Air-conditioned libraries, senior and community centers — and even some Petco stores — throughout New York City will double as cooling centers where New Yorkers can find relief from the high temperatures that have crept up to brutal levels.
People walk by a fan through a Staten Island terminal on a hot afternoon in Manhattan on July 19th, 2022.People walk by a fan through a Staten Island terminal on a hot afternoon in Manhattan on July 19th, 2022.The temperatures outside have crept up to brutal levels this week and New Yorkers have been feeling the heat.as a way to escape the summertime slog without having to spend a dime.
“It’s nice in there,” Morgan said, not realizing she was sitting in a city-sanctioned cooling center. “I noticed more people yesterday at the adults' side … they value it as a place to cool off.”swept through much of the country, New York City extended its heat advisory and kept cooling centers open through the weekend, according to NYC Emergency Management.
City officials said that most heat-related deaths in the city occur in homes without air conditioners.
“If you’re working from home and you don’t want to run the air conditioner all day, it’s a great place to come,” she said.