List of Capital Region Cooling Centers

By WNYT

Cooling centers are places where you can go to cool off during extreme heat. This list is compiled by the New York State Department of Health.

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FacilityContact Number
Park Building518-329-1234
Town Hall518-329-1234

 

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FacilityContact Number
Gloversville Public Library518-725-2819
Johnstown Public Library518-762-8317
Senior Citizen Service Center of Gloversville and Fulton County518-725-0923
Shirley J. Luck Senior Citizen Center518-762-4643

 

No cooling centers were reported. Contact your local officials for information about cooling centers near you. Air-conditioned libraries, supermarkets, and malls are great places in the community to get cool. Shaded areas of local and state parks or swimming facilities like community pools and beaches are also places you can go to get cool during summer heat.

 

No cooling centers were reported. Contact your local officials for information about cooling centers near you. Air-conditioned libraries, supermarkets, and malls are great places in the community to get cool. Shaded areas of local and state parks or swimming facilities like community pools and beaches are also places you can go to get cool during summer heat.

Call for operating hours and capacity

FacilityContact Number
Fort Plain Senior Center518-993-3432
Horace Inman Center518-842-3815
St Johnsville Community Center and Village Hall518-568-2221
Town of Glen Office Building518-853-3633

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FacilityContact Number
Avrilla E Diver Memorial Library518-753-4344
Castleton Library518-732-0879
Cheney Library518-686-9401
City of Rensselaer Fire Department – North Station518-463-2883
City of Rensselaer Library518-462-1193
Corliss Park Splash Pad518-371-7410
East Greenbush Library518-477-7476
Eastern Area Senior Service Center518-279-3413
Frear Park Splash Pad518-235-0215
Grafton Library518-279-0580
Hoosick Falls Senior Services Center518-686-7561
Knickerbacker Spashpad518-235-7761
Nassau Library518-766-2715
North Central Troy (7th Avenue Park)518-235-7761
North Greenbush Library518-283-0303
Petersburgh Public Library518-658-2927
Prospect Park Splash Pad518-235-0215
Rensselaer Area Senior Service Center518-463-2166
Sand Lake Town Hall518-674-2026
Schodack Senior Center518-477-7786
Town of Brunswick Library518-279-4023
Valley Falls Library518-753-4230
William D. Chamberlain Riverfront Park Splash Pad518-235-7761

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FacilityContact Number
Clifton Park Community Center518-383-1343
Corinth Fire Dept518-654-6789
Galway EMS518-882-1234
Gansevoort Fire Dept518-792-4396
Greenfield Community Center518-893-7432
Hadley Senior Center518-696-2280
Northumberland Town Hall518-792-9179
Saratoga Springs Senior Center518-584-1621
Shelly Park Community Center518-338-3858

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FacilityContact Number
Central Branch Public Library518-388-4500
Glenville Public Library518-386-2243
Glenville Senior Center518-688-1200 ext. 9
Mont Pleasant Public Library518-386-2245
Niskayuna Community Center518-372-4969
Niskayuna Public Library518-386-2249
Phyllis Bornt Public Library518-372-4393
Quaker Street Public Library518-895-2719
Rotterdam Public Library518-356-3440
Rotterdam Senior Center518-356-1561
Rotterdam Square Mall518-374-3713 
Scotia Public Library518-386-2247
Woodlawn Public Library518-386-2248

No cooling centers were reported. Contact your local officials for information about cooling centers near you. Air-conditioned libraries, supermarkets, and malls are great places in the community to get cool. Shaded areas of local and state parks or swimming facilities like community pools and beaches are also places you can go to get cool during summer heat.

Call for operating hours and capacity

FacilityContact Number
Aviation Mall518-793-8818
Bolton Central School518-644-2400
Crandall Library518-792-6508
Richards Library(518) 623-3011
The Open Door Mission518-792-5900

 

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NOTE: Members of Washington County communities with cooling center needs that are unable to access one of the listed cooling center locations during their business hours are asked to contact the Washington County Department of Public Safety at (518)747-7520 Ext. 1 and our Emergency Management team will work to assist in arranging another location in the area of need.

FacilityContact Number
Argyle Free Library(518) 638-8911
Easton Free Library(518) 692-2253
Fort Ann Town Library(518) 639-4071
Greenwich Free Library(518) 692-7157
Hudson Falls Public Library(518) 747-6406
Pember Library & Museum of Natural History(518) 642-1515
Salem Bancroft Public Library(518) 854-7463