Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some New Yorkers may be eligible for a free air conditioner through New York's expanded Essential Plan program early next year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Staying cool as temperatures begin to rise is important, especially for people with health problems and those sensitive to extreme ...

A program that provides free air conditioners to New Yorkers across the state will stop taking applications at 5 p.m. Monday, just as the city is enduring its first extreme heat wave of the summer, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As New Yorkers endure yet another sweat-soaked summer, some people may be eligible for a free air conditioner to keep themselves and their family cool. Under the Essential Plan ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After spending weeks questioning if summer would ever come, it’s roaring into New York with blazing sunshine and blue skies. As Mother Nature cranks up the heat, some New Yorkers ...

"As part of Governor Hochul's recently announced Extreme Heat Action Plan, the State's Essential Plan will add coverage for the purchase, delivery and installation of air conditioners for members with ...

With heat advisories blanketing the eastern half of the U.S., air conditioners are once again working over time as essential resources to keep millions cool. But they're unevenly distributed: Many ...