32: The Midtown Power Outage and Steam Explosions
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Park of the day

Parks Events

  • Celebrate Open Garden Day with the NYC Parks Department's Greenthumb program, where your local community gardens will open their doors and host fun events and information sessions.

Concert Calendar

This is the AGBC Concert Calendar for the upcoming week:

Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events.


Learn about New York

Here's something you may not have known about New York:

Weather

The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history:
Record High: 104Β°F on July 21, 1977
Record Low: 55Β°F on July 20, 1890

Weather for the week ahead:
Rain today through Monday, with high temperatures peaking at 98Β°F on Sunday.
Now that summer has arrived, so have warnings about high UV exposure: Now is the time to start protecting your skin and eyes from ultraviolet radiation, which will be higher during the summer months. Look for a skin protectant that is labeled as "broad spectrum" and at least SPF 50 and wear sunglasses with both UVA and UVB protection.

Outro

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Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere β€” Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com


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