You will be looking for ac repair in NYC pretty fast when you realize you can’t cool down during a July heatwave. There is something about living in this city that seems to make the weather worse. Whether it is extreme heat or a blizzard with lots of cold air accompanying it, something about being in the city makes it worse. Maybe it’s because you are packed into dense buildings with lots of people. Maybe the buildings act as a funnel for the wind and a sponge for the heat. Who knows? What I do know is that it seems worse.

One thing that is worse is that living in a city this big you’re going to spend a lot of time waiting around for someone to show up and fix your air conditioner. It happened to us during July when the temperatures started to soar. We made it through …