LinkNYC
Coverage of LinkNYC in the Nexus archive.
- NYC Heat Emergency: Mamdani Expands Pools and Cooling Centers for July 4th Weekend
New York City is expanding cooling centers, extending pool hours, and deploying outreach teams to address a dangerous heat wave ahead of the July 4th weekend. Mayor Zohran Mamdani urges residents to prepare heat plans, with new cooling centers including municipal buildings and libraries opening in all five boroughs.
- THE BAKED APPLE: Mamdani urges New Yorkers to make a heat plan as index could hit 111 later this week
Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned New Yorkers of a multi-day heat emergency with heat index values up to 111 degrees, urging residents to create heat plans. The city will open over 500 cooling centers, deploy COOL vans for outreach, and use LinkNYC kiosks to direct people to cooling locations.
- Mamdani says NYC kiosks will offer real-time guidance on cooling centers as temps rise this week
New York City will use over 2,200 LinkNYC kiosks to display real-time walking directions to cooling centers during extreme heat this week. The initiative, a partnership between NYCEM, OTI, and LinkNYC, automatically updates information via the city’s Cool Options Finder to help residents access air-conditioned spaces.