We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave…Oy, I’m schvitzing!

Posted by Mickie T on Friday, July 18th, 2008

Just a quick note about COOLING CENTERS in the QC area. A cooling center is “a facility, such as a senior center or community center, where people may go to enjoy air-conditioned comfort during a heat emergency”, according to the NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM). During heat emergencies, the City may open cooling centers. If cooling centers are open, call 311 (TTY: 212-504-4115).

Selfhelp Austin Street Senior Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd
Young Israel Forest Hills Senior League, 68-07 Burns St.
Forest Hills Senior Center, 108-25 62nd Dr.
Young Israel Queens Valley Senior Center, 141-55 77th Ave.
Rego Park Senior Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd.
Pomonok Senior Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd.

I also know that hospitals, such as North Shore (the old “LaGuardia Hospital”) on 102nd Street and 66th Road, let’s folks sit inside there on hot days, and provides beverages.

You can find more cooling centers around NYC by using the search page on the OEM website.

Check up on your neighbors you think might be in danger from the heat (elderly, folks with small children, pets left in no a/c all day…) to make sure they are doing okay in the heat!! Be cool!