To
keep New Yorkers safe during the summer months, NYC Parks launched Cool It! NYC
where residents can find their nearest spray park and other extreme heat
resources.
NYC
Parks released its three-pronged approach to keeping cool: spray showers,
drinking fountains and trees.
From
NYC Parks:
Spray
Showers
During
the summer, we turn on the sprinklers at hundreds of playgrounds across the
city. In general, we turn on spray showers on days when the temperature reaches
80 degrees or higher. This year, we’re adding hundreds of new cooling
locations, which means you’ll have even more ways to cool off. Our partners at
NYCHA also maintain spray showers at public housing developments across the
city.
Drinking
Fountains
Each
year, we turn on thousands of drinking fountains across the city, including
more than 950 in areas of high need. Many of our drinking fountains are
accessible, and some are designed for bottle refill--and we even have drinking
fountains for your pet. Use our map to find the perfect drinking fountain in
your area.
Tree
Cover
To
help you find New York’s most shaded areas, we’ve highlighted parks with
particularly thick tree coverage, and we’re also featuring our city’s leafiest
blocks. Use our map to change up your commute to find a cooler route.
Check
out
NYC Parks for more cooling information.
(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)