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Heat wave keeps baking Big Apple as NY’ers celebrate 4th of July

The blazing heat didn’t stop New Yorkers from celebrating the Fourth of July on Saturday.

Scorching temperatures in the 90s have gripped the city for the past several days, with the mercury hitting 100 degrees in Central Park on Thursday afternoon.

An extreme heat warning was in affect for the Fourth until 9 p.m., with thunderstorms expected to hit the city in the evening.

Officials warned New Yorkers to stay hydrated, bring a fan and take breaks in the shade or air conditioning, per New York City Emergency Management.

“New York, this dangerous heat wave isn’t over.

Remember to stay hydrated this holiday weekend and plan ahead before celebrating outside,” Mayor Mamdani said on X.

Heat temps were expected to range from 96 to 101 degrees, but feel like 103 to 110 degrees, according to NYCEM.

At around 5:30 p.m., the temperature was hovering at a sweltering 95 degrees.

As well as urging New Yorkers to bring along water, the mayor added they should find a cooling center near their travel destination and plan time outdoors accordingly if vulnerable to heat risk.

Prospect Park was full of New Yorkers grilling on barbecues as they broiled in the holiday heat.

“I can’t even think.

I am sweating bullets.

I don’t even think I need to warm up my food, it’s heating up by itself,” Keisha Williams, 51, said.

“We’re having a good time.

We’re gonna make the best of it.”

The city has taken a slate of actions to help sweat-dripping denizens find refuge from the heat, including opening up additional cooling centers and expanding pool hours.

“We wanna be clear with people: our city loses about 500 people a year to heat-related illness,” Mamdani said on WFAN Wednesday morning.

“We want everyone to take this very seriously.

And what we’re also trying to do is make it as easy as possible to stay cool.”

Also in Prospect Park, Kent Belfast, 41, was grilling chicken kabobs after rising early at 5 a.m. to snag a shady spot to keep out of the blazing heat.

“It’s definitely, very, very hot,” Belfast, who lives in Flatbush and is a storage facility supervisor, said.

“I'm drinking a lot of water.

Just drink water — water ice.”

Lucy Bonful, 23, said her dad and fellow church members got up even earlier, at 1 a.m., to stake out a tent in the park.

She said it's something they do every Independence Day.

“I’m not gonna lie, I’m used to the heat, so I’m not too bothered.

But, especially standing by a grill, of course, is gonna be way too hot,” Bonful, a paralegal who lives in Flatlands, said.

“I keep my ice and my drink on the side.

I have a fan.

So, you know, I try to keep it real cool.”

New Yorkers lined up to hit the cooling water in outdoor city pools at McCarren Park, Highbridge Park and Astoria Park.

NYCEM and Parks Department workers provided water to swimmers waiting in line.

This comes a day after multiple children collapsed while waiting in a long line for the McCarren Park pool Friday afternoon.

One boy, 12, succumbed to the heat and passed out, with EMS medics and police rushing to help him, according to PIX 11.

The 50th Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show is scheduled to start around 8 p.m., but is being monitored by the mayor and Macy's, with the possibility of delaying the start if the thunderstorms are too severe, according to PIX 11.