As New York braces for another sweaty, subway-platform-melting summer, the state is once again handing out free air conditioners to eligible residents — because surviving July without one is basically an Olympic sport.
Applications for New York’s Cooling Assistance Benefit opened April 15, offering qualifying households a free air conditioner or fan, plus installation, just in time for the season when apartment living starts to feel like slow-roasting in a brick oven.
The state-funded program, part of the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), covers the purchase of one cooling unit per household — and yes, they’ll even haul away your old clunker if needed.
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