NYC’s Hottest Day in 14 Years: Cooking Eggs on the Sidewalk
New York just hit its hottest day in 14 years, and one YouTube creator decided the best move was to walk straight into it.
Casey Neistat spent the day roaming a sweltering NYC to see just how brutal a historic heat wave can get.
He found street plates hot enough to fry an egg, a subway platform baking past 100°F, and a “cooling center” library that wouldn’t even let a scooter through the door.
The wildest stat of the day? A 34-degree swing between a scorching subway platform and the air-conditioned train sitting right next to it.
Central Park’s usually packed Sheep Meadow was completely empty. The whole city felt like a ghost town, as everyone stayed inside.
Except for a few people, they didn’t. One runner still logged 15 miles. Kids cooled off in cracked open fire hydrants. Someone’s window AC unit actually caught fire.
By the end, Casey heads to JFK himself, leaving the city he just spent all day proving is brutal in July.
His hot take: if you want New York without the crowds, come in peak summer. Every local is trying to get out.
Watch the full ride through NYC’s hottest day in over a decade, streets, subways, hydrants, and all.
