Cool It! NYC · NYC311

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Cooling Centers for days when the heat index is predicted to be dangerously high
Fire Hydrant Request to request a spray cap for a fire hydrant

Cool It! NYC is a Citywide plan to increase the amount of cooling features available to the public during heat emergencies, particularly in neighborhoods that face the dangers of high heat.

Cooling features include:

Spray showers
Drinking fountains
Tree cover

You can find places near you to hydrate, refresh, and stay in the shade by using the online Cool It! NYC map.

Learn more about Cool It! NYC.

When heat advisories are in effect, the City installs spray caps on fire hydrants on certain Open Streets with dense tree canopy cover.

Open Streets with cooling features are also called "Cool Streets."

Cool Streets are available daily from 8 AM to 8 PM and include:

Bronx

East 140th Street from Brook Avenue to Willis Avenue
Jackson Avenue from East 143rd Street to East 147th Street
Trinity Avenue from East 166th Street to East 161st Street

Brooklyn

Blake Avenue from Miller Street to Hindsdale Street
Henry Street from Lorraine Street to Bay Street
North Elliot Place from Park Avenue to Flushing Avenue
Williams Avenue from Liberty Avenue to Atlantic Avenue
Wyckoff Street from Nevins Street to 3rd Avenue

Manhattan

101st Street from Park Avenue to 3rd Avenue
West 117th Street from Morningside Avenue to 5th Avenue
West 138th Street from Lenox Avenue to Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
Edgecombe Avenue from St. Nicholas Place to West 145th Street

Queens

39th Avenue from Woodside Avenue to Barnett Avenue
120th Street from Atlantic Avenue to Liberty Avenue

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