Despite the high heat, people who have to be outdoors try to cope

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Through Friday night, most of the New York City region is under a heat advisory.

Federal meteorologists advise people to stay in air conditioning if they can and take various precautions to not suffer heat stroke or other heat-related conditions. That's harder for some people than others, with people who have to work outside being among the hardest pressed of all.

Wendy Mena is in that latter category, and then some. She works in a catering truck. Because it grills and bakes for film crews, it has to be hot inside, with its windows open, to try and cool it off. That was virtually impossible in Thursday's 90-plus-degree temperatures. In the truck, a surface temperature reading was over 94 degrees.

"That's insane," Mena said while cooking. "We are basically melting," she added, but she still managed to add a giggle.

Her truck was contracted to cater a movie set nearby. That’s where flavored ice vendor Tony Pineda was stationed, popularly dishing out his wares. However, he still needed to keep himself from overheating, while he helped other people from doing so. 

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