Cooling centers to remain open as hot, humid weather persists
On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams and Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol announced the city has 540 places to cool off.
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Iscol said, 'Even a few hours in a cool space can make a difference. If you don't have air conditioning at home, you can go to a cooling center, a friend's house, or there are a lot of places around the city with air conditioning. You can find out where these are by calling 311.'
Mayor Eric Adams reminded New Yorkers not to open fire hydrants without a sprinkler cap, saying, 'If it's opened improperly, it releases a thousand gallons of water per minute and decreases water pressure to fight fires.'
The FDNY says you can contact your local firehouse and request a sprinkler cap be installed. You can find out more here.
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