As Temperatures Soar, NYC Cooling Centers Will Be Open

Temperatures are expected to soar today and tomorrow. For anyone without air conditioning, it can be brutal. But for some, it can be life-threatening.

Heat waves are particularly dangerous for children, seniors, people with cardiovascular disease, and those taking psychotropic and other medications, according to the city's Office of Emergency Management. In July and August of 2006, extreme heat claimed 46 lives.

However, New York City has deemed certain places as cooling centers. You can search for the closest cooling center to your address.

Here are the five closest to Prospect Heights:

1. . 10 Grand Army Plaza, (718) 230-2407. Open M 9-6; Tu 9-9; W 9-9; Th 9-9; F 10-6; Sa 10-6; Su 1-5. If you bring your tween, send them to at 4 p.m. And if you're crafty, hit the  at 6 p.m. where needlepointers, knitters and other needleworkers converge.

2. Ft. Greene Grace Agard Harewood Senior Center, 966 Fulton St. (between Cambridge and Grand). (718) 638-6910. Open M - F 9-5. Hours may be extended into the evening. Call to find out.

3. Ft. Greene Grant Square Senior Center, 19 Rogers Ave. (at Dean St.). (718) 363-3133. Open. M - F 9-5. Hours may be extended into the evening. Call to find out.

4. Wyckoff Gardens Senior Center, 280 Wyckoff St. (bet. 3rd Avenue and Nevens St.).  (718) 237-1802 Open: M - F 8-4. Hours may be extended into the evening. Call to find out.

5. Raices Times Plaza Senior Center, 460 Atlantic Ave. (bet. Nevins and Bond St.). Phone:(718) 694-0895. M - F 8-4. Hours may be extended during a heat emergency.