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Loretto Playground and Matthews Muliner Playground are both closed by the Parks Department to deter fire damage and vandalism.

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City. All right, let's bring hope back for another check of that hyper local forecast and the bitter blast. We're all feeling it's been a while since we've seen temperatures really this low hope and, you know, we know about the gloves and the hat and the scarf, but there's some other tips we need to probably remember. Yeah, definitely. You know, these cold temperatures are going to take us through at least tomorrow and then things start to turn around by the end of the week. But in the meantime, try to limit your time outdoors if you can. Again, the coldest time of day is during the morning hours. So if you have to go outside, just dress in layers, bundle up. And also if you are taking your car, try to warm it up ahead of time so that you're not getting into a cold vehicle and just be aware that you can also winterize your home, getting your home ready for the winter season by making sure that everything is insulated correctly. Check on your check on the elderly and the pets as they are susceptible to hypothermia and very cold temperatures that we are experiencing right now, over the next couple of hours still stuck in the thirties overnight, it gets even colder, feeling like the teens waking up tomorrow morning. So even though that's a thermometer is going to be 28 it's gonna feel like the teens 15 to 20 degrees out there over portions of the borough and even the city, the blustery winds is what's making it feel even colder tomorrow afternoon won't feel as harsh temperatures in upper thirties, near 40 degrees, a blend of sun and clouds but still cold and breezy throughout the day. Tomorrow, we're going to see the sunshine. Some clouds begin to filter in late but still going remain dry. Thursday. Your best bet to really go outside. Enjoy the sunshine and the slightly milder temperatures we're welcoming back the forties. So that's something that you can look forward to a little bit milder on our Friday. But this time it comes with some rain. So it looks like the best chance to start seeing some wet weather move into our area will be Friday afternoon, even lingering into Friday evening. Saturday does start off dry, but it looks like we're ending the weekend with some wet weather even continuing into early next week.

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Some nearby parks closed to prevent vandalism on Fourth of July

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Well, New tonight, we're learning more about why the New York City Parks Department closed some playgrounds today for the Fourth of July. Our news, Marissa Marcelino spoke to community board 11 about the effort to prevent vandalism. You won't find any families celebrating Independence Day here at these parks, Loretto and Matthews Mulliner playgrounds just a few blocks from each other are both closed for the holiday. One neighbor says she's surprised because it's typically just kids and families. They're starting to close up the park last night. I was here with my dog and you know, there were some fireworks down the street, but there was no one really here at the park. So I wonder why it's closed today. The parks department says these parks are locked today because they've been vandalized in previous years on the fourth, Jeremy, wary of community board 11 says past damage has cost the city and taxpayers a lot of money. I know some people are going to be happy about it. But sense, I mean, they can't watch all the parks all the time. Park says both playgrounds were vandalized on the holiday in the past and recently the bathrooms have taken a hit specifically with Loretto. They, somebody basically blew up one of the bathrooms using fireworks while locking the parks only protects them. Today. Warneke says at least it will hopefully make them useful the rest of the summer, not stop anybody from destroying the bathrooms any other time, but they want to minimize, you know, more people are likely to do mischievous things. Today, we reached out to the New York City Parks Department and they told us that these playgrounds are closed to preserve them for the rest of the year and that they'll be back open tomorrow for the public. That's the latest from Matthews Mulliner Playground, Marissa Marcelino News 12.

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