New York City saw its first major heatwave of the summer of 2018 the week of June 30th and I can attest to the fact that 90 degrees in a concrete jungle feels like 110—at least. I was visiting my college friends who are taking classes at NYU for the summer and despite the awful heat, the residents of the Big Apple were still bustling at their normal pace.
New York always amazes me as its own world. With 8 million people living there, its easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer mass of humanity that you interact with in a single day. People zip along the sidewalks in their own heads, on the way to thousands of destinations. Growing up in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I've always appreciated days spent downtown to see museums, concerts, sporting events, or to enjoy the delicious restaurants, but I always came home to my house with a big backyard, far from the skyscrapers and Billy Penn. For a photographer, New York is a treasure chest of opportunities, as you can imagine, from the diverse architecture, influx of colors and above all–the people.
That weekend we battled the heat and explored the city and those that call it home—here are some of the highlights.
