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.