Trying to stay warm in NYC? There’s a map for that
It’s freezing out there, and that can be dangerous, especially for kids, the elderly and sick people. So the city is providing warming centers within senior centers throughout the five boroughs to give folks a place to get out of the cold during the day
While a list of warming centers can be found on the city’s website, picturing the one closest to you can be a little confusing. In Brooklyn, there are roughly 80 warming centers on the city’s list, all in different Zip codes and with different hours.
Now Cesar R. Bustamante, Jr., a data visualizer and student at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, has come to the rescue by designing an interactive map showing all of the city’s warming sites. With one look, you can see which centers are in your neighborhood, and you simply have to click on a dot to learn the center’s location and hours.