Where to find cooling stations in the Capital Region
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- As the heat rolls into the Capital Region on Tuesday, temperatures are expected to reach the 90s. With humidity, it could feel over 100 degrees outside.
Residents around the area should take precautions to keep themselves safe and cool. If you don't have air conditioning, several places are offering cooling stations throughout the week to help beat the heat. Many places have pools and splash pads as well for residents to use.
Albany
Spray Pads
- Black Lives Matter Park
- Colonie St. Park
- Hackett Park
- Lincoln Park
- North Swan St. Park
- Rosemont Park
- Sheridan Park
- Westland Hills Park
The spray pads are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this week. Albany Public Libraries branches will also be open (except Wednesday for Juneteenth) if residents need a place to cool down.
Troy
Cooling stations
Open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Rensselaer Park Elementary School, 70 110th Street
- Historic Market in Little Italy, 5th Avenue, Liberty, and Hill Streets
- Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club, 113th Street and 4th Avenue
Splash pads
Open sunrise to sunset
- Corliss Park
- Geneva Pompey Park
- Frear Park
- Prospect Park
- William Chamberlain Riverfront Park
Rensselaer
- The North End Firehouse, 2 St. Francis Place
- June 18 through June 21 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Rensselaer Public Library, 676 East Street
- During regular hours
Halfmoon
Halfmoon Town Hall will be open as a cooling station from June 18 to June 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Water and light snacks will be offered.
Schenectady
- Hon. Karen B. Johnson (Central) Library, 99 Clinton Street in Schenectady
- June 18 and June 20 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Bethesda House of Schenectady, 834 State Street in Schenectady
- June 18 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- June 19 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- June 20 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Mont Pleasant Branch Library, 1036 Crane Street in Schenectady
- June 18 and June 20 from noon to 7 p.m.
- Phyllis Bornt Branch Library, 948 State Street in Schenectady
- June 18 and June 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Woodlawn Branch Library, 2 Sanford Street in Schenectady
- June 18 and June 20 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Delanson
- Quaker Street Branch Library, 133 Bull Street in Delanson
- June 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- June 20 from noon to 7 p.m.
Scotia/Glenville
- Glenville Branch Library, 20 Glenridge Road in Glenville
- June 18 and June 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Scotia Branch Library, 14 Mohawk Avenue in Scotia
- June 18 and June 20 from noon to 7 p.m.
- Glenville Senior Center, 32 Worden Road in Glenville
- June 18 and 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Niskayuna
- Niskayuna Branch Library, 2400 Nott Street East in Niskayuna
- June 18 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- June 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Niskayuna Senior Center, 2682 Aqueduct Road in Niskayuna
- June 18 and June 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Rotterdam
- Rotterdam Branch Library, 1100 North Westcott Road in Rotterdam
- June 18 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- June 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- ViaPort Rotterdam, 93 West Campbell Road in Rotterdam
- June 18 through June 20 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Rotterdam Senior Center, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- June 18 through June 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Montgomery County
- Horace J. Inman Senior Center, 53 Guy Park Avenue in Amsterdam.
- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (closed on Wednesday)
- Glen Town Office Building
- 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (closed on Wednesday)
- Fort Plain Senior Center, 204 Canal Street
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon
- VFW, 30 River Street in Fort Plain
- Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- St. Johnsville Community Center and Village Hall
- 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed on Wednesday)
Warren County
- Aviation Mall in Queensbury
- Crandall Public Library (closed on Wednesday from Juneteenth)
- Caldwell-Lake George Library (closed on Wednesday from Juneteenth)
- Richards Library in Warrensburg (closed on Wednesday from Juneteenth)
- Lake Luzerne Senior Center
- Bolton Free Library
- The Open Door Mission in Glens Falls
Washington County
- Argyle Free Library
- Easton Free Library
- Greenwich Free Library
- Hebron Town Hall
- Salem Bancroft Library
- Cambridge Public Library
- Fort Ann Library
- Hudson Falls Library
- Pember Library and Museum in Granville
- Whitehall Free Library