NYC School of Data 2026

This panel will present research on measuring the social experience of extreme heat in the context of a rapidly warming New York City. Engaging with one of the NYC Preparedness & Recovery Institute’s list of 10 key hazards—Temperature Extremes—our research team uses open datasets (311 service requests, EMS calls) to capture signals of experienced heat in NYC and compare them to empirical indicators of heat and the NYC Heat Vulnerability Index. By analyzing open source data and using it to enrich existing indicators of heat or heat vulnerability, we show how neighborhood level “experienced heat” data can be contrasted with “empirical heat,” identifying neighborhood level gaps for targeted intervention across NYC’s five boroughs. In presenting this data, we join forces with researchers from CUNY’s School of Public Health (SPH) who are working on a similar (Department of Energy funded) project, exploring the “bottom up” heat experience of NYC neighborhood residents.

This session is presented by researchers from NYC CIDI, CUNY Graduate Center, Columbia University, and NYC DOHMH, with work originating from the NYC Preparedness & Recovery Institute's Narrative 2 Numbers (N2N) initiative.