In the future, Wall Street will relocate to Central Park

The 21st century will prove what we’ve all unconsciously known through the 20th: Manhattan is uninhabitable.

Heat waves like those that baked the Northeast in July are likely to be more frequent and more intense in the future, with their effects amplified in densely built urban environments like Manhattan, according to climate scientists at The City College of New York (CCNY).

“Manhattan is subject to an urban heat island effect because its physical landscape is significantly different from the surrounding suburbs,” said Dr. Jorge Gonzalez.