Town Opens Cooling Centers, Extends Pool Hours for the Week

This week’s heat wave, which has impacted many areas across the nation, as well as on Long Island, has prompted Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray to announce the opening of 15 cooling centers and the extension of hours at 13 pools from Tuesday, July 19 through Friday, July 22.

Temperatures are expected to remain in the 90s throughout the week, with heat indexes rising over 100 degrees. These conditions can be especially dangerous for young children and senior citizens. 

Cooling centers are open to the public and will be open between the hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted:

• Baldwin Senior Center, 1810 N. Grand Ave., Baldwin, (516) 546-7110
• Bellmore Senior Center, 2000 Bellmore Ave., Bellmore, (516) 221-9696
• Cedarhurst Senior Center, 200 Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst (516) 295-1177 (until 4:30 p.m.)
• East Meadow Senior Center, 1485 Front St., East Meadow, (516) 794-2458 (until 4:45 p.m.)
• Elmont Senior Center, 138 Elmont Rd., Elmont, (516) 354-4777
• Franklin Square Senior Center, 1182 Martha Place, Franklin Square, (516) 328-3010
• Green Acres Senior Center, 400 Flower Road, Valley Stream, (516) 872-8810
• Levittown Senior Center, 555 N. Newbridge Road, Levittown, (516) 433-5454
• Merrick Senior Center, 2550 Clubhouse Road, Merrick, (516) 868-4777 (Until 4:45 p.m.)
• Oceanside Senior Center, 2900 Rockaway Ave., Oceanside, (516) 766-8888
• Rosa Parks Senior Center, 2 Babylon Turnpike, Roosevelt (516) 867-1612
• Salisbury Senior Center, 460 Salisbury Park Drive, Westbury, (516) 333-5440
• Uniondale-Hempstead Senior Center, 840 Uniondale Ave., Uniondale (516) 292-1313
• Uniondale-Merrick Senior Center, 750 Jerusalem Ave., Uniondale (516) 538-5050
• Wantagh Senior Center, 1150 Seamans Neck Road, Wantagh (516) 785-8505

Hours of operation will be extended one hour at the following pools:

• Roosevelt Pool - Closing at 7 p.m.
• Town Park at Sands Pool - Closing at 7 p.m.
• Forest City Park Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.
• Rath Pool (Franklin Square Park District) - Closing at 8 p.m.
• Walker Memorial Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.
• Acorn Lane Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.
• Azaela Road Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.
• Blue Grass Lane Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.
• Carman Avenue Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.
• Levittown Parkway Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.
• Slate Lane Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.
• West Village Green Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.
• Wolcott Road Pool - Closing at 8 p.m.

Extreme heat poses health risks, especially for senior citizens and young children. Illnesses that often accompany hot weather include dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Symptoms of these can include:

• profuse sweating
• weakness
• nausea
• vomiting
• headache
• lightheadedness
• muscle cramps