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Cooling Centers Open Across Harlem This Week As Heat Bakes NYC
Cooling centers are open in Harlem this week, from 110th to 155th Street, and larger pools are staying open late.
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HARLEM, NY – As another heatwave cooks the neighborhood – it will feel like 95 to 100 degrees outdoors in the city on Wednesday and Thursday, per the National Weather Service – cooling centers are open to provide some relief.
A map of these centers is available here, and includes hours of operation. Be sure to check closing times, as some locations shutter as early as 4 p.m.
Another map, from the city's Parks Department, displays leafy blocks, spray showers, park shade (tree canopy), and of course, public pools.
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Although Central Park’s Harlem Meer Center – formerly known as the Lasker Pool – is currently closed and undergoing an extensive renovation, most Harlem pools are generally open until 7 p.m. (the Wagner Houses Pool is currently closed, but scheduled to reopen on Thursday).
Due to the heat, olympic and intermediate-sized pools will stay open an extra hour on Wednesday, until 8 p.m.
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Heat kills an estimated 350 New Yorkers every summer, according to NYC Health, and black New Yorkers are particularly at risk, with a heat-stress death rate that is twice as high as that of white New Yorkers.
Harlem is one of the city’s heat vulnerable neighborhoods, where high temperatures pose a significant risk of injury or death.
If you or someone you know feels weak or faint, go to a cool place and drink water. If there is no improvement, call a doctor or 911.
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