NEW YORK CITY — New Yorkers will have an extra hour to take a dip on Thursday night as temperatures hover at a muggy 90 degrees.
The Parks Department announced on Thursday morning it will keep its Olympic and intermediate-sized pools open until 8 p.m. on Thursday, instead of the usual 7 p.m., to give people more time to cool off.
The National Weather Service on Wednesday issued a heat advisory effective through 8 p.m. on Thursday, with temperatures expected to hover around 90 — made worse by high humidity.
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The city is also operating cooling centers for people affected by the heat. Information on cooling centers can be found online or by calling 311.
Pools across the city that will have extended hours on Thursday evening include:
The Bronx
►Claremont Pool, at 170th Street and Clay Avenue.
►Crotona Pool at 173rd Street and Fulton Avenue
►Haffen Pool at Ely and Burke avenues
Brooklyn
►Betsy Head Pool at Boyland, Livonia and Dumont avenues
►Commodore Barry Pool at Flushing and Park avenues, Navy and North Elliot Streets
►Kosciuszko Pool at Marcy Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Kosciuszko Street
Manhattan
►Asser Levy Pool at Asser Levy Place and East 23rd Street
►Hamilton Fish Pool at Pitt Street and Houston Street
►Mullaly Pool at East 164th Street between Jerome and River avenues
Queens
►Astoria Pool at 19th Street and 23rd Drive
►Liberty Pool at 173rd Street and 106th Avenue
►Fort Totten Pool at 338 Story Ave.
Staten Island
►Faber Pool at Faber Street and Richmond Terrace
►Lyons Pool at Pier 6 and Victory Boulevard
►Tottenville Pool at Hylan Boulevard and Joline Avenue
For a full list see the Parks Department's website.
