As temperatures continue to rise this week (and Con Ed continues to send texts reminding everyone to limit their energy usage), here are the free, city-run cooling centers in Greenpoint and Williamsburg offering air-conditioned respite from the heat:

Krakus Luncheon Club Neighborhood Senior Center

176 Java St.

Hours

Monday through Friday: 8am – 4pm

Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Note: this location is a senior center reserved for older adults only — it is wheelchair accessible


CCNS Pete McGuinness Neighborhood Senior Center

715 Leonard St.

Hours

Monday through Friday: 8am – 4pm

Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Note: this location is a senior center reserved for older adults only — it is wheelchair accessible


Greenpoint Library

107 Norman Ave

Hours

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10am – 6pm

Tuesday: 1pm – 8pm

Thursday: 10am – 8pm

Saturday: 10am – 5pm

Sunday: Closed

Note: this location is wheelchair accessible


CCNS Northside Neighborhood Senior Center

179 N 6th St.

Hours

Monday through Friday: 8am – 4pm

Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Note: this location is a senior center reserved for older adults only


Los Sures David Santiago Neighborhood Senior Center

201 S 4th St.

Hours

Monday through Friday: 9am – 4pm

Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Note: this location is a senior center reserved for older adults only — it is wheelchair accessible


Williams Plaza

323 Roebling St.

Hours

Monday through Friday: 6pm – 11pm

Saturday and Sunday: 3pm – 11pm

Note: this location is wheelchair accessible


Williamsburg Library

240 Division Ave

Hours

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10am – 6pm

Tuesday: 1pm – 8pm

Thursday: 10am – 8pm

Saturday: 10am – 5pm

Sunday: Closed

Note: this location is wheelchair accessible


Leonard Library

81 Devoe St.

Hours

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10am – 6pm

Tuesday: 1pm – 8pm

Thursday: 10am – 8pm

Saturday: 10am – 5pm

Sunday: Closed


St Nicks Alliance Swinging Sixties OAC

211 Ainslie St.

Hours

Monday through Friday: 9am – 4pm

Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Note: this location is a senior center reserved for older adults only


The city also maintains a map of drinking fountains, tree cover, sprinklers, and outdoor pools here. The highest concentration in the neighborhood is at McCarren Park, but McGolrick, Bushwick Inlet, and Transmitter parks, plus Jaime Campiz Playground, William Sheridan Playground, Continental Army Plaza, American Playground, Berry Playground, and Newtown Barge Playground all contain drinking fountains and spray showers; Grand Ferry Park and the Metropolitan Recreation center both have drinking fountains.

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