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Recent improvements to NYC's heat response
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New York City Emergency Management has made several recent improvements to its heat emergency response, focusing on expanding options and accessibility for residents during extreme heat events.
- Revised the heat emergency plan in 2024 to emphasize additional cool options
- Updated the Cool Options Finder for year-round accessibility
- Expanded partnerships to offer more cooling centers, including cultural sites and elected officials' offices
- Broadened approach to include various cool options like friends and family, museums, commercial facilities, and pools
- Four city council members have agreed to have their offices identified as cooling centers
Christina Farrell
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In 2024, our agency revised our heat emergency plan to emphasize additional cool options and updated the cool options finder to ensure year round accessibility.
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New York City Emergency Management has expanded its partnership to offer more cooling centers including cultural sites and elected officials' offices.
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We are also focused on our approach on where to tell New Yorkers to go on hot days, which can include many options throughout the city, including friends and family, museums, commercial facilities and pools.
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On heat emergency days, the city ensures that our partner sites are available as cooling centers, a type of cool option.
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We are grateful to the four city council members who have agreed to have their offices identified as a cooling center and added to the finder and we hope that other elected officials will do so this year.