Bomb cyclones stink no matter where you live.
But in New York, where apartment heat is temperamental at best and most residents walk outside every day, it’s even worse.
To keep the icy, slushy vibes at bay, turn your home into a warm and cozy retreat.
We’ve rounded up some essential products for maximum chill (the good kind!) — from a legal-in-NYC wall-mounted electric fireplace to a stylish hot-water kettle:
Here’s how other locals are making do:
- Zoë Helm, a 21-year-old Harlem resident, is quick to say her $30 heating pad is helping her through this bitter winter. It’s nothing tough to find. “You can get them at Duane Reade,” she says — and she’s been using hers nearly every day, wrapping it around her feet to stay warm. She’s not new to its benefits. “I’m a dancer, so that’s one of the tricks of the trade for sore muscles,” she adds.
- “My resentment toward people who can afford $1,000 Canada Goose jackets keeps me warm,” jokes 28-year-old Thomas Nagle, who works for the Strand bookstore and lives in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. But, of course, that’s not the only thing he has to keep to fight the chill. “That and my $10 set of thermal underwear from Modell’s.”
- Bruna Seno, a 24-year-old Edgewater, NJ resident, received an Ugg robe for Christmas. “I go home, change and put it on,” says Seno, who works in Midtown. The robe’s lining is thinner than those of the brand’s popular boots, “but it’s really warm,” she adds. Spending time with her 1-year-old German shepherd/golden retriever mix named Bacchus provides a different kind of warmth. “Other than that I’m good.”
- Ten Kunjo, a 33-year-old freelance programmer, found a vintage space heater while digging around the garage of his Jackson Heights rental — and it was a lucky get. “I would carry it around [the home] because the heat wasn’t working,” he says. “I was surprised it worked so well.” He also likes the look of it, a disco-era appliance that’s an ashy gray. “It looks straight from the ’70s!” he says.
- While winter’s chill is biting, seasonal scents are comforting. “I’ve been lighting candles,” says 24-year-old Vanessa Dwyre, who lives in the Long Island village of Malverne. A go-to is Yankee Candle, especially the company’s fir-scented offering. She visits Bath & Body Works for others. “They have good seasonal ones, and they’re on sale,” she says.
- “I never really knew why people use bath salts,” says Corey Kosak, a 51-year-old, Hoboken-based software engineer. But the foaming, smooth texture he gets from the San Francisco Bath Salt Company product, which he uses at home, has been a must this season. Says Kosak: “I take a hot bath to reset my system.”
— Additional reporting by Zachary Kussin