Vintage pictures show Brooklyn was like in the summer of 1974

It's high summer in New York City, and that means the city feels like the inside of a steam room.

But New Yorkers are no strangers to dealing with summer heat and humidity - look no further than this collection of vintage photos of Brooklyn taken in the summer of 1974.

Photographer Danny Lyon spent two months snapping pictures of the daily life in the borough - exploring Bushwick, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Fort Green, and Park Slope among other neighborhoods. Here's a glimpse at what he saw.