I'm in Brooklyn, so I hear you with this horrendous heatwave. The Y can be a great way to go, it's pretty cheap here (don't know what your work schedule is, but if you can go off hours, the rate is even lower). And if you don't want the monthly membership, you can take individual classes for small fees. Some have pools (the Atlantic Avenue one in Brooklyn is a nice, big one.)
One food thing I do is to get a prepared salad from the local deli and have them put a grilled chicken breast on top. sometimes that lasts me two meals.
they can be pricey, but the farmers markets all over the place (union square) can be a great place to get fruits/veggies. Now we have all these trader joes, and they're a good place to get stuff. if you compare it to buying even cheap restaurant food, like Chinese, you'd probably still be saving money at the farmers market/trader joes.
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