Readers have been sending their pictures of how New Yorkers are dealing with the sweltering heat. Adrian Kinloch sent this picture of an ice-cream vendor in Brooklyn.
Adrian Kinloch also sent this image of women attempting to protect themselves from the sun.
A girl tries to cool down with a drink in Brooklyn. (Pic: Adrian Kinloch)
These children in Harlem use the fire hydrant to cool off. (Pic: Bharath Rajagopalan)
But, as Andrea Hetherington's picture shows, hydrants are not just being used by children...
...or by humans. New York's dogs are also using them for relief. (Pic: Toke Nygaard)
These children had time for a quick photograph between showers, in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan. (Pic: Tomasz Kaszczuk)
Andrea Ozbolt: "The kiddie pool provided only temporary relief for us in this weather." If you have pictures of the New York heatwave you can send them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.
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