ATTENTION: OEM Cooling Centers Open Around

Due to the high heat index for the next few days the Office of Emergency Management has opened cooling centers throughout New York City. To find the nearest cooling center, please see here.

Residents can type in their address or cross streets, and a list will be provided of all the cooling centers near their residence.

Stay cool! Ice cold!

ATTENTION: OEM Opens Cooling Centers Throughout NYC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 18, 2009

The Office of Emergency Management has opened cooling centers throughout the city due to the extreme heat. OEM continues to monitor the conditions in the city and will provide updates as necessary. An alert was sent by the City Council to the advanced warning system (AWS) list, as well as email subscriber lists with the following message:

Cooling Centers Open today, August 17
Find a cooling center near you http://gis.nyc.gov/oem/cc/index.htm

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory in New York City for Monday, August 17, until 7 PM. Temperatures are expected to remain in the 90s until Tuesday afternoon. The City has opened cooling centers to help New Yorkers escape from the extreme heat.

Contact: Amyre Loomis at (718) 260-9191

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