With a heat advisory in effect for the city until 8 p.m. on Friday, July 18, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is advising New Yorkers to take special precautions and help the vulnerable during the hot weather.
Here is a list of cooling centers in Queens, which will remain open through Sunday, July 21, and tips on how to beat the heat from the (OEM).
Cooling Centers:
Bayside, Fresh Meadows, Murray Hill
Bayside Library
214-20 Northern Boulevard
(718) 229-1834
East Flushing Library
196-36 Northern Boulevard
(718) 357-6643
Bay Terrace Library
18-36 Bell Boulevard
(718) 423-7004
Selfhelp Clearview Neighborhood Senior Center
208-11 26 Avenue
(718) 224-7888
Bayside Neighborhood Senior Center
221-15 Horace Harding Expressway
(718) 225-1144
Auburndale Library
25-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard
(718) 352-2027
Fresh Meadows Library
193-20 Horace Harding Expressway
(718) 454-7272
Hillcrest Library
187-05 Union Turnpike
(718) 454-2786
McGoldrick Library
155-06 Roosevelt Avenue (off Northern Blvd)
(718) 461-1616
Windsor Park Library
79-50 Bell Boulevard
(718) 468-8300
Pomonok Library
158-21 Jewel Avenue
(718) 591-4343
Pomonok Neighborhood Senior Center
67-09 Kissena Boulevard
(718) 591-3377
Astoria
Steinway Library
21-45 31 Street
(718) 728-1965
Astoria Library
14-01 Astoria Boulevard
(718) 278-2220
Broadway Library
40-20 Broadway
(718) 721-2462
Hanac JVL Ditmosis Neighborhood Senior Center
27-40 Hoyt Avenue South
(212) 840-8005
Raices Astoria Neighborhood Senior Center
21-21 30 Drive
(718) 726-9642
Jefferson Houses Neighborhood Senior Center
2205 1 Avenue
(212)828-6104
Astoria Corps Community Center
45-18 Broadway
718-721-9046
CCNS Peter Dellamonica Senior Center
23-56 Broadway
(718) 626 – 1500
Long Island City
Long Island City Library
37-44 21 Street
(718) 752-3700
Queensbridge/Riis Senior Center
10-25 41 Avenue
718-784-7447
Court Square Library
25-01 Jackson Avenue
(718) 937-2790
Hanac Ravenswood Neighborhood Senior Center
34-35A 12 Street
(718) 786-1550
Elmhurst/Jackson Heights
Elmhurst Library
85-08 51 Avenue
(718) 271-1020
Jackson Heights Library
35-51 81 Street
(718) 899-2500
East Elmhurst Library
95-06 Astoria Boulevard
(718) 424-2619
Queens Temple Corps Community Center
86-07 35 Avenue
718-335-3693
Catherine Sheridan Neighborhood Senior Center
35-24 83 Street
(718) 458-4600
Elmcor Neighborhood Senior Center
98-19 Astoria Boulevard
(718) 457-9757
Corona Library
38-23 104 Street
(718) 426-2844
Langston Hughes Library
100-01 Northern Boulevard
(718) 651-1100
Florence E. Smith Neighborhood Senior Center
102-19 34 Avenue
(718) 899-0553
Sunnyside and Woodside
Sunnyside Library
43-06 Greenpoint Avenue
(718) 784-3033
Sunnyside Community Senior Center
43-31 39 Street
(718) 784 6173
Woodside Senior Center
50-37 Newtown Road
(718) 932-6916
Woodside Library
54-22 Skillman Avenue
(718) 429-4700
Maspeth
Selfhelp Maspeth Senior Center
69-61 Grand Avenue
(718) 429-3636
Maspeth Library
69-70 Grand Avenue
(718) 639-5228
Newtown Italian Neighborhood Senior Center
83-20 Queens Boulevard
(718) 335-7272
Jamaica, Queens Village and Richmond Hill
Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Senior Center
78-15 Jamaica Avenue
(718) 847-9200
Hillcrest Senior Center
168-01 B Hillside Avenue
(718) 297-7171
Baisley Park Library
117-11 Sutphin Boulevard
(718) 529-1590
Cambria Heights Library
218-13 Linden Boulevard
(718) 528-3535
Central Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
(718) 990-0700
Hollis Library
202-05 Hillside Avenue
(718) 465-7355
Laurelton Library
134-26 225 Street
(718) 528-2822
Queens Village Library
94-11 217 Street
(718) 776-6800
St. Albans Library
191-05 Linden Boulevard
(718) 528-8196
South Jamaica Library
108-41 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
(718) 739-4088
South Hollis Library
204-01 Hollis Avenue
(718) 465-6779
Rosedale Library
144-20 243 Street
(718) 528 8490
Rochdale Village Library
169-09 137 Avenue
(718) 723-4440
Richmond Hill Library
118-14 Hillside Avenue
(718) 849-7150
Shelton SC
89-09 162 Street
(718) 657-7880
Brooks Memorial Neighborhood Senior Center
143-22 109 Avenue
(718) 291-3935
Woodhaven, Ozone Park and Howard Beach
Howard Beach Senior Center
83-09 157th Avenue
(718) 738-8100
Ozone Park Senior Center
103-02 101st Avenue
(718) 847-2100
Howard Beach Library
92-06 156 Avenue
(718) 641-7086
Lefferts Library
103-34 Lefferts Boulevard
(718) 843-5950
Ozone Park Library
92-24 Rockaway Boulevard
(718) 845-3127
Woodhaven Library
85-41 Forest Parkway
(718) 849-1010
South Ozone Park Library
128-16 Rockaway Boulevard
(718) 529-1660
Woodhaven Neighborhood Senior Center
78-15 Jamaica Avenue
(718) 847-9200
Teresa Moore Neighborhood Senior Center
2702 Linden Boulevard
(347) 663-7770
Cypress Hills Fulton St Neighborhood Senior Citizens Center
3208 Fulton Street
(718) 235-0064
Far Rockaway
Arverne Library
312 Beach 54 Street
(718) 634-4784
Broad Channel Library
16-26 Cross Bay Boulevard
(718) 318-4943
Far Rockaway Library
1637 Central Avenue
(718) 327-2549
Peninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
(718) 990-8502
Young Israel Wavecrest/Bayswater Senior Center
27-16 Healy Avenue
(718) 327-0297
JASA Brookdale Neighborhood Senior Center
131 Beach 19 Street
(718) 471-3200
Sorrentino Recreation Center
18-48 Cornaga Avenue
(718) 471-4818
Rockaway Park Neighborhood Senior Center
106-20 Shorefront Parkway, Suite 300
(718) 634-3044
JASA Roy Reuther Senior Center
711 Seagirt Avenue
(718) 471-3110
Douglaston/Little Neck/Floral Park
Bellerose Library
250-06 Hillside Avenue
(718) 831-8644
Douglaston/Little Neck Library
249-01 Northern Boulevard
(718) 225-8414
Glen Oaks Library
256-04 Union Turnpike
(718) 831-8636
North Hills Library
57-04 Marathon Parkway
(718) 225-3550
SNAP Innovative Senior Center
80-45 Winchester Boulevard
(718) 831-8644
Samuel Field Neighborhood Senior Center
58-20 Little Neck Parkway
(718) 225-6750
Rego Park/Forest Hills
Briarwood Library
85-12 Main Street
(718) 658-1680
Forest Hills Library
108-19 71 Avenue
(718) 268-7934
Kew Garden Hills Library
71-34 Main Street
(718) 261-6654
Lefrak City Library
98-30 57 Avenue
(718) 592-7677
North Forest Park Library
98-27 Metropolitan Avenue
(718) 261-5512
Rego Park Library
91-41 63 Drive
(718) 459-5140
Queens Valley Neighborhood Senior Center
141-55 77 Avenue
(718) 263-6995
Selfhelp Austin Street Neighborhood Senior Center
106-06 Queens Boulevard
(718) 520-8197
Forest Hills Neighborhood Senior Center/Young Israel, Inc.
68-07 Burns Street
(718) 520-2305
Forest Hills Neighborhood Senior Center/Queens Community House, Inc.
108-25 62 Drive
(718) 699-1010
Ridgewood and Middle Village
Glendale Library
78-60 73 Place
(718) 821-4980
Middle Village Library
72-31 Metropolitan Avenue
(718) 326-1390
Ridgewood Library
20-12 Madison Street
(718) 821-4770
Middle Village Neighborhood Senior Center
69-10 75 Street
(718) 894-3441
Ridgewood Older Adult Neighborhood Senior Center
59-14 70 Avenue
(718) 456-2000
Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center
68-52 Fresh Pond Road
(718) 497-2908
Ridgewood Citadel Corps Community Center
69-23 Cypress Hills Street
(718) 497-4356
Flushing, College Point and Whitestone
Flushing Library
41-17 Main Street
(718) 661-1200
Poppenhusen Library
121-23 14 Avenue
(718) 359-1102
Whitestone Library
151-10 14 Road
(718) 767-8010
CPC Nan Shan Neighborhood Senior Center
136-18 39 Avenue
(718) 358-3030
Selfhelp Latimer Neighborhood Senior Center
34-30 137 Street
(718) 961-3660
Selfhelp Innovative Senior Center
45-25 Kissena Boulevard
(718) 454-2100
Flushing Corps Community Center
142-50 32 Avenue
(718) 762-9613
Hanac Angelo Petromelis Neighborhood Senior Center
13-28 123 Street
(718) 961-0344
To help beat the beat, here are some tips from the New York City Office of Emergency Management:
- If possible, stay out of the sun. When in the sun, wear sunscreen (at least SPF 15) and a hat to protect your face and head.
- Use an air conditioner if you have one. Set the thermostat no lower than 78 degrees.
- If you do not have an air conditioner, keep rooms well-ventilated with open windows and fans. Consider going to a public pool, air-conditioned store, mall, movie theater, or cooling center.
- Fans work best at night, when they can bring in cooler air from outside.
- Make a special effort to check on your neighbors during a heat wave, especially if they are seniors, young children, and people with special needs. Many older New Yorkers live alone and could suffer unnecessarily in the heat because they are isolated from friends and family.
- Seniors and others who may be sensitive to extreme heat should contact friends, neighbors, or relatives at least twice a day during a heat wave.
- Drink fluids – particularly water – even if you do not feel thirsty.* Avoid beverages containing alcohol, caffeine, or high amounts of sugar.
- Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose clothing that covers as much of your skin as possible.
- Never leave children, pets, or those who require special care in a parked car during periods of intense summer heat.
- Avoid strenuous activity, especially during the sun’s peak hours – 11 AM to 4 PM. If you must engage in strenuous activity, do it during the coolest part of the day, usually in the morning between 4 AM and 7 AM.
- Cool showers or baths may be helpful, but avoid extreme temperature changes. Never take a shower immediately after becoming overheated – extreme temperature changes may make you ill, nauseated, or dizzy.
- During heat emergencies, the City may open cooling centers. If cooling centers are open, call 311 (TTY: 212-504-4115) or locate a center online.
*People with heart, kidney or liver disease, or on fluid restricted diets should check with their doctors before increasing fluid intake.
