Temperatures are hovering around 100 degrees in Times Square and the heavily-costumed character actors have got to be struggling.

The Naked Cowboy appears to be keeping his cool though.

Meanwhile, costume-wearing characters stayed committed to their gig, keeping the heavy garb on despite the raging heat.

And, of course, there are also those New Yorkers in their everyday clothes, just trying to make it through the heatwave.

Even the Wall Street Bull is trying to stay cool, with a tourist pouring water over the statue as she posed for a photo.

Lifeguards on Coney Island charge into the water before running back up on the beach to show off their strength and skills, including holding planks on the sand.

"So this has been the second time this happened to me, the first time being maybe like a half a month ago," said one annoyed traveler at Penn Station when all NJ Transit trains were canceled for about three hours earlier today.

Last time, "I literally had to go to Port Authority and take a bus to Atlantic City which was about an hour out of my way to come back up to a part of New Jersey," she said.

"So this $7 trip turned into a probably like a $30, $40 trip, maybe $50 you know, if I had snacks."

Frank Giannattasio, 41, a Marine Corps veteran who lives in Brooklyn, said he expected the "heat dome" to be much more brutal.

“Our daughter loves the beach," he said. "My wife works remote, and I have off today. It’s the perfect beach day. We love Coney Island. There are lots of fun things to do around here.”

And regarding the hyped-up heat dome, Giannattasio said he's seen worse.

“I’m a 20-year Marine veteran, I’ve been in way hotter weather: Kuwait, Iraq. The way they were talking about it, I expected it to be way worse.

“We stay hydrated, we eat well. As long as you’re prepared, you should be good.”

Julia Bestepe, 40, a stay at home mom from Fort Lee, NJ, took to Coney Island beach with her daughter Martha, 3, and her parents, whom she is visiting here in Brooklyn. But they didn't plan to stay out in the stifling temps once the hottest part of the day hit.

“We came early to start the day early," she said this morning. "It’s very nice here. After 12 we are going back inside to the AC. It’s impossible to stay in the sun at that time. It’s hot, but it’s summer, so I don’t expect it to be chilly.”

It's been hell for commuters this week, with New Jersey Transit riders bearing the brunt of the delays — to the point that some are worried it could affect their livelihoods.

Brandon Tagoe, 28, said at Penn Station Friday that he'd been threatened with “repercussions” for being late to his “dream job” because of train delays, saying he fears that means being “suspended or fired.” 

NJ Transit said rail service was suspended in and out of Penn at 7:45 a.m. Friday — around peak morning rush hour. Trains got running again by 10:35 a.m. but were still subject to 45-minute delays.

A senior center in Midtown Manhattan lost its air conditioning amid the heatwave, forcing the city to pull the space from its list of designed cooling centers, AMNY reports.

The center, Encore Community Services, is located in the basement of St. Malachy’s Church on 49th St. On a normal day, the center is a place for seniors to gather socially, share a meal and seek refuge from the weather. But with temperatures are breaking 90 degrees, the center's cooling system has crumbled.

Staff are doing everything they can to keep people cool, placing fans throughout the space and offering chilled water bottles.

Officers from NYPD precincts across the city are handing out water bottles to help keep New Yorkers hydrated as Friday's blistering heat continues.

City dwellers were seen grabbing the refreshing bottles and posing with some officers at the water stations.

New Yorkers are doing their best to stay cool as they head underground to steamy subway platforms and await the train.

 “It’s pretty hot! I usually don’t mind it, but it always feels worse when you are having to wait for the train," Brittany, who only gave her first name, told the Post as she waited on the subway platform at 14th Street/Union Square.

Two Staten Island branches of the New York Public Library were closed this week after their air conditioners broke down, preventing the spaces from being used as city-designated "cooling centers," the Gothamist reported.

As temperatures soared about 90 degrees this week, two Manhattan branches also lost air conditioning as of Tuesday. However, the libraries did remain open while industrial fans circulated enough air throughout the spaces to justify keeping access available to the public.

Public libraries are known to be used as cooling centers for the city when temperatures soar. But, the failing air conditioning of several of the library's branches underscores the poor financial state of the system. Continued budget cuts to the city's public libraries have been hurting the branches, especially as potentially deeper cuts are on the horizon for an upcoming spending plan.

Kindergartners and first graders at UAU South Beach Cornerstone took on the heatwave by splashing around a sprinkler park Thursday.

The kiddos beamed as they ran through the water, laughing and chasing after each other.