Red-hot temperatures? The Bear's Liza Colón-Zayas relies on a specific window AC – and you should too (our top picks are as little as $152)

Liza revealed that she stays cool with her air conditioning unit in New York City, and we found some excellent options that happen to be on sale

Liza Colón-Zayas
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For many of us, this summer has already been a scorcher. Keeping a cool home is a necessity during heat waves, and depending on your home's infrastructure, a window or portable air conditioning unit may be your best option.

It certainly is for The Bear star (and New Yorker) Liza Colón-Zayas, who revealed that one of her must-haves is a window AC unit, a common household item in the Big Apple.

'I keep ours between 68 and 70, and I have control all the time. It’s not rare for it to be running in the wintertime. I just don’t want street noise, and I get cool, but if I open the window, then it’s got the street noise. Listen, it’s over 100 degrees in New York today. I cannot live without it. And we didn’t grow up with air conditioning. That’s the freakish thing. Now, I can’t be in an environment where there isn’t that option.'


Hannah Ziegler
News Editor

Hannah is Homes & Gardens’ News Editor, with a focus on celebrity style and entertainment content. She got her start in media as a digital editorial assistant at ELLE Canada, and has since written about lifestyle and culture for publications such as Nylon and i-D.

Her love of film is rivaled only by one with a great soundtrack, and she hopes to someday decorate a Nancy Meyers-worthy kitchen.

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