Town of Hempstead extends beach, pool hours to combat extreme heat watch

With summer officially in full swing, the Town of Hempstead announced it will be extending town beach and pool hours through Wednesday, June 25. 

Nassau County, and much of the northeast, is in an "extreme heat watch" through Tuesday, June 24. Heat index values,  which represents how hot it actually feels, are expected to feel up to 105 degrees  according to AccuWeather. 

To combat the extreme heat, town beach and pool hours will be extended from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

“Although we’ve had plenty of rainy weekends this year, the first official week of summer is starting off with a bang,” Clavin said. “Temperatures are heating up and will feel like triple-digit heat through Wednesday. We are proud to offer town residents the opportunity to cool off with public cooling centers, along with an extra hour at town pools at beaches.”

Cooling centers will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following locations:

• Baldwin Senior Center, 1810 N. Grand Ave., Baldwin

• Green Acres Senior Center, 400 Flower Road, Valley Stream

• Salisbury Senior Center, 460 Salisbury Park Drive, Westbury

• Uniondale-Hempstead Senior Center, 840 Uniondale Ave., Uniondale

“The summer is a wonderful time here in America’s largest township – let’s make the most of it while enjoying beautiful pools, beaches, and everything that the Town of Hempstead has to offer,” Clavin said.

For more on pool and beach hours, visit HempsteadNY.gov.